Imagine a 57-storey tower built in just 19 days. That’s what China’s Broad Sustainable Building (BSB) Company just did. Constructed at a pace of three stories per day, the tower includes 800 apartments, 19 atriums, and office space for 4,000 people. And BSB isn’t the only one with this type of ambitious plan for […]
Set to take place from June 9 to 12, 2016, the 21st edition of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition – Asia’s most influential and comprehensive lighting and LED event – will be held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China. This year, participants can expect a forward-thinking theme: Titled as “THINKLIGHT: […]
Australia, UK and Japan are the top three destinations for Singaporeans looking to invest in property overseas, according to a survey commissioned by IP Global, a leading full-service property investment company. When asked where they would consider investing in property abroad, Australia was top of the list with 32 percent*. The UK with 16 percent […]
Carollo Engineers and Bentley Systems have announced that Carollo has chosen Bentley’s EADOC cloud-based construction management software as its corporate standard for capital project management. Carollo Engineers will standardise on EADOC across its construction services teams, bringing cost savings to all of its projects and eliminating the inefficiencies of managing multiple legacy systems. As […]
There are an estimated two billion smartphone users globally, with an estimated 80 percent of mobile traffic originating or terminating within a building. With that in mind, it is critical that residents, visitors and workers have access to strong and reliable cellular coverage in order to properly make use of their mobile devices. Despite this, […]
Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, recently announced that it is enhancing its Autodesk InfraWorks 360 product by including new Road Design, Drainage Design and Bridge Design Modules at no additional charge or separate subscriptions. These advanced capabilities were previously found separately in vertical Autodesk application modules. By including these features […]
Tyco Fire Protection Products has opened a new 450-sq-metre training centre in Singapore to offer training services to the fire and mechanical industry. Branded as the TechXchange Academy, the centre will provide certified training courses to customers in the Southeast Asia region. It will also serve as a Centre of Excellence for specific product training […]
Real estate consultancy JLL recently released a report that revealed a growing number of companies are using the design of their workspaces to express their company culture and values to employees. Rather than the faceless cubicles of the past, today’s offices are being designed to engage workers, drive financial benefits and grow business performance. “Companies […]
Phase 2 of mega casino Galaxy Macau’s development plan included the creation of a high performance car parking facility, ensuring that visitors to the resort would drive into a clean, quiet and visually appealing environment. The HK16 billion-construction project would see Macau’s new venue expand by 450,000 sq metres, with 3,600 hotel rooms and 500 […]
Autodesk recently announced the expanded distribution of A360 Collaboration for Revit, a service that works with Revit software to connect project teams with centralized access to BIM project data in the cloud. Released and available in North America only since December 7, 2014. Collaboration for Revit will be available for commercial global use as of […]
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