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Designing gardens scientifically
A garden is a communication between the landscape and the building. T. NANDAKUMAR finds out that the features of a garden can be selected to suit individual tastes.


A celebration of colour with leaves, petals
The flash of green catches the eye first.
Cosy corner to curl up
If you are a bookworm, you probably have lots of books. And students are bound to have lots of them. Despite the fact that we have entered the era of digital books, for many of us, flipping pages physically and inhaling the smell of a book means ...
Treat your hands to luxury
Wash basin is after all a wash basin. Banish the thought. From a mere utility item, it has metamorphosed into a showpiece and the range that is available in the market is just amazing. Have a look at the range that is on offer. Some of the pieces ...
Hospitals prop up realty market
Hospitals are in an expansion mode in north Kerala. As they buy land to set up health-care complexes, the property market also stands to gain.
Tanking up for full flow
Ferro-cement and plastic tanks are in vogue for storing water in houses.
How green is a ‘green’ home?
The Indian Green Building Council has come up with a new Green Homes Rating System applicable to individual houses and apartment complexes.
The well diggers are back in Bangalore
Rainwater harvesting revives an old skill.
Housing loans pose difficult questions
Deciding on taking a housing loan is not easy at present.
Focus on a critical skill
Sudhakaran Nair has been in the plumbing profession for the past 38 years. He is the president of the Indian Plumbing Association (IPA) and an executive board member of the World Plumbing Council. He spoke to The Hindu- PropertyPlus ...
One is company, two is a crowd
Youngsters in Hyderabad are heading for one-bedroom condominiums of late. Owing to budgetary constraints, that is a more viable option than staying in a two-bedroom condominium or hostel or as a paying guest (PG). As a result, smaller real estate ...
Franchising in real estate set to pick up momentum in India
Franchising in real estate is a concept yet to be tested, especially in the Indian market.

While the concept exists in various other industries, one of the reasons why it has not been popular in the real estate segment is because the ...



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