In some cities around the world, timber is making a comeback as a more sustainable, cost-effective construction material of choice – even for high-rise buildings. The 52-metre (170-foot) tall office ...

Simply sign up to the UK property myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The UK Labour government’s pledge to build 1.5mn homes in England by 2029 is under serious threat unless “drastic” ...

Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday directed that for development permissions to be issued by the different planning authorities for high-rise constructions, a specific condition must be incorporated ...

The municipal commissioner can now clear proposals for high rises up to 180 metres provided project proponents submit the structural design and geo-technical report certified by two experts from ...

Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...

Mumbai: Noting that safety requirements at all high-rise and large public construction projects is “non-negotiable” and of “vital public interest”, the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra ...

Vacant mid-rise and high-rise buildings must be examined by firefighters regularly for changes that occurred. Open or removed fire doors, damaged or missing walls, holes in the floors, removed or ...

But group says it does not expect ‘any knock-on impact on gateway 2 work’ The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has said it is trying to work out how many high-rise schemes have been caught up in the ...

Hyderabad: The barrage of high-rises flooding Hyderabad has GHMC's coffers ringing. The civic body's town planning wing recorded a sharp increase in revenue this year, with earnings between Jan and ...