How Leading Plywood Manufacturers are Redefining Themselves in the Modern Building Materials Arena

The global plywood industry, a cornerstone of construction and manufacturing for over a century, is at a strategic crossroads. No longer content with being a commodity supplier, the sector’s most ...
Blackpool Gazette

Repairs begin at Blackpool DWP office after metal cladding plunged from £100m building

Repair work is now taking place at Blackpool’s £100million DWP office after a large piece of metal cladding fell from the ...
vic

Cladding rectification funding guidelines

Cladding Safety Victoria may provide funding for the rectification of external wall combustible cladding of some higher risk private residential apartment buildings, as assessed by the Victorian ...
RIBA Journal

How the monolithic facade of Farshid Moussavi’s new Ismaili Center handles Houston’s punishing climate

In Texas, Farshid Moussavi Architecture and structural engineer AKT II had to factor in brutal summer sun and hurricane risk in creating the cultural centre’s stunning stone-and-glass exterior ...
Stabroek News

Human rights panel discussion terminated after single question on access to info law

What had been billed as a panel discussion at a government human rights expo on Tuesday was brought to an abrupt halt after one question about the non-functioning access to information legislation and ...
The Hindu

Hong Kong blaze: Why buildings have disastrous fires and how they can be prevented

On November 26, a fire started on scaffolding at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po in Hong Kong and spread rapidly across multiple high-rise blocks wrapped in bamboo and other flammable ...
Wall Street Journal

Critical Auto-Aluminum Supplier Says Fire-Damaged Plant Will Restart This Year

Aluminum production at a key automotive supplier is expected to resume faster than expected after a fire knocked a New York plant offline last month. Novelis had expected that the supply of aluminum ...
Wall Street Journal

Aluminum Could Become the Next Copper

Metals are having a moment. Aluminum could be the next to shine. Gold breached $4,000 an ounce this week and silver neared a record high, while platinum is up roughly 80% so far this year. Beyond the ...
Worth Playing

'Morbid Metal' Early Access Delayed Until Further Notice, Accepting Steam Playtest Sign-Ups - Trailer

Morbid Metal is a third-person, sci-fi, action roguelite, where you can shapeshift into unique characters to slaughter enemies with powerful combos. Morbid Metal is an action packed rogue-lite, in ...
Gigwise

Aluminium Cladding Panels: Strong, Stylish, and Smart

Look at the walls of most modern buildings. Sleek. Smooth. Sometimes glossy, sometimes matte. That’s not regular paint or plaster. Most of the time, it’s aluminium cladding panels. These panels are ...
The Hindu

Parliamentary panel retains Income Tax Bill provisions allowing tax officials to forcibly access social media, private email

The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly ...