DIMENSIONS VOL.10, ISSUE 11, NOV 2018 A Journal of A N Prakash Construction Project Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd IN This Issue FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR’S DESK EDITOR’S NOTE MILESTONES WHY PESSIMISM CAN BE GOOD ORIGAMI BRIDGE CRUNCHY CARROTS FOR GREENER BUILDINGS GRANDMA’S CORNER APPENDIX Cover page photo: Artist’s Impression of Myscapes – Isle of Sky, Hyderabad (Under Construction) THE ISSUE OF DIMENSIONS IS FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY WHO IS A ‘MANAGER’? During the recent annual assessment exercise, one of the questions debated was ‘Who deserves what designation?’ Interestingly, I found that the most coveted designation was ‘Project Manager’. But, then, what primary skill sets should an individual possess to fit into a job of a ‘manager’? I did literature research and not surprisingly, there are a large number of technical articles published on the subject. From the various research papers, I collated that the most desired top skills a person must possess to be an effective ‘manager’ are: In the order of importance 1. Communication skills (listening and persuading). 2. Organizing skills (planning, goal setting and Analyzing) 3. Team building (Empathy, motivation and team spirit) 4. Leadership skills (Set examples, delegate, positive) 5. Coping skills (flexibility, creativity, persistence) 6. Technological skills (experience, up to date with info) Therefore, it is very prudent that all of us who aspire to become ‘managers’ hone our above skills. Shortly, HR will introduce a system to assess the above skills as a part of the goal sheet. Get ready. While discussing with Kannan A, co- ordinator for Chennai region about how thoroughly the staff goes through the articles in the newsletter, he gave an interesting information about himself. He said that he made it a point to share the articles on health (written by Mary A) with his wife because they are very practical and helpful in improving the health of everyone in the family. This was good news that articles in the newsletter are found to have value and were being utilized. Similarly there was a good feedback about an article published sometime back about how we could improve our mental health. We were told that using a few of the techniques mentioned there had helped people in their families. So, if we look carefully there will be usually something in each issue of value for everyone in the family. FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR’S DESK Editor’s Note
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DIMENSIONS VOL.10, ISSUE 11, NOV 2018
A Journal of A N Prakash Construction Project Management C onsultants Pvt. L td
IN This Issue FROM THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR’S DESK
EDITOR’S NOTE
MILESTONES
WHY PESSIMISM CAN BE
GOOD
ORIGAMI BRIDGE
CRUNCHY CARROTS FOR
GREENER BUILDINGS
GRANDMA’S CORNER APPENDIX
Cover page photo: Artist’s Impression of Myscapes – Isle of Sky, Hyderabad (Under Construction)
THE ISSUE OF DIMENSIONS IS FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY
WHO IS A ‘MANAGER’?
During the recent annual assessment
exercise, one of the questions
debated was ‘Who deserves what
designation?’
Interestingly, I found that the most
coveted designation was ‘Project
Manager’.
But, then, what primary skill sets should
an individual possess to fit into a job of
a ‘manager’?
I did literature research and not
surprisingly, there are a large number
of technical articles published on the
subject.
From the various research papers, I
collated that the most desired top
skills a person must possess to be an
effective ‘manager’ are:
In the order of importance
1. Communication skills (listening
and persuading).
2. Organizing skills (planning,
goal setting and Analyzing)
3. Team building (Empathy,
motivation and team spirit)
4. Leadership skills (Set
examples, delegate, positive)
5. Coping skills (flexibility,
creativity, persistence)
6. Technological skills
(experience, up to date with info)
Therefore, it is very prudent that all of
us who aspire to become ‘managers’
hone our above skills.
Shortly, HR will introduce a system to
assess the above skills as a part of the
goal sheet.
Get ready.
While discussing with Kannan A, co-
ordinator for Chennai region about
how thoroughly the staff goes through
the articles in the newsletter, he gave
an interesting information about
himself.
He said that he made it a point to
share the articles on health (written by
Mary A) with his wife because they
are very practical and helpful in
improving the health of everyone in
the family.
This was good news that articles in the
newsletter are found to have value
and were being utilized.
Similarly there was a good feedback
about an article published sometime
back about how we could improve
our mental health. We were told that
using a few of the techniques mentioned there had helped people
in their families.
So, if we look carefully there will be
usually something in each issue of
value for everyone in the family.
FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR’S DESK Editor’s Note
DIMENSIONS VOL.10, ISSUE 11, NOV 2018 2
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Welcome to New Employees
Chethan T C joined us on
1.10.18 as Assistant Project Engineer at PES
University
Lijesh Kumar joined us on
01.10.18 as Manager - IT
Anjaneyulu S rejoined us on
11.10.18 as Project Engineer at SRM
University
Ankur Abhishek joined us on
19.10.18 as Consultant for USL, Baramati
Shaik Abdul Kareem joined us
on 22.10.18 as Assistant Project Engineer at
SRM University
Keerthesh joined us on 29.10.18
as Desktop Support Engineer at Head
Office
Birthdays in December
AROGYA MARY J, Bangalore
HO, 8th December
SHIVARAMU B, Bangalore
HO, 10th December
VARSHA S SHINDE,
Bangalore HO, 14th December
MOUNIKA D, Bangalore
HO, 30th December
Prizes
The prize for the Best Answer to the
question asked in the last issue of
Dimensions was awarded to Siva Ram
Krishna A of Jayabheri, Vijayawada
The prize cheque
SIC B M V Kumar of Jayabheri, The Capital
– Vijayawada site receives the prize on
behalf of Siva Rama Krishna.
News from the Sites
Kannan A, Project co-ordinator of Chennai
region at the Fomra site, Chennai
Thyagarajan, MEP Engineer at SRM
University site, Amaravati standing before
the Phase 2 project which has just begun
Ravindra Mikkere (left) with Vinod Lobo at
the VBIS school project, Karjat
Functions
Wedding ceremony of Nemmadi COO, R
Suresha’s son Sunai with Harshitha was held
at Mysore on the 29th November.
The couple Harshitha & Sunai during the
ceremony
Nemmadi staff Megha & Divya (with
children) join the newly-wed couple &
Sunai’s parents for a group photo
MILESTONES
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Know Your Project
Corteco, Chennai
Artist’s impression of the completed
plant
Corteco India Pvt. Ltd., was
established in 2013 with the aim of
bringing the brand's global
capabilities and products to the local
market through a local supply chain
focused on the market oriented
needs. Corteco is the sales
organization of the Freudenberg
Group specializing in parts for the
automotive sector.
For the purpose of building a state of
art production facilities for
manufacturing vehicle oil seals, a plot
of SIPCOT at Vadagal, Sriperumbudur, Chennai has been taken. The project
consists of a Pre Engineered Building,
13 m High as the manufacturing unit &
G+2 storied office building,
Warehouse and Utility building.
The Project works is inclusive of Civil,
Pre-Engineered Building, Electrical,
Plumbing, Firefighting, HVAC,
Compressor, Lift, DG, and STP/ETP
items of work.
Pre-Engineered Building sheet
cladding in progress
The Civil work is being executed by S
Subrahmanyan Construction Co.
Private Ltd., Pre-Engineered Structure
by Lloyd Insulaltion India Ltd.,
Electrical works by Ganesh Electricals,
and Firefighting by Metec Design
Engineering Pvt Ltd. A N Prakash
CPMC are the PM Consultants with B R Sreevatsa as the PIC and K
Subramanian the Site-in-charge.
Here, all the construction works
featuring the latest technologies has
been implemented.
Artist’s impression (Bird’s eye-view) of
the completed plant
The plant is built on a plot of 4.29
Acres and has a Built-up area of
about 13,000 Sq.M.
Peripheral works
Provision for parking 38 cars has been
made. The west side of the plot has
been left vacant for future expansion.
FEATURES
The Safe Bearing Capacity of the soil is 36 T/Sq.M; however,
since the natural ground level
in the area where the
manufacturing unit is to be
located had an earth filling
up to 2 mts. a grid of RCC
beam and suspended slab
was done as the floor so that
the risk of floor settlement was
avoided. Vacuum dewatered
process has been used for the
floor top.
Epoxy coating is planned at
specific areas based on the
process requirement.
Racking System has been used for taking all the services
on the pre-engineered
building columns.
The structure above the ground level is a Pre-
Engineered Structure with
insulation by PUF Panels
below the Roof sheet as well
as on the wall cladding.
Busbar Trunking system which has several advantages such
as compact design, better
heat absorption, reduced loss
of energy, ease of distribution
and better safety against
rodents etc., has been used
for Electrical works
3 in 1 Buffer Tank for maintaining varying
temperature in HVAC works.
In-Built air dryer system in Compressor works.
Grooved fittings in firefighting works.
Machine room-less lifts or MRL lift which has advantages
such as saving of building
space as it doesn't require
space for a machine room,
savings in building electricity
of up to 70% and slightly lower
costs.
The EHS (Employee Health & Safety)
matters were very strictly ensured. No
employee was allowed to enter the
site without helmet and safety shoes.
Safety belts were required to be worn
for working at heights.
RCC part of the building
ANPCPMC site staff in front of the
building under construction:
P Alagarsamy, B.Giri Prasad,
K.Subramanian, S Perumal, Shaik
Subhani
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WHY PESSIMISM CAN BE GOOD
Thejesha MM, HO,
Pessimists vs Optimists
Here is a quiz for you: (a) Who has a
better chance of having a successful
married life – Pessimists or Optimists?
(b) Who has a better chance of
setting up a successful startup or
business – Pessimists or Optimists?
If you have guessed ‘Optimists’ in
both cases, then you are doubly
wrong. Surprised that you are wrong?
If so, read on…..
Let us first look at love and marriage
and then move on to business.
Love and Marriage
A study, which was spearheaded by
Lisa Neff and Andrew Geers, (The
Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology), said that optimism might
not actually be the best route for
newlyweds - particularly if the
optimism is focused on relationships.
If your outlook on life in general is
positive, the study revealed that you
will be more likely to engage in
positive problem-solving behaviors
when faced with relationship conflict.
In other words, people who are
overall optimists are more likely to talk
it out and feel like things are fixable.
But, there’s a caveat to that.
The study showed that people who
are very optimistic about their
relationships (specifically) tend to
have bad coping mechanisms when
things go wrong. The reason why is
because people who focused all their
optimism on relationships tend to
forget to approach their problems in a
healthy way. They tend to assume
that their partners will fix everything
without their help.
Moreover, people who had all their
optimism in their relationships tend to
have more unrealistic
expectations. And, when people tend
to think they’re going to get their “pie
in the sky” spouse, this often leads to
disappointment. The study later
revealed that people who focus their
optimism on relationships tend to
have “steeper declines in marital
wellbeing over time.”
Additionally, being too optimistic
about a partner may make them
ignore red flags. This in turn can make
them choose a partner they think they
can “change.” This foolhardy
approach means that they may be
more likely to end up with a partner
that isn’t actually compatible, in
hopes that things will turn around.
People who are overly positive about
their spouses also tend to think things
will improve, even when the writing is
on the wall about the
relationship. People who tend to be
very optimistic about relationships
may, for example, think an abusive
partner will change even though
there’s no indicator that anything will happen of the sort. They may also try