Citing “administrative reasons” again, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has postponed the opening of bids for the construction and maintenance of the first three buildings of the proposed Common Central Secretariat for the fourth time. The three buildings are proposed to be built at th... Read more...
JCB India has launched its Construction Equipment Vehicle stage IV vehicles. The range consists of the 3DX Plus and the 4DX Backhoe Loaders, the VM117 Soil Compactor, the 530-70 and the 530-110 Telehandlers with engines complying with the new emission norms. For bulk handling, three new wheeled... Read more...
Tokyo was named the world’s most expensive city for construction. The Japanese capital was awarded the somewhat unenviable gold medal for building costs in the Turner & Townsend International Construction Market Survey for 2021 which took stock of the global construction industry in 90 markets... Read more...
PERI, COBOD’s German distribution partner, 3D printed the 160 square meters, two-story building in Beckum: the first 3D printed house in Germany. Ina Scharrenbach, Minister of Construction, Home, Municipal Affairs and Equality in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia, officially opened the building,... Read more...
Nearly 66% of the 6,368 affordable houses being built under the Light House Projects (LHPs) using new technologies have their factories at far off places from their actual sites. Most parts of the projects are being done in controlled factory environments that ensure good finishing and completion o... Read more...
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has directed the National Highways Authority of India to mandatorily use the bricks, blocks, and tiles made of fly ash for the construction of masonry structures, flooring, and footpath as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate ... Read more...
At the end of Q2 2021, Europe remained the only region with a year-over-year increase in hotel rooms in construction, according to June pipeline data from STR. Europe: In Construction: 237,304 rooms (+7.9%), Final Planning: 177,165 rooms (+13.0%) Planning: 147,712 rooms (-6.4%). Germany (49,... Read more...
The quick revival of the real estate industry has created a heavy demand on India’s one of the largest B2B infra marketplace, eFORCE. Captech Technologies has decided to bring back more than 10,000 labors through its eFORCE platform from various states like West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar,... Read more...
ON “WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR” REALTY+ CONNECTED WITH CHILD RIGHT ACTIVISTS WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE SERIOUS SITUATION OF CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA AND HOW COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT EVEN WORSE. By: Dolly Singh According to the ILO, India has around 12.9 million child labour working in dif... Read more...
Sobha Realty has announced that its iconic Sobha Hartland master development in Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City overlooking Downtown Dubai is 50 percent complete and is on track for its scheduled handover in 2025. Construction of nearly 1,100 units – including villas and apartments –... Read more...