Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Cyber Park coming IT jobs


God's Own Country, ൈദവത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം നാട്.
Cyber Park is being developed as a hub-and-spoke model in the Malabar region (north Kerala). The hub is being built at 43 acres of land in Kozhikode. The spokes will be set up in Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The project once completed is expected to generate around 30,000 direct jobs by 2015. We expect to start the construction work by July 2010,’ said Ajay Kumar, principal secretary, Kerala IT. Kerala IT is a state government initiative offering a single window to a world of opportunities to IT companies, professionals, investors and developers.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Burj Khalifa


Burj Khalifa /burj dubai
Burj Khalifa
(Arabic: برج خليفة‎ "Khalifa Tower"),[3] formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a "supertall" skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at
828 m (2,717 ft).[3] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][7]
Preceded by Taipei 101
General information
Cost $1.5 billion[2]
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Status Complete
Groundbreaking 21 September 2004
Opening 4 January 2010[1]
Use Mixed-use
Height
Antenna or spire 828 m (2,717 ft)[3]
Technical details
Floor count 160 habitable floors[4]
Floor area 334,000 m2 (3,595,100 sq ft)
Companies involved
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Structural engineer Bill Baker at SOM[6]
Contractor Joint venture between Samsung C&T, Besix; and Arabtec
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Consutruction Project Manager Turner Construction
Grocon[5]
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations[5]
Lift contractor Otis[5]
VT consultant Lerch Bates[5]
Developer Emaar