Construction Focus
Mace Wins Unis Vietnam Contract
UK-based construction company Mace has been appointed as project manager, construction manager, and cost consultant for Phase 3 of the campus development for the United Nations International School (UNIS) in Hanoi, Vietnam. UNIS Hanoi was the first international school established in Vietnam, one of only two United Nations Schools in the world. The works will add shared spaces to each of the sc...
Read MoreWorld’s Largest All-terrain Crane Works at 3,000m
XCMG XCA5000 is the world’s largest all-terrain crane in terms of tonnage. Recently, it succeeded in hoisting a 2MW wind turbine in Yunnan province, China. The XCA5000 is the first 2,000-ton all-terrain crane applied in construction around the world. The hoisting site was on the top of a mountain over 3,000m above sea level and covering an area of only 600m2. The crane was driven for five...
Read MoreSumitomo to Build Usd40 Million Thermal Power Plant in Myanmar
Sumitomo Corp. announced at the start of March that it had won a contract to construct a thermal power plant in Myanmar. The order from Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise, an affiliate of the Ministry of Electric Power, is worth about US$40 million. The plant will have two 25,000-kilowatt gas turbines. The first unit is set to launch operations in March 2016 and the second unit in July 2016. ...
Read MoreMixed Use and Retail Development: a Story of Value-added by Design
A mixed-use and retail development is a real estate mission with planned integration of combinations of retail, office, residential, hotel, recreation or other functions. It is pedestrian-oriented and contains elements of a live-work-play environment. From a developer’s perspective a development should maximize space usage, bear upscale amenities and strong architectural expression that tends to m...
Read MoreGlobal Anti-fire Brand Arrives in Cambodia
With thousands of oil and gas stations being erected nationwide in line with infrastructure, economic, and construction growth, the potential for fire-based incidents has increased. Viking Corporation, a U.S. based anti-fire material producer with a global reputation for dependable sprinklers and valves, entered the Cambodian market this year. Their decision came after observing the poor level ...
Read MoreSeminar Highlights Urgency of Building Code
BritCham and IBC held a joint seminar on Building and Fire Safety Standards with the UK Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on 13 March at the Hotel Intercontinental which attracted approximately 300 people. RICs was commissioned to produce a report on the topic with a view to providing the Cambodian Government with assistance in developing building standards and ensuring better reg...
Read MoreOn Good Design
Good design is becoming an increasingly relevant factor in the Cambodian real estate development market. This positive change will benefit the public domain by creating a more graceful environment to live in while increasing the aesthetic beauty of our environment. Creating a product that is unique and that boasts of added value also helps developers overcome the risks of an overpopulated marke...
Read MoreRobotic Car Parks: the Future Solution to Parking Problems?
From parking structures to warehouses for parking More cars means traffic jams, more pollution, more noise, more time driving, and many man-hours lost. A lack of parking spaces has become increasingly problematic and for many buildings without enough parking spaces it is difficult to provide more due to a lack of land and the challenge of rebuilding. For residential areas with insufficient p...
Read MoreThe Evolution of Cambodia’s Construction Industry
An exclusive interview with industry guru Thierry Loustau-Khao, founder & CEO of the French-Cambodian LBL International established since 1992. LBL International is a Cambodian company that has built over 250 construction projects in Cambodian and Thailand. 1-Firstly, what are your insights about Cambodia’s Construction industry development now? These last five years have been very dy...
Read MoreDara Sakor Seashore Resort Sales Center is Open for Your Visit
The official opening ceremony for Dara Sakor Seashore Resort opening ceremony was held at its sales center in Phnom Penh on March 31rd, 2015 for the location in the southwest of Cambodia which is near Sihanoukville. The sales center provides a comfortable atmosphere to learn more about the Dara Sakor Seashore Resort with a large master plan model showing the detail of the villas where the whole...
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