Construction Focus
Diamond One Opens Sales Center
After construction kicked off over a year ago, the Diamond One condominium opened its sales center in August, targeting high-net worth Cambodians and foreigners seeking luxury residences.
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Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen Opens Stung Mean Chey Flyover
On 31 July, Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen officially inaugurated Phnom Penh’s third flyover in Stung Mean Chey to reduce traffic congestion on the capital’s increasingly crowded roads.
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Toyoko Inn Opens With Plans for More Branches
After 31 months of construction, Japan’s largest economy hotel chain Toyoko Inn has officially opened its doors to welcome local and international guests.
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Asean Brief
A 125-storey office and hotel tower is planned for Bangkok which would make it home to the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia.
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Gaining Skills to Mitigate Construction Risks
Construction projects are a high-risk endeavor from start to finish. While world construction activities are estimated by CNBC to accelerate by $6.3 trillion, or 70 percent, by 2025, boosted by massive projects especially in Asia, risks and disputes in construction projects are getting more complicated as well.
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Envisioning Urban Development
The first time I arrived Phnom Penh, I was shocked by some buildings’ designs which had been copied from other countries, and it made me feel like this country’s originality was missing.
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The Role of Building Inspectors Explained
The sheer number of processes behind successfully completing a quality building, from commissioning to designing to constructing, means that inspectors play a crucial role. However, many remain uncertain of the exact role of inspectors on construction projects.
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Global Brief
A team of British planning experts visited China in October to advise mayors on building cities that are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable, according to the website of the Chartered Institute of Building.
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Global Mobile Elevating Works? Accident Rate Falls in 2014
Preliminary fatal injury rate calculations confirmed that mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are one of the safest ways to perform temporary work at height, according to a 2014 report released in August 2015 by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)—a not-for-profit international organisation that promotes the safe and effective use of powered access equipment worldwide.
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Sky Villa Condominium to Top Off in 2018
In about three years, Phnom Penh will welcome another high-rise twin condominium development just southeast of the iconic Olympic Stadium.
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