Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
“Not many architects think that climate change is something that they need to think about, but we’re trying to change that,” says Rosie Paul, co-founder of Bangalore-based architecture firm Masons…
Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector
With a new area the size of Paris under development around the globe every week, the construction industry contributes heavily to climate change. However, the sector has received only a…
Consideration of the Chinese offer for the construction of Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power plant
Saudi Arabia is considering an offer from China to build a nuclear power plant. According to the report of the American newspaper Wall Street Journal, the National Nuclear Corporation of…
Australia passes law to stop construction of Russian embassy
Australian Parliament Australia passes new law to block Russia from building new embassy Russia leased a plot of land just 400 meters from the Australian Parliament in Canberra where it…
A bridge under construction in India collapsed for the second time
Bhagalpur: An under-construction bridge in the Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for the second time in a year, which was being built at a cost of crores. According to…
Indian villagers exposed the fraud of the road construction contractor
Photo courtesy of Indian Media The alleged forgery of a road construction contractor in India has been exposed by local citizens. According to Indian media, poor materials were used for…
Why did the Delhi government announce the construction of a public toilet in front of the British High Commission?
New Delhi: The Delhi government has announced the construction of public toilets in front of the British High Commission. According to the details, an announcement has been made by the…
Turkey, construction of houses for people displaced by the earthquake has begun
Photo courtesy of Google After the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey this month, work has begun to rebuild homes. According to reports, more than 15 lakh people have been displaced…
Most of the deaths in Turkey were caused by poor construction; Arrests
More than 6,000 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake in Turkey, Photo: File Ankara: In the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Turkey, more than 6,000 high-rise residential buildings became piles of…
In Turkey, poor construction of buildings caused more damage
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey has opened up a pool of building infrastructure damage. Experts attributed the major cause of the disaster to poor construction of buildings and non-compliance with…