‘Now
is the time to effectively implement the Nepal
Building Code’, interview with Suresh Hada,
Senior Engineer (nlt 22/11/2023)
Safety
Measures Missing In Construction Sector, by
Umesh Puri (rn 14/07/2023)
Disappearing
Himalayan architecture : As modernity rushes in,
the construction of traditionally styled houses
in East Rukum has decreased significantly,
by Mahesh KC (kp 20/04/2023)
Promoting
Hollow Brick : BEEN Project has been launched to
facilitate the transition towards a low-carbon,
resource-efficient, and circular building sector,
by Keshab Poudel (sp 24/03/2023)
Some
see cultural shift in vanishing clay tile roofs
: Rising incomes from foreign jobs are tempting
people to adopt modern housing, putting ‘Madhesh
heritage’ at risk, by Santosh Singh (kp
20/03/2023))
The
risks of renting rooms online in Kathmandu :
Internet might have made hunt for a rental room
easier, but it has also helped fraudsters profit
off those in need, by Aarati Baral (kp
30/01/2023)
As
climate crisis worsens, people in the mountains
are opting for concrete structures : The
traditional mud-and-stone houses are no longer
effective against bouts of rainfall and
droughts, forcing locals to look for options,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/12/2022)
The
history of heritage : Which building style deserves
protection changes with time, by Ashish Dhakal (nt
22/04/2022)
Conference
of Asia Shelter Forum begins today (kh 25/11/2021)
110,000
beneficiaries signed housing grant agreement in FY
2020-21 (ht 17/09/2021)
Housing
project for Bote families in limbo : The budget for the
People’s Housing Programme froze due to negligence of
authorities, beneficiaries say, by Pratap Bista (kp
30/08/2021)
More
than 800 homes under People’s Housing Programme still
incomplete : Around 5,000 families in Rautahat have been
affected by the delay. Officials say they lack funds to
finish the homes, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/08/2021)
Ensure
construction of disaster-resilient house: MoFAGA (ht
11/07/2021)
Nepal’s
beauty is eroding : How can we complain about ugly
buildings when Nepalis individually do not care about
the rules?, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 09/02/2021)
Grant
to aid rebuilding of monsoon-damaged houses (kp
30/01/2021)
Government
updates National Building Code (ht 13/08/2020)
Stadium
construction continues despite the use of substandard
material, by Rajan Gaunle (ae 07/08/2020)
Protecting
Kathmandu’s historic roofscape: Preserving tiles saves
Nepal's architectural heritage, but is also
climate-friendly, by Anne Feenstra (nt 13/09/2019)
Lo-manthang
losing its originality to concrete structures, by
Dhana Basnet (rep 08/09/2019)
Kathmandu
metropolis and federal government agency spar over
building codes: Experts say it’s not only jurisdiction
issue, as it can have far-reaching implications, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/05/2019)
Building
safe
homes: Local governments should take initiative for
implementing building codes and by-laws. They should
also monitor compliance of those laws, by Keshab
Sharma (rep 25/04/2019)
Newari
architecture: Where are we headed?, by Kamal K
Maharjan (ht 16/04/2019)
City’s
new
building code draws flak from heritage experts: A
provision in the controversial code introduced by the
Kathmandu Metropolitan City allows the construction of
one-storey basement for personal parking or
storage purposes, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/02/2019)
Even
govt offices are not disabled-friendly, by Bira
Gadal (rep 18/08/2018)
Save
our
architecture: Local culture represents Nepali
architecture. But under influence of western
architecture we seem to be losing our own, by
Rakshya Basnet (rep 27/07/2018)
MoUD
tells local levels to strictly follow basic building
standards (ht 13/07/2018)
Changing
landscape:
The architectural landscape in hill districts hit by
the earthquakes is fast changing with a majority
of the new homes being built with brick, concrete and
tin, by Suvechchhya Pradhan (kp 28/04/2018)
Academy
opens to teach Newari architecture (kp 27/04/2018)
Experts
know best: Building plans account for seismic
resilience, but lack of experts overseeing construction
undermines efforts, by Cara Buchan (kp 19/02/2018)
The
history of Dachi Appa and Ma appa bricks, by Sophia L.
Pande (kp 18/02/2018)
Most
govt buildings in Paanchthar built against criteria, by
Giriraj Baskota (rep 24/01/2018)
Construction
sans approval of blueprints: Nepali Army not complying with
national laws, by Ujjqal Satyal (ht 23/01/2018)
People
not building quake-resilient houses, by Yogesh Rawal (rep
17/01/2018)
Safe
and secure: Earthbag building techniques may be the best way
to ensure disaster resistant homes in rural Nepal, by
Bardia Ahey (kp 05/11/2017)
Nepal’s
tall buildings: Fire safety concerns, by Ananta R. Baidya
(ht 03/08/2017)
KMC
to monitor building works: Says many flouting the criteria set
by metropolis (kp 30/07/2017)
Designing
a
city without designing buildings, by Bijaya K. Shrestha
(ht 15/07/2017)
Safety
concerns
in high-rise blocks: KMC has permitted 16-storey
building when it can fight fires only up to the tenth
floor, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/06/2017), Playing
with
fire: Huge shortcomings make it tough to contain fire in
Kathmandu’s high-rise buildings (kp 21/06/2017)
Is
architecture
alive? Many losses go unreported and unrealised by
rescuers and planners, by Abhi Subedi (kp
11/06/2017)
National
building
code: 94pc of houses in Kathmandu unsafe, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 28/04/2017)
KMC
to
inspect houses to enforce building code (kp
22/04/2017)
Vertigo
in
the Valley: The earthquakes, many assumed, were a death
knell for high-rise apartments of the Capital. But with
the initial shock and fear receding, has the sector
bounced back?, by Aagat Ruchi Sapkota (kp
22/04/2017)
Retrofitting
guidelines
to be unveiled, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 22/04/2017)
Attention
engineers:
New buildings are coming up all over, but most are not
accessible to disabled people, by Simone Galimberti
(kp 30/03/2017)
Under-construction
govt
offices defying building code (ht 13/02/2017)
Wrecking
ball:
Replacing traditional residential homes with new
concrete structures might seem convenient, but
what are its real costs?, by Barsha Chitrakar (kp
04/02/2017)
KMC
inspection
team begins on-site monitoring of under-construction
houses (kp 03/02/2017)
Doti
government
offices defying building code (ht 30/01/2017)
Stick
to
code: Due to lack of adequate open spaces in the city
areas many died from crumbling buildings in the recent
earthquakes (ht 17/01/2017)
Let’s
think
about ecoconstruction: It is possible to build
earthquake-resistant houses with local resources at a
low price, by Elina Fronty and Kenza Bezzaz (kp
20/12/2016)
Lalitpur
launching
e-BPS starting today: The electronic-building permit
system is part of the e-governance initiative of the
government in collaboration with UND (kp
17/12/2016)
Demand
for
flats flattens out: The earthquake not only shook
Kathmandu’s tall apartment buildings, but also people’s
confidence in them, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt
16/12/2016)
Understanding
resilience:
Simply incorporating the term in the local lexicon
without unpacking its tenets could render the concept
meaningless, by Ajaya Dixt, Kanmani Venkasteswaran
and Ashutosh Shukla (kp 17/10/2016)
85
per
cent houses without building completion certificate
(ht 18/09/2016)
Govt
to enforce building code in all 217 municipalities and
urbanizing VDCs (ht 13/09/2016)
Building
strong:
We need to follow proper building protocols to make our
structures resilient to natural disasters, by Kishore
Thapa (kp 04/09/2016)
MoFALD
directs
municipalities to implement building code (ht
12/08/2016)
Municipalities
told
to furnish details of houses flouting code (ht
04/07/2016)
New
buildings
flouting code to be refused utilities (kht 23/06/2016)
Pruscha’s
Kathmandu
Valley: His inventory prepared during 1970-1975 introduces
a visionary plan for the preservation of Nepali
architecture, by Abhi Subedi (kp 12/06/2016)
Building
code
mandatory in towns, VDCs with over 10,000 people (kp
08/06/2016)
Report
calls
for disability-friendly building code (ht 28/05/2016)
Most
govt
buildings sans KMC approval, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
25/03/2016)
Building
better
cities: There is still a looming possibility that if
building codes continue to be ignored, as they have been
in the past due to both corruption and laxness, Kathmandu
will not fare well in the next big one, by Sophia L.
Pandey (kp 13/03/2016)
High-rises
reluctant
to submit details of earthquake impact, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 14/02/2016)
Masons
trained
to build quake-resilient homes, by Aash Gurung (kp
08/02/2016)
Built
smart:
there are many different measures for housing that
are economically viable and technically safe, by
Kantish Sharma (kp 31/01/2016)
It
takes
a village: An inspiring story is unfolding in a Jyapu
settlement in the north-east corner of Patan, and it is
making headlines for all the right reasons, by
Akriti Shilpakar (kp 30/01/2016)
Alternative
post
quake housing: Rebuilding homes that are safer,
environmentally friendlier - and cheaper, by Sahina
Shrestha (nt 15/01/2016), Rebuilding
new
structures using old tradition: Two communities in
Lalitpur lead the way in post-earthquake rehabilitation,
by Sahina Shrestha (nt 15/01/2016)
Locals
unaware
of better designs (kp 13/01/2016)
Experts:
Engineers
should be responsible, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
11/01/2016)
17
earthquake-resistant
house designs proposed (kp 25/12/2015)
Quake-resistant
house
designs published (ht 19/12/2015)
Shortage
of
construction materials: KMC sees no decrease in building
permit applications (kp 26/11/2015)
Old
Bus
Park area to have country’s tallest building (kp
12/11/2015) [Nothing learnt??]
School
building
codes approved (kp 12/11/2015)
Enforcement
building
code, govt tells local units (ht 01/11/2015)
Govt
brings
new building bylaws: Experts say that some little tweaks
in building bylaws will reduce the risk of houses
collapsing with each other (kp 28/10/2015)
Fractured
structures:
Govt’s new directive for quake-affected buildings should
be executed honestly (kp 29/09/2015)
Earthquake-affected
buildings
operation permit directive 2015: Government may order
demolition of earthquake-damaged buildings, by
Sanjeev Giri (kp 26/09/2015)
Safer
homes:
We should strictly enforce the National Building Code to
minimize the future earthquake risks, by Dinesh
Kharel (rep 15/09/2015)
Building
construction
code: Guideline to come into effect from next week,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 11/09/2015)
KMC
opting
for prefab buildings, by Thomas Bogaty (ht
20/08/2015)
Govt
issues
construction guidelines (kp 18/08/2015), Future
structures:
Govt must monitor the implementation of the new building
codes (kp 18/08/2015)
Building
guidelines:
No house on plots smaller than 2.8 annas (kp
15/08/2015)
Revised
building
code to be introduced soon (ht 11/08/2015)
‘75
pc
discount for rebuilding completely damaged structures’
(ht 09/08/2015)
Prefab
pulls
in crowds at Safe Home Expo (kp 08/08/2015)
Report
highlights
causes of building collapse: Recommends various ways to
improve safety of structures (ht 25/07/2015)
The
high
life: he earthquake hasn’t deterred families living in
tall apartments from living there, by Sahina Shrestha
(nt 24/07/2015)
KMC
for
third party verification of new buildings: Houses required
to get checked by licensed engineer, by Gaurav Thapa
(kp 19/07/2015)
All
for
safety: Effective implementation of the national building
code is the best option to minimize earthquake risk in
Nepal, by Dinesh Kharel (rep 10/07/2015)
Govt
lifts
construction moratorium (kp 25/06/2015), Govt
relaxes
provisions on house construction ban: Design based on soil
tests and soil bearing capacity must for multi-storeyed
structures, by Ramesh Shrestha (ht 25/06/2015)
Govt
tosses
out plan to limit building storeys, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 24/06/2015)
Govt
seeks
technical study of highrises soon: To decide on whether or
not to demolish structures after developers submit reports
(ht 22/06/2015)
Growing
interest
in prefab houses, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/06/2015)
Govt
to
amend building code, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 15/06/2015)
5,000
Pokhara
houses found not complying with building code (ht
15/06/2015)
Policy
on
reconstruction, by Kai Weise (ht 13/06/2015)
Building
code
limited only to paper in far-west: Eighteen of the 21
municipalities in districts of the far-west region are
yet to implement the building code (ht 11/06/2015)
House
committee
for 16-foot road: The committee has asked the government
to halt construction of private houses before the new
standard is set (kp 10/06/2015)
Kneejerk
reaction:
The recent decision to limit residential buildings to
two storeys is an impractical measure, by Hemant
Arjyal (kp 07/06/2015)
Rebuilding
Sustainably, by Sophia Pande (kp 06/06/2015), Hacking
the
quake The founders of the HackTheQuake competition are
seeking innovative, out-of-the-box thinkers who can come
up with solutions for rebuilding the nation, by
Dipti Sherchan (kp
06/06/2015)
Building
code
not implemented in Pokhara (ht 05/06/2015)
‘It’s
safe
to build high-rise apartments in Kathmandu’ (ht
30/05/2015) [??]
Revised
NBC
by the end of fiscal (ht 30/05/2015)
Fix
the
mess in construction sector, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
24/05/2015)
Safe
houses:
After the earthquake, prefabricated houses enjoying
greater acceptance and demand in Nepal, by Karuna
Neupane Subedi (ht 24/05/2015)
Implement
the
building code, by Bishnu Gautam (kp 22/05/2015)
Tallest
Valley
house may be three-storeyed, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
11/05/2015)
Pullahari:
The
monastery and its architectural influences, by Sophia
Pande (kp 15/03/2015)
Baidya
Chowk
folks living in dilapidated houses, by Thomas Bogaty
(ht 03/02/2015)
City
architecture:
Metropolis set to implement heritage house conservation
policy, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 30/01/2015)
Indigenous
versus
modern: Building with cultural features, by Dipendra
Gautam (ht 07/01/2015) |