VAUGHAN, ON, April 9, 2019 /CNW/ - The City of Toronto is poised to restrict concrete work for the construction of high-rise buildings through amendments to the noise bylaw in a move that will ...

The Chinese government remains silent about why it has permitted construction to resume on a 117-story skyscraper in Tianjin city nearly a decade after it was ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday's earthquake that otherwise caused limited ...

Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday directed that for development permissions to be issued by the different planning authorities for high-rise constructions, a specific condition must be incorporated ...

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Stakeholders are advocating high-rise construction as a sustainable solution to upgrade slums without displacing residents. An analyst working on housing affordability in the US, Joseph Ogunlade, ...

Mumbai: Noting that safety requirements at all high-rise and large public construction projects is “non-negotiable” and of “vital public interest”, the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra ...

In a major step towards accelerating urban growth and fostering an industry-friendly environment, the government of Andhra Pradesh has established a Special Cell under the Directorate of Town and ...

In Lagos, the demolition and planned reconstruction of iconic landmark such as the Obafemi Awolowo House popularly known as Glass House in the heart of Ikeja, and the re-modelling of Eric Moore Towers ...

Mumbai: The BMC building proposal department should introduce a professional safety licence for licensed safety officers (LSO) for every high-rise building project in the city. The special safety ...