Safety certificates have been mandated for all multi-storey buildings across the division's six districts.Under the new directives, all high-rise buildings must be equipped with fire hydrants and ...

Emergency Services Secretary Dr Rizwan Naseer reported that fire incidents increased by 3.34% in 2025 compared to 2024, ...

A forecast by consultant Currie & Brown says construction costs globally will rise 2.4% this year, but notes that figure ...

Act 2024 coming into force, Hamish Paterson – director and head of building surveying at Thomas & Adamson – reflects on the ...

About 20 construction workers were at the site at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday when a falsework, or shoring, structure — a temporary form used to pour concrete — caught fire and burned near Church and Sunland ...

States and cities are already working, little by little, to roll back the foundational problem often blamed for the current ...

By Michael AUSTINGhana’s construction industry is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods in its history. From high-rise residential developments in Accra to mixed-use schemes in Kumasi and major ...

RAWALPINDI: All high-rise buildings in the garrison city of Rawalpindi have been served notices to adopt fire safety measures within a month. This was informed during a meeting held at the deputy ...

Rising electricity bills from daily hot water use? Switching to a 5-star-rated geyser can significantly reduce power ...

Stakeholders in the construction industry here are more open towards tighter regulation governing the selection of construction materials, in particular materials used in the external face of ...

Wednesday night's was the first dedicated entirely to public comment, a last ditch communal effort for those opposing the ...

Lagos Island has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in Nigeria. A tourist on a voyage with a landfall at Marina would gasp in ...