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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Oct 30

Humans consume over 100 billion tons of natural resources every year. And this is increasing every year.

7% of this is recycled. That's All.
93% of this ends up on this planet as WASTE.

It would be right to say that the World we created, after passing through stone-age, bronze-age, iron-age, consumer-age ... is NOW in the WASTE AGE.

We have dug and drilled deep into the earth's crust - on land and under the sea. We pulled out every resource that this planet had stored over thousands of centuries, and created consumables. After its useful Life, the same is discarded.

Go to Google /AI and research for pictures that show discarded car tyres, burial sites of the carcasses of wind mills, dead solar panels, plastic waste, land fill sites .... I can bet that after watching it, you will find it difficult to sleep. The nightmarish giant size of the problem can haunt you.

We at #Ui (ui.ltd) work on Non-Recyclable #PlasticWaste.

The processed food industry is one of the biggest consumers of #FlexiblePackagingMaterial. This magic packaging solution has enabled transit of food materials across continents to serve the nutritional requirements of us humans.

The multiple layers of MLP prevent food contamination and help with transport and storage. Tetra pack, MLP (packets of potato chips, cookies, masalas, milk Powder, etc) preserve the contents and allow it to be transported all over till it reaches your kitchen.

The layers in the sheet are made of paper, paper board, polymeric materials, metalized layers, and aluminum foil. Few Billion packets of these MLP are thrown out as waste every day.

In India we discarded more than 1 million Metric Tonnes of MLP waste last year.

At Unified Intelligence Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, we use thermo-set sheets made from shredded tiny pieces of MLP waste packets to build construction grade structurally integrated panels (#SIP). These highly engineered panels have amazing mechanical and thermal properties.

A single 500 sqft. 2 BHK #Ui Home consumes 4.5 tons of ocean bound plastic waste in its walls and roofs.

We are able to keep homes cooler using the natural upward movement of air in the honeycomb channels sandwiched inside the construction panels that form the walls of a house. Scorching sun heats the walls, the air inside the panels gets warm and begins their journey upwards. From the roof of the house, this hot air evacuates through a contraption back into the atmosphere. Thus, keeping the inside of the home 100% insulated from outside temperature.

The sheets in the panels are largely plastic waste which is a natural thermal insulator. We are also able to pass cool air from an air conditioning/refrigeration system through these air channels and reduce temperature inside up to 3° C for food storage solutions.

We build terrace living spaces, double storied and triple storied structures, auditoriums, ware houses, class rooms, co-working spaces, public toilets, security cabins, etc. with our panels

The cost is always lower when compared to buildings made with conventional construction materials.

A typical brick-and-mortar building consumes 30,000 liters of water for every 1000 sq. ft. of construction. Homes made with #Ui panels do NOT use water for construction. Neither do we need river sand, reinforcement metal rods, concrete, cement and bricks to build walls and roofs with our panels.

The weight of our panels is 1/8th of the weight of a conventional wall of equal dimensions.

Construction time for Ui Homes is less than 2 weeks. Dustless and noiseless construction. The entire house comes packed from our factory in a single truck. This is then installed at site by the team. We do not use any major - large sized construction equipment.
Very well suited for sites with access challenges.

An excellent choice for coastal areas, hilly terrains, jungle lodges, estate cottages, rooftop construction.

We can train anyone on how to build their own homes using Ui Panels.

We solicit interested parties to join our ecosystem of Ui Builders- System integrators, installation partners.

Women and youth in particular can consider taking up building Ui homes as their own business

Contact me for your requirements:
paul@ui.ltd

Our website: ui.ltd

This is a small piece of the thermo-set sheet that I'm holding in my hand. These sheets are manufactured in standard 8'x4' size at thickness of 8/12/16/18/...40 mm thickness.

Shredded bits of MLP waste (tetra pack, Lays potato chips cover and other similar food products packaging) are washed and then pressed in our machines at high temperatures and pressure for a certain duration of time

During which these tiny bits fuse with each other.

After cooling, these sheets attain extremely interesting mechanical properties. They are very strong, almost unbreakable, and very easy to drive in a screw/nail. It has an extremely high nail-screw holding capacity.

The sheets can be cut into thin strips using industrial cutting-sawing machines

We arrange the strips between 2 full length sheets to construct a honeycomb shaped structure as a sandwich.

When the 2 sheets and the honeycomb structure are finally bound together, we get our modular Ui panels.

This is a 1'x1' cut out sample from our standard 8'x4' sized panels

Notice the air channels within the panel that allows movement of air

The vertical sides of the panels and of the honeycomb provide the I-Beam shape load bearing support

Each panel is rated for 18 Metric tonnes of continuous load. Thus the walls in our Ui homes are load bearing walls. The roof rests on the walls.

We provide 6 mm thick cement boards on either side of the panels to get a ready to paint surface.

These cement boards are certified for a fire resistance rating of 60 to 90 minutes

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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Apr 25

TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO STOP VOTING FOR #BJP

REASON 1.

TOO MUCH OF MARKETING. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE MONEY THEY COLLECT FROM US IS USED UP BIN ADS AND NOT DEVELOPMENT

TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO STOP VOTING FOR #BJP

REASON 2.

NO BIG IDEAS TO CREATE JOBS OR IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION OR FIX MALNUTRITION

TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO STOP VOTING FOR #BJP

REASON 3.

WAY TOO MUCH FOCUS ON RELIGION.

MUSLIM THIS
HINDU THAT

TIRED OF LIVING IN THE PAST

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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Apr 20

Dear India,

Let's discuss the #ElectoralBondsScam .

It is better to address this world's largest scam and an umbrella scam under which many many other scams are awaiting to be exposed.

This super scam by #ModiGovt falls foul against the framework of the following Acts.

- Representatives of People Act (RoPA)
- The conduct of Election Rules 1961
- The companies Act 3014
- The Income Tax Act 1961

#ModiGovt has given political power to companies, wealthy individual donors, and foreign entities dilutes the universal franchise of ONE VOTER -ONE VOTE
This leads to multiple Policy and Procedural changes, that have large negative
effect.

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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Mar 26

A brief account of few of the achievements by the #IndianNationalCongress Party led Governments

Dear India,
Scroll through this string

The #Congress government record of controlling petrol prices in India is amongst the best in the world.

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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Mar 13

Dear India

Spare 10 mins to read this post. Slide by slide . All 7 of them.

For a minute just forget the propaganda stories that the #GodiMedia and #BJP IT Cell and the Election advertisements tell. Look carefully 👇

The gap in the Income levels of the top 10% Rich Indians....in comparison with the balance 90% Indians are as distant as the height of the sky from the earth.

GDP growth has NO meaning to you.

What matters is what is the Income that YOU gained this year.

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Paul Koshy

@Paul_Koshy

Nov 26, 2023

The month of November 1971, 52 years ago, Very important events were happening in our country.

The year was 1971 and the month November.

“If India pokes its nose in Pakistan, US will not keep its trap shut. India will be taught a lesson.”
- Richard Nixon

“India regards America as a friend. Not a boss. India is capable of writing its own destiny. We know and are aware how to deal with each one according to circumstances.”
- Indira Gandhi

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi articulated these exact words sitting with the US President Richard Nixon in the White House, while maintaining an eye-to-eye contact. This incident was narrated by the then Secretary of State and NSA, Henry Kissinger, in his autobiography.

That was the day when the Indo-US joint media address was cancelled by Indira Gandhi who walked away from the White House in her inimitable style.

Kissinger, while ushering Indira Gandhi into her car, had commented, "Madam Prime Minister, don't you feel you could have been a little more patient with the President?"
Indira Gandhi replied, "Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your valuable suggestion. Being a developing country, we have our backbones straight - & enough will and resources to fight all atrocities. We shall prove that days are gone when a power can rule and often control any nation from thousands of miles away.”

Thereafter, as soon as her Air India Boeing touched down at Palam runway in Delhi, Indira Gandhi summoned the leader of the opposition, Atal Behari Vajpayee to her residence.

Post an hour of discussion behind closed doors, Vajpayee was seen hurrying back. It was thereafter known that Vajpayee would be representing India at the United Nations.

Donald Paul of BBC had jumped in with a question to Vajpayee, "Indira ji regards you as a staunch critic. In spite of that, are you sure you'd be at the United Nations shouting your throat (voice) out in favour of the Incumbent Government?”

Vajpayee had a repartee.. "A rose adorns a garden, so does a Lily. Each is beset with the idea that they are individually the most beautiful. When the garden falls in a crisis, it's no secret that the garden has to safeguard its beauty as one. I have come today to save the garden. This is called Indian Democracy."

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