Gaza's improvised cement industry is turning rubble into construction material due to Israeli bans on imports. Workers face severe health risks in makeshift tents, producing a substitute cement that is expensive and not structurally sound, but the only option for many.
According to a report by Le Parisien, over 60% small repair companies received notices of the increase of tariffs from their suppliers
Soaring cost of building materials, lack of affordability and planning bottlenecks are some of the obstacles thwarting housing targetAt South and City College in Birmingham, dozens of young people clad in hi-vis vests and hard hats are building mini-walls and plastering half-formed rooms.Some weave in and out of stacks of bricks with wheelbarrows, while others use spirit levels to check the walls are straight and flat. In a few days time, these walls will be demolished and the plastering scraped away, for a new class to come in and try their hands. Continue reading...
A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has exposed confusion among government departments over their roles in supervising large renovation projects, with a fire services officer insisting his department is not responsible for handling complaints about flammable building materials because it lacks expertise in construction. Michael Yung Kam-hung, an assistant director of the Fire Services Department, said on Wednesday it did not take legal action over breaches discovered...
