01 April 2017, Nepal The Government of Nepal recently published the Design Catalogue for Reconstruction of Earthquake Resistant Houses Volume II developed by the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, Ministry of Urban Development. This publication is one of the Knowledge Products following the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) conducted in Nepal after the…
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01 April 2017, Nepal The catastrophic Nepal earthquake in 2015 damaged hundreds of houses and left many underprivileged people with no place to stay. Immediately after the 7.8 magnitude quake, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Mekong Organization of Mankind (MOM) launched a public fundraising campaign to build community houses for the affected rural…
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06 April 2017, Singapore Urban density and housing affordability are two issues for city planners to anticipate and resolve, as cities have become priority destinations for people looking for job and business opportunities. In the 8th Annual Affordable Housing Projects event held on 3-6 April 2017 at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, experts…
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25 March 2017, Singapore Housing is a basic necessity that provides shelter, security, and safety for people. The provision for housing is identified as one of the basic rights by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. More than 65 years after that declaration, the provision for affordable housing remains a challenge in most…
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12 March 2017, Oman The rapid urbanization has led to an increase demand for innovative and sustainable commercial, residential, and social infrastructure solutions. This demand in infrastructure that cover broadly office buildings, public facilities, schools, and clinics highlights the emerging need for the engineers to know about the latest in engineering tools required to ensure…
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8 March 2017, Dubai Dubai is home to more than 900 high-rise buildings, one of which is the current tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. The largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the venue for this year’s Annual Vertical Cities Conference held on 6-8 March 2017 to leverage on Vertical Cities…
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