Brad Pitt’s foundation Make It Right has agreed on a $20.5 million settlement with homeowners who sued the Hollywood actor and the organization for defective design and building practices, breach … Read more
Seoul’s city government announced it will ban underground rooms, declining permission to construct basement and semi-basement homes after three family members died in a flood. Officials told local media that … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that 170,000 Irish homes could be at risk from radon, a radioactive gas that causes cancer. EPA has released a radon map showing that … Read more
Several European countries on Friday urged Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans to construct around 4,000 housing units in the West Bank. In a joint statement by fifteen … Read more
Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects announced it will build the world’s tallest timber residential building in Switzerland. The project, named Rocket&Tigerli, will comprise of four buildings, including one that … Read more
Singapore will launch a S$63 million ($46 million) incentive scheme that will help owners retrofit their buildings to become more energy-efficient. The Green Mark Incentive Scheme for Existing Buildings 2.0 … Read more