Construction

A representative from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed to continue the bank’s assistance to cover more agrarian reform communities (ARCs) in Mindanao. 

By Weng C. Ocfemia With the pronouncement of the government that the next six years of the Duterte administration will be the “golden age for the Philippine construction,” the more we have to embrace technology to accelerate development, said Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) President Ernesto de Castro. 

Sen. JV Ejercito reiterated his call for the creation of Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development saying “one housing department should be a priority.” 

Water security in Asia and Pacific has progressed overall in the past 5 years, but major challenges remain, including overexploited groundwater, demand from rising populations, and climate variability, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

Stepping up its efforts in disaster preparedness, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has come up with a handbook for designing and building safer public infrastructure and facilities amid the increasing impact of climate change.

Environment Secretary Gina Lopez is planning to turn the man-made forest area along Central Avenue, a property of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City, into an “ecological paradise” with the help of stakeholders, including its informal settlers. 

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) scientists from the NTU-JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation Centre (I³C) have invented a new type of concrete called ConFlexPave that is bendable yet stronger and longer lasting than regular concrete which is heavy, brittle and breaks under tension.

Australia-based company Fastbrick Robotics has developed a giant truck-mounted robot that can construct an entire house in two days.

To establish a sustainable management of the environment and water resources of Abra River, various stakeholders inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) creating the Abra River Basin Management Council. 

By Weng C. Ocfemia At least 30 businessmen representing various construction-related companies in China recently met with officials of the Departments of Public Works and Highways, Trade and Industry, and Transportation to explore the possibility of making construction-related investments in the Philippines.