23 building plans approved in August
Submitted By: Sandra Sendingan Case Study: No More than half of the units will be located in the New Territories.The Buildings Department approved a total of 23 building plans in August, according to...
View ArticleWill warming Chinese-Japanese ties plug Asia's infrastructure gap?
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No Growing collaboration will push the Philippine construction sector to grow by 8.8%.The strengthening relationship between China and Japan is bringing...
View ArticleRestoration and upgrade works may boost Japan's construction expenditure to...
Submitted By: Arianna Danganan Case Study: No Its government will spend an additional US$26.5b to upgrade infrastructure affected by natural disasters.Restoration and repair works on infrastructure...
View ArticleChina's construction industry to expand by 5.9% in 2019
Submitted By: Arianna Danganan Case Study: No Around 6,800 km of new railways will cement the sector's growth prospects.China’s construction industry is estimated to pick up 5.9% and 6.1%,...
View ArticleChina's bloated PPP pipeline hit $1.95t in 2018
Submitted By: Arianna Danganan Case Study: No The total investment is almost double that recorded in end-2016.China has 8,654 public-private partnerships (PPPs) in its national database with a total...
View ArticleHKDecoman raises US$1.4m to revamp Hong Kong's home renovation industry
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No It offers a one-stop shop including a physical outlet stocked with tools and an online marketplace.read more
View ArticleUrban Renewal Authority unveils building rehabilitation platform
Submitted By: Arianna Danganan Case Study: No It will provide information and technical support on redeveloping sites to building owners.The Urban Renewal Authority has launched an all-in-one...
View ArticleHong Kong remains the priciest Asian city to build in: study
Submitted By: Arianna Danganan Case Study: No Its low technology adoption rate is driving up construction costs.Hong Kong ranked as the costliest Asian city to build in due to its relatively low...
View ArticleIndia's construction industry growth to slow to 6.7% in 2019
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No Project delays result in cost overruns, with multi-state projects being hit the hardest.Persistent delays plague 384 out of 1,423 construction projects in...
View ArticleIndonesia cement industry recovers from six-year slump
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No Gross margins of the two top producers improved.After six years of margin erosion brought about by oversupply, Indonesia's cement industry recorded a...
View ArticleMalaysia building sector to contract temporarily in 2019
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No However, the sector will grow in the long term as more projects achieve completion.Malaysia's building sector is expected to see a short-term contraction...
View ArticleValue of construction work down 8% to $57b in Q2
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No The value of construction projects for public sector sites crashed 26.9% YoY.The total gross value of construction works performed by main contractors in...
View ArticleJapan's building sector to grow 0.4% annually from 2019-2023
Submitted By: Sandra Sendingan Case Study: No Urban redevelopment projects will drive growth amidst shrinking housing demand.Japan's building sector is tipped to expand at a snail's pace of 0.4% per...
View ArticleIndia's highway construction to slow to 26-27 km per day in FY19-20
Submitted By: Clarist Zablan Case Study: No Steep land acquisition costs are partially to blame.The overall pace of highways construction in India is projected to slow down to 26-27 km per day during...
View ArticleCosts of completed buildings totalled $2.4b in July
Submitted By: Staff Reporter Case Study: No Another 110,548 sqm of new buildings will be added to the supply pipeline.The declared cost of the new buildings completed in July totalled about $2.4b,...
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