Rashi Mathur

UM4004-1

Bimanagar Housing Society, Ahmedabad

A well-established co-operative housing society, designed by Vastu Shilpa Consultants in Ahmedabad, completed by 1976, was named Life Insurance Cooperative Housing Society initially but acknowledged as Bimanagar Co-operative Housing Society. The initial incremental development focused on the efficient provision of 'sites and services' with a phasing plan for growth. In progress, varied simulation exercises and references aided to address the contemporary thinking of adaptive reuse, the impact of change, culture, conservation, and introductory concepts of working on projects. In addition, working towards the confined space has enabled in understanding essential utility management and maintenance, facilities maintenance, human resource management, finances, and technology. Eventually, gaps in the existing system obliged exploring various alternatives to solve the problem. Therefore, the FM plan will include phasing, cost estimation, asset management, and monitoring to improve the hard and soft services within the selected built environment.

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Contextual introduction and evolution of Bimanagar housing society

Methodology and undertaken study areas

Assessment of existing governance structure and bifurcation of responsibilities

Observations, gap analysis, and proposal addressing shortcomings in complaint redressal

Asset mapping and observational analysis of electricity supply

Proposal for reducing electricity consumption

Challenges and proposals for enhancing existing storeroom in the society

Existing fire safety mechanism and its compliance with standards

Root cause analysis of possible fire hazards in the society and proposals for their enhancement

Phasing Facilities Management plan and cost analysis

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