“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 Ink. “For us, it’s obvious that climate change directly affects the shelter that you’re going to live in, and you need to start building resilient…
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 fraction of environmentalists’ attention and of the funds allocated to combat emissions compared with other industries. Until now, most of the focus has been made on…
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 China has offered to build a nuclear power plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia near the border of Qatar and the United Arab…
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 was building a new embassy. The government tried to stop the construction work of the Russian embassy by approaching the court, but the court did…
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 local media reports, a part of this bridge, which was being prepared for the movement of large vehicles, suddenly collapsed, in which fortunately no one…
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 the construction of the road in Maharashtra state. According to reports, a video is going viral on social media in India in which some villagers…
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 Delhi government to construct public toilets in front of the British High Commission in Delhi. The local authorities have called for the construction of a…
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 due to the earthquake. According to foreign media, the number of deaths due to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 50 thousand. According…
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 mud, due to which the death toll increased enormously, but the investigation proved that the reason for the enormous loss of life was poor construction….
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 building codes. According to the Seismic Building Codes of Turkey, buildings must be able to withstand strong earthquakes, withstanding at least 30 to 40 percent…
