News about building

PETALING JAYA (April 19): The Department of Director General of Land and Mines (JKPTG), which falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, has established a Strata Ownership Special Fund (Tabung Khas Hak Milik Strata) with an allocation of RM12.

  The good thing about not having four seasons in our country is that buildings and structures are spared from extreme weather changes.

PETALING JAYA (April 12): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) launched their new PAM Contract 2018 yesterday, the fourth version of the PAM standard form of building contract since it was first introduced in 1969.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): In spite of the soft property market, building contractor Inta Bina Group Bhd is not unduly worried.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Limitation (Amendment) Bill 2018, which extends the time limit of up to three years to house buyers to lodge a complaint over latent defects in their properties, Bernama reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The Ministry of Works said it wants to get local authorities around Malaysia to impose a mandatory ruling for new developments to comply with the requirements for industrialised building system (IBS).

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Banks may face risks on their commercial property loans, as a looming oversupply of office buildings and shopping malls may lead to a correction in valuations, said a Reuters story citing a report by Moody’s dated March 9.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Melaka housing, local government and environment committee chairman Datuk Wira Ismail Othman has proposed for commercial buildings in the state be given a star-based fire safety rating system, The Star Online reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): About 40% of new buildings in the country have green building initiatives, with their builders designing them so that they are more energy-efficient, with zero carbon emission, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd expects the local property market will continue to remain soft, but it remains sustainable this year, says its executive chairman Datuk Tee Eng Ho.