Monsoon in India runs from June to September. It reaches Kerala around June 1 and usually arrives in Mumbai approximately 10 days later, reaches Delhi by the end of June, and covers the rest of India by mid-July. Preparing your home for monsoon is not only waterproofing your apartment or home but also the time [...]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011How To Soften Hard Water
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Hard water is a problem for millions of households across the country. Hard water is water that has high mineral content. Even though there is no serious health implication associated with hard water, the effect on your plumbing fixtures can be felt over a period of time. Due to the minerals present in hard water, [...]
STP: KSPCB Norms Puts Apartment Communities in Dilemma
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011Problem: KSPCB is sending notices to High Rise Apartment Complexes to disconnect their Sewage discharge to BWSSB sewage lines or face punitive action. Impact: Install STP with 100% water Recycling (a near Impossible and costly Solution) KSPCB will disconnect water, sewage and electricity to the apartment and also levy penalty Polluting the environment is an [...]
Is KSPCB against Sewage Treatment Plant in Bangalore
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011The new norms and guidelines for Domestic Sewage Treatment Plant shows Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is tempting apartment complex in cities to violate the norms. According to source, KSPCB is imposing “Urban Reuse Standards” for quality of treated water from Domestic Sewage Treatment Plants (STP). Apartment owners association, RWA and residents of apartment [...]
Things To Consider When Hiring Maid Services
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011Hiring someone to come and clean the house means you have more productive hours at work or more time with your family. Today’s parents and families lead extremely busy life. Maid Services plays vital role and number of maid services agencies have come up across the city in the last few years in response to [...]
Fire Safety Equipment Installation and Maintenance Is Important
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Fire Safety is an important issue for all of us. Most people will never face a major fire but don’t think it will never happen to you. Fire is an unpredictable catastrophe which can occur any time. Hence one should make sure he is always prepared for such contingencies. The primary goal of fire safety [...]
Automated Car Parking System For Residential Apartment
Thursday, February 17th, 2011The management of a car park is one of the biggest headaches in today’s scenario. The number of vehicles, especially four wheelers in cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Chennai & Hyderabad has been increasing day by day. The residents and apartment owners are finding it difficult to park their vehicles. The Automated Car Parking [...]
Tenant Eligible To Recover Cost of Property Maintenance
Thursday, December 16th, 2010A common point of dispute among many landlords and tenants is maintenance of a rented property. It is the responsibility of the landlord to ensure that the tenanted premises are habitable and safe. Once the tenant moves in, it’s the landlord’s responsibility to repair anything that breaks on the property, from a burned-out light bulb [...]
Building Bye-law for Fire escapes
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010A fire escape provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that makes the stairwells inside a building inaccessible. Fire escapes are most often found on multiple-story residential buildings, such as flat or apartment buildings. As building codes became more common in countries, fire safety became an important concern [...]
Swimming Pool Maintenance Mistakes
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010A swimming pool is great attraction for apartment complex and it is a best place for enjoying the fresh waters or swim on a hot day. A pool not managed properly will cause headache causing health problems and leading to grow all sorts of bacteria in untreated pools, causing illness in family members, particularly kids. [...]
