Construction Focus
New Singapore Condo Towers Use PPVC
Two new condominium complexes will soon rise above Singapore following a USD113 million agreement between United Venture Development and Dragages Singapore, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. The striking design by ADDP Architects consists of two 140-metre, 40-storey tower blocks which will create 505 apartments across a floor area of 46,000 sq.m. Singaporean regulations dictate that […]
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Mitsubishi’s Latest Ac Filters Lead Industry
Since the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force in 1989, Mitsubishi hasn’t only agreed to lower its production and consumption of ozone depleting substances but also developed green refrigerants that lead in green air-con products. With the introduction of R410A refrigerant in all Mitsubishi air-conditioning units, users are now […]
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Inovar Floor – Longer Life, Lasting Impressions
Inovar (Cambodia) Pte Ltd has been operating in Phnom Penh since March 2014. Being a direct factory outlet, it supplies quality laminate flooring straight from its factory in Malaysia providing a solid manufacturer’s warranty. Our parent company in Malaysia was established in 1996. Inovar Floor is the pioneer in laminate flooring industry in Asia and […]
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Bentley’s Aecosim Building Designer Connect Edition Surmounts the Challenges of Bim Scalability for Major Projects
September 2017: Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, announced the availability of AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition, Bentley’s building information modelling (BIM) application designed for building projects of significant size and/or engineering complexity, and which are typically characterised by the challenges of combining vertical construction and horizontal […]
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One Belt One Road Investments Under Scrutiny
China’s recent crackdown on capital outflows simultaneously prioritised One Belt One Road initiatives which has resulted in rapid overseas investments and acquisitions, and these are now coming under greater scrutiny by authorities. In August, in response to these fresh outflows and looser restrictions, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced that it would be […]
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World’s Largest Expo Trade Centre for Thailand
A Thai-Chinese joint venture has announced plans to build the world’s largest expo trade centre on the Gulf of Thailand coast, east of the capital Bangkok. Thai company Best Group and Shenzhen property company Hydoo International are investing USD3bn to build the 2.5 square kilometre Trust City World Exhibition and Trade Centre. When complete in […]
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China Building 30% of World’s Infrastructure
A new report from Timetric’s Infrastructure Intelligence Center (IIC) shows that projects around the world with Chinese contractor involvement make up 16 percent of the global total by project number. However, the size of China-sponsored projects translates to 31 percent of the total global infrastructure project value, which is USD17.1 trillion as of 2017. The […]
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Vingroup Starts Work on Car Factory
Vietnam: Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest property developer announced that it had started construction on an enormous car factory in the north of the country in September. The first phase of construction on the 335-hectare site is worth USD1 – 1.5 billion and is part of an overall push by the company to expand into the heavy […]
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Ww2 Bomb Kills Worker on Malaysia Rail Site
Malaysia: An explosion from a World War II-era bomb killed one worker and seriously injured two others on the construction site of a new underground station in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur in October. A Bangladeshi worker died in hospital after the blast from the unexploded ordnance. During the Second World War Kuala Lumpur was […]
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Myanmar Construction Trends Remain Positive
A new report on Myanmar’s construction industry predicts a slowing in growth over the next five years following five years of solid positive growth. Timetric’s Construction in Myanmar – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2021 report showed sustained growth in the period 2012-2016 of 10.33 percent, despite a downturn due to political tensions in 2015-2016, […]
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