BAI STATECON2024, the yearly conference of Builders Association of India (BAI) was hosted by BAI Angamaly Centre on 2nd of March 2024. The conference took place at the Adlux Convention Centre, Karukutty, and offered the opportunity to listen to eminent speakers, join panel discussions, and meet other members.
As part of the StateCON, The BAI Student Chapter FISAT and the BAI Angamaly Centre jointly organised NIRMAN2K24, an intercollegiate competition on Mass Urban Modular Housing Design with a prize pool of Rs. One Lakh, that focused on innovative concepts for mass urban dwelling that was no more than 500 square feet. The purpose of the event was to foster creativity and innovation among engineering and architecture students. The proposal that was put forth needed to be novel, affordable, scalable, sustainable, and mass-producible.
A total of sixteen teams enrolled and submitted their plans, project specifications, elevations, budgets, and material details by February 18th, which was the deadline for registration for the project competition. A group of specialists assessed the proposals, and by February 20th, the best 10 projects had been chosen. Teams that were chosen were notified via email and were required to get ready by February 28th to submit a comprehensive entry that included a PowerPoint presentation and a 3D representation. 
The top four project ideas from the ten submissions were asked to present their ideas to the judges and the public on March 2nd. The projects' specifics, their path, their sustainability features, and their benefits to society were all covered in the presentations. The presentations, which included interaction with the judges panel, lasted no more than fifteen minutes and were delivered using PowerPoint presentations.
The award distribution event by the sponsors took place after the results were declared on the same day. With a prize money of Rs. 40,000, Team SEED from SEED-APJ Abdul Kalam School of Environmental Design was declared the contest winner. The St. Gits College of Engineering, Kottayam submission won second place, and the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT) and SCMS School of Architecture entries shared third place.
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Jawahar Saud S, AP CE
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