Research profile
2 papers in 2 journals, 2021–2022. Written with 5 co-authors. Corresponding author on 1.
2 publications
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Status of Fire Safety in Healthcare Facilities in IndiaBy Virendra Kumar Paul, Chaitali Basu, Abhijit Rastogi, Kuldeep Kumar
Abstract: Healthcare infrastructure in India is undergoing transformation in techno-physical aspects adding to an unprecedented rate of accessibility and affordability of healthcare facility to the masses. However, healthcare infrastructure in India is not up-to-date on global fire safety norms, and has seen several incidences of fire with causalities and loss of facility for running services. This paper draws on secondary data to establish the key fire risk scenarios in both public …
Published in International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–11 Read article →
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Analysis of Indirect cost of Construction Projects in IndiaBy Abhinav Saini, Salman Khursheed, Virendra Kumar Paul, Kuldeep Kumar
Abstract: Cost is one of vital performance indicator for construction projects. All construction projects consists of direct and indirect costs. Indirect cost form significant part of contract value. Previous studies suggest that there exist a general practice of taking total overhead as percentage of direct cost or contract value. Such a thumb rule is highly susceptible to inaccuracy because various project factors. Since, indirect cost is an important factor for project …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 9–23 Read article →