Experts examine good, bad sides of solar installations in buildings
Structural risks from solar panel installations primarily involve weight distribution problems and roof integrity issues
Builders seek urgent review of Public Procurement Act
The Nigerian Institute of Building NIOB, has reiterated its call for the review of the Public Procurement Act (2007) to include an elaborate provision for construction project tender durations validity.
Landmark draws curtains on development of VI towers
After over four years of rigorous planning, Messrs Landmark 2007 Global Realty Limited, a member of the Landmark Group of companies will today, formally draw the curtains on the construction of its nine-storey Towers Building in Victoria Island Lagos.
NGOs plan clean-up of Lagos beaches
Two non-governmental organisations, Clean Coast Nigeria, CCN and Ocean Conservancy, will on Monday, September 24, flag off a week long cleaning of parts of the Lagos coastline.
FG restates pledge to build robust engineering capacity
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the building of a robust engineering capacity in the country.
Fresh concerns over multi-billion dollar Eko Atlantic City project
GOshen and Alpha Beach Estates were developed as highbrow residential estates in the Lekki Peninsula axis of Lagos. But the once serene neighbourhoods have been hit by coastal erosion which has forced some of the residents to relocate to more secure areas.
Crossover Savings, US developer sign pact to build affordable houses
Crossover Savings & Loans Limited, one of the new players in the Nigerian mortgage industry, has signed an agreement with an American Construction Company, Messrs Frontera Global Company, to develop affordable houses in the country.
FG inaugurates committee on management of PCBs in Nigeria
The Federal Government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial steering committee for the management of polychlorinated byphenyl, PCBs, in Nigeria.
Lagos govt awards contract for reconstruction of Ilasa pedestrian bridge
The Lagos State Government has awarded the contract for the replacement of the failed pedestrian bridge at Ilasamaja on Oshodi- Apapa Expressway to Messrs P.W. Nig. Ltd.
Why uncompleted and abandoned projects dot the landscape
“For which of you intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it. Lest after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him saying, this man began to build but was not able to finish”.
Buildings Collapse: Experts set to monitor construction sites
The seven professional bodies in the nation’s built environment under the aegis of Building Collapse Prevention Guild BCPG have proffered solution to the rising occurrence of collapsed buildings in the country.
