Turkey earthquake: lessons for Indian real estate as per expert assessment

was responsible for the tragic loss, with local media reporting flaws in building codes and failure to follow regulations during construction. For a country like India, which has the ambitious goal of providing housing for every citizen, the responsibility of creating safe real estate infrastructure becomes even more important.

One of the most serious hazards associated with earthquakes-

-is the loss of life and injuries that can occur due to the collapse of buildings and other structures. In densely populated areas, the risk of loss is even higher. Earthquakes can cause severe damage to buildings, roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure. This damage can have long-term economic and social''Impacts. Earthquakes can cause significant displacement of people, forcing them to leave their homes and communities. This can lead to severe social and economic disruption and exacerbate existing poverty and inequality.

Experts highlight key lessons and lessons for the construction industry in India

These are five lessons for the construction industry, according to Manoj Gaurs, President, CREDAI NCR and CMD Gaurs Group:

Necessary to stop illegal construction as these developers are not following safety norms and not using enough steel.
Necessary to apply proper construction techniques like using thick columns, good connections and thin slabs. In India''Real estate builders who build as per the law are following the same, but developers who are involved in illegal construction are not following the correct construction techniques.
The government should control illegal construction. After the Gujarat incident, the government made it mandatory for all IIT high-rise buildings to be inspected before they are implemented, and proper drawings and construction have been done. Developers are getting this certification but the illegal construction is not following proper norms.
With the development of various technological advancements including simulations, artificial intelligence and building information modeling (BIM), designs will incorporate all''more and more safety features.

An equal focus on construction execution and adherence to building plans during the development phase is required.

Anubhav Gupta, Head of ESG, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Godrej Properties, also emphasized key lessons for the industry in the Indian context.

Need to meet the needs of potential homeowners through information and education.

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Provide basic information they should have when buying apartments in high-rise buildings. Use information from reliable sources, such as the 'Simplified Earthquake Safety Guidelines for Buildings under the National Building''Code of Indiana 2016', prepared with the cooperation of the National Disaster Management Authority and the Bureau of Indian Standards. It guides current and potential homeowners to reduce future losses due to the adverse effects of this natural phenomenon.

The industry should implement internal checklists that ensure the quality of design and construction throughout the development process. These checklists should:

Check whether reinforced concrete frame (RCF) buildings have (a) structural walls throughout the height of the building, (b) 135° rounded ends at cross ties, and (c) additional horizontal RCF elements to separate thin masonry walls into more''Additional initial costs can be about 3-4% in residential buildings and 2-3% in office buildings. This increase is necessary to introduce earthquake resistant elements in structural elements and reinforce them to resist earthquake. SAFETY should be the main motto.

Design and construct reinforced concrete (AC) buildings that are most suitable for earthquake prone areas. Multi-story AB buildings consist of horizontal members (beams and slabs), vertical members (columns and structural walls), and masonry walls. During major earthquakes in the last four decades, it has been observed that AB buildings with moment frames (consisting of beams, columns and slabs) collapsed during strong''earthquakes. On the other hand, AB buildings with moment frames along with AB structural walls showed good performance without collapse. Buildings on piles are unsafe in earthquake prone areas. In addition, any building with few or no walls in any upper story should not be acceptable in buildings constructed in earthquake prone areas. An open floor with significantly reduced stiffness and strength should not be acceptable in a building constructed in an earthquake-prone zone, regardless of whether such a floor is located in the basement, first floor, or any floor above. Such buildings have shown consistently poor performance during past earthquakes throughout''world.