Preserve
Traditional Housing With Thermal Comfort,
by Basudev Gautam (rn 30/08/2024)
The
rise of high-rises : Nine years after
the 2015 earthquake, Kathmandu has to
ask: how safe are the new tall
structures, by Sonia Awale (nt
19/04/2024)
Documenting
modern architectural forms : It can be
done in collaboration with students and
researchers based in various places,
by Pratyoush Onta (kp 12/04/2024)
The
early modern architecture of Kathmandu :
The exhibition ‘Modern Encounters in
Architecture: Kathmandu Valley (1945 -
1985)’, which is taking place at
Taragaon Next, aims to draw public
attention to an important period in
Nepali architecture, by Anish
Ghimire (kp 12/04/2024)
‘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) |