Bim Explained

"PT Sans";color:black">The topic of building information modelling (BIM) has been hotly debated in the built environment sector in recent years. Through the digital rendering of the building process, BIM is a remarkable development that highlights the links between technology, people and processes. "PT Sans";color:black">Some experts predict that BIM will transform the sector; governments...

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Collapse Sparks Safety Calls

"PT Sans";mso-font-width:98%">The partial collapse of scaffolding on a construction site in Malaysia has led to calls for stricter safety regulations. Six foreign construction workers were injured following the collapse of the scaffolding on the fourth floor of a building under construction in Petaling Jaya, close to Kuala Lumpur. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black;mso-font-width:98%...

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Mitsubishi Elevator Fastest Ever

"PT Sans"">A new elevator to be installed in China’s tallest building will be the fastest ever built according to its manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black">The company announced that one of its elevators has achieved a speed of 1,230 metres per minute, or 20.5 metres per second, which it believes is the fastest elevator speed ever record...

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Malaysia’s Tallest Tower Underway

mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-font-width:98%">Work has officially started on Malaysia’s tallest tower which will soon take the accolade from the famous Petronas Towers.Launched by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, designed by Australian-based architecture firm Fender Katsalidis Architects and being constructed by US-based Turner Construction Company, the tower will...

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China, Singapore Sign Obor Mou

"PT Sans"">International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and the China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) have signed an MOU to provide USD22 billion for infrastructure projects under China’s ambitious ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black">This first CCB MOU with a Southeast Asian nation will provide funding for Chinese and Singaporean companies to...

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Myanmar Material Production Boosted

"PT Sans";color:black">Myanmar’s building boom is attracting significant investment in concrete-based construction materials from regional companies. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black">Hollow block manufacturer JJ-Pun Tiostone Co Ltd aims to target airport terminals, ports and hotel projects in 2017 following additional investment at their Yangon manufacturing plant. "PT Sans"...

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Nation’s First Oil Refinery Online for 2018

After years of uncertainty and controversy in the local petrochemical sector, Cambodia’s first oil refinery plant is expected to go online in 2018 thanks to a USD3 billion joint venture between Cambodian and Chinese firms. The Cambodia Petrochemical Company (CPC) signed an MoU worth USD620 million in May with the Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) Northeast Refining and Chemical Engineer...

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Sino Plaza Sewer Conundrum

"PT Sans";color:black">Sino Plaza, the USD250 million Chinese development under way in Boeung Trabek has allegedly submitted plans to the Municipality of Phnom Penh to cover the open sewer canal which runs along the length of one side of the project. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black">The 217,000 sq.m mixed-use development being built by Chinese contractor CSCEC is scheduled for ...

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Hyundai Win Aeon Mall 2 Contract

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. has won a USD120 million contract to build the second Aeon Mall in Phnom Penh. The deal will see Hyundai build the Japanese retailer’s second Aeon Mall at the Pong Peay site behind Borey New World in the capital’s north-western Sen Sok District. The planned four-storey mall will cover a floor area of 151,000 sq.m and feature large stores, a cinema, bowling ...

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Bay Construction Kicks Off

"PT Sans"">Phnom Penh’s prestigious USD500 million development The Bay has officially started construction and will soon establish franchises to drive sales. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT Sans";color:black">Construction was scheduled to start in 2015, but an increase in planned condo developments and controversy swirling around Sok Bun forced a number of delays. mso-bidi-font-family:"PT San...

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