Construction Focus
Alstom to Build $us1bn Plant in Thailand
Alstom, with Japanese trading company Marubeni Corporation, have signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant. Alstom has a US$560m share of the US$1bn EPC contract.
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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.
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World’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.
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Sumitomo 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.
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Mixed 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 mitigate traffic and sprawl.
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Global 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.
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Seminar 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.
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On Good Design
Good design is becoming an increasingly relevant factor in the Cambodian real estate development market.
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Robotic Car Parks: the Future Solution to Parking Problems?
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.
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The 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.
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