Part of clubhouse in Xylofagou collapses, no injuries
The cantilever of a building in Xylofagou, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
No one was injured as the building, which functions as a local club, was ...
Limassol police HQ in dire need of maintenance, MP says
The 65-year-old building housing Limassol police headquarters needs maintenance and improvement as a matter of urgency, House legal affairs committee president Nicos Tornaritis said on Friday after he headed a ...
There is a lack of qualified craftsmen in the building industry
As a matter of urgency, the European system of craftsmen needing certificates for the various building trades must be adopted in Cyprus.
At present, whatever a ‘craftsman’ declares that he ...
Inefficient buildings will increase winter bite
Against a backdrop of spiralling energy costs, our buildings remain woefully energy inefficient
The 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) which starts today has been dubbed humanity’s last chance to ...
Engineer found structural damage years before Florida building collapsed
An engineer found evidence of major structural damage beneath the pool deck and “concrete deterioration” in the underground parking garage of a Florida 12-story condominium in a 2018 report, three years ...
Respectful cohabitation
As the building industry grows, especially for residential properties, both houses and apartment buildings, the ability to quietly cohabitate becomes more and more important.
Regrettably, there are no building regulations ...
Social insurance staff say their workplace is unsafe following Thursday’s quake
Saying that the earthquake which rattled Cyprus on Thursday only underscored the sorry state of their current premises, employees working at the social insurance department on Byron Avenue in Nicosia ...