Spreading the green message
THE number of sustainable and green developments in Malaysia has been increasing over the past few years.
IOI Resort City introduces its latest office towers
PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): IOI Properties Group Bhd is introducing IOI City Towers, a Grade A office development comprising two office towers within the RM20 billion township of IOI Resort City.
MBAM wishes import duties for heavy construction machinery reduced, normalisation of foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) hopes to see a greater reduction in import duties for heavy construction machinery as well as a normalisation of foreign workers under the 6P Programme to Temporary Work Permit (PLKS) status, which can be renewed instead of deporting them back, in this Friday's Budget 2016 announcement.
7 ways to optimise your air conditioner to reduce energy consumption
LIVING in the tropics, heat is constant all year round.
Make it compulsory to build green buildings
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The authorities have been urged to give mandates to developers to build sustainable buildings as the country aims to transform its town centres into smart cities, said panelists at the “Smart Cities: Tackling Urbanisation and Climate Change” forum yesterday.
Cost and lack of skills the main barriers to Building Information Modelling adoption
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Cost and lack of skills are the main concerns of local construction players in adopting Building Information Modelling (BIM), according to The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
Industry should push for IBS, says KRI
KUALA LUMPUR: The local property development and construction industry should push for industrialised building systems (IBS) to stay competitive amid an influx of international firms.
Joey Yap: What's the best environment for your home?
IMAGINE this: after many days and nights of house hunting and negotiations, you’ve finally found your dream home.
GBI targets 100 green rated factories by 2020
SHAH ALAM (Aug 10): Green Building Index (GBI) targets to have 100 green rated factories by 2020, according to chairman of Green Building Index Accreditation Panel (GBIAP), Von Kok Leong.
Top architects and developers honoured at BCI Asia Awards 2015
PETALING JAYA (June 12): Construction media group, BCI Asia awarded 20 of the country’s finest architecture firms and developers at its 11th annual BCI Asia Awards 2015 ceremony here tonight.
