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PARAMETERS FOR STRUCTURAL STABILITY - HM SWEARS BY

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The structural system for the HM apartments comprises of conventional RCC Beam and Column construction. Every measure is taken to ensure the best standards are strictly maintained for stability of the building within the purview of the Indian Standards HM ensures that the geometrical dimensions, member properties and member-node connectivity, including eccentricities are modelled in the analysis problem. The computer analysis produces individual member forces, reactions at foundation level and deflection pattern of the entire structure as well as individual members. HM uses this data to confirm / review the member sizes and arrive at the most appropriate design of the structural members for arriving at the optimum structural space frame characteristics that satisfy the strength and stability criteria in all respects. All R.C.C structures of HM projects are designed according to the Limit State Method as specified in IS: 456 – 2000. With consideration for strength and durability,

WHY CARPET AREAS CANNOT BE APPLE TO APPLE COMPARISON

One of the first things people ask when they are interested in a home is “What’s the carpet area (square footage)?” One of the first things we ask buyers, once we know their price range is “what size home do you need?”. With few exceptions, people are able to immediately quote a size range in square feet. Square footage measurements make it easy to compare and sort one house against another and to decide, when searching, which homes to select initially as candidate properties, and which to exclude. Many agents and buyers use the Carpet area size of the home to compare the price per square foot against the average price per square foot of homes sold in the particular neighborhood or area in which the home is located. Agents and Buyers use the Carpet Area in this manner because no other characteristic of a house is as easy to understand, or as generally reliable to compare. Of course Carpet area size it is not and should not be the ONLY one criteria used in valuing a home. There ar

CUSTOMERS DEMAND: RECREATIONAL LOUNGES IN HM

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Today's workplace are a notable departure from those of the past. Formerly, perimeter executive offices surrounded by stereotype set ups & productivity draining expenses of repetitive workstations, poor acoustics, Limited flexibility, and views, and a lack of meeting space marked with open free flowing spaces reducing walls. Perimeter offices are disappearing, floor plans are opening up & trendy breakout areas & cafes are replacing the rigid closed layout of the past. Decision makers are emphasizing on modifying their facilities to support Creativity, Focus & Teamwork. The productive sitting in Cafes or lounge areas than in traditional workstations. The ease with mobile technology enables many of them work anytime, anywhere. So why is recreation rooms and break out zones provided in the modern day offices. it helps ease their stress and replenish their creative batteries for extended working hours without burdening them physically & mentally and thereby impr

WHAT DO CUSTOMERS WANT - SITE VISIT EXPERENTIA (Series 2)

Site Visits are very critical in the entire scheme of the transaction process as the customer has to take time out from his busy schedule and the time spent could create a dent or an impression forever in his mind. So let your team be trained to do the site visits most effectively. Listed the best practices for the SITE VISIT EXPERENTIA by the Channel Partners. This could help your team members do more effective site visits. Don’t follow them everywhere in the house, especially into the bedrooms or smaller rooms; stay at the doorway Don’t avoid mentioning the negative points, but don’t brag about them Handle Objections, allow for as many objections as possible Show the home in a definite pattern that will appeal to the buyers Try to be on the same emotional level as the customer   Keep building rapport throughout the presentation by asking questions not telling them   Don’t get too excited too fast, keep calm at all times Involve them, allow them to make notes Once you