Friday, September 18, 2009

Internationalization of construction industry

Globalization has increasingly involved the internationalization of services sectors as much as of manufacturing, and the various sub-sectors of the real estate industry have been enthusiastic participants in this global surge.

Builders, brokerage firms, consulting and services firms, real estate finance firms and investors have extended their area of operations beyond local markets to a world-wide base.

The increasing opening up of formerly closed economies in the country has thrown open significant opportunities for real estate firms across the globe. Liberalization of business licensing, taxation and property ownership regulations in the real estate markets further facilitates the participation by international consultation and associations in the industry thereby opening up more and more global opportunities

On the demand side, some of the largest consumers of real estate are increasingly becoming global. Multinational firms, with their manufacturing plants, their distributors and suppliers, and now increasingly service sector firms, ranging from financial to legal, have global footprints.

Even residential real estate brokerage firms have followed an increasingly mobile expatriate population into the international arena, building alliances with companies throughout the globe to provide smart homes with amenities ranging from automation to CCTV security cameras, clubhouses, architectural landmarks, townships and mini cities.
Additionally, the emergent middle-classes in Asia and elsewhere with their pent up demand have given a boost to residential and retail real estate activity, providing a new range of opportunities for forward-looking builders and international consultants that are coming together to make building and property development a truly globalized process!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

India and International consultants

Indian construction industry has widened its wings from its inception. From brick & concrete building it has entered into the phase of form work, and may more modern techniques. Automation systems, ecological sensitive systems, cost-cutting systems are catching builder’s attentions.

In the late 1960s government started encouraging foreign collaborations in these services. The objective of such an imposition was to develop local design capabilities parallel with the inflow of imported technology and skills. This measure encouraged new age hifi homes in the country. At present, many builders are implementing smart technologies by bringing in international expertise for architectural designing, traffic management, cost management, mechanical, electrical and many such activities. These consultants are adding colours to the Indian expertise and implementing style in the form of high-rise structure, implementation of home automation systems to bring safety, security and convenience in customer’s lifestyle, going greener…