Building in Asia
Interview with Kensington Homes MD Chris Clayton
This week we introduced our new Building in Asia Forum which will be complemented by our regular Interviews with the Experts Series, where we have a chance to talk with the leaders and most experienced Building Industry Professionals in SE Asia. For our very first interview we were fortunate enough to be able to talk [...]
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Build your Thai Home - A guide to low cost construction and building in Thailand
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Solar Power in Thailand
Building with Solar Power in Thailand [ad#default] Are you planning to include a small solar power contributor to your building project ? ...
How to use a Concrete Vibrator
[ad#default] There are two main type of vibration elements used in the placement of concrete - external and internal. This post ...
Bamboo Reinforced Concrete Construction
Bamboo Cement [ad#default] Driving home from the construction site today I saw a group of Thai builders using Bamboo as reinforcement in ...
Power Fluctuations
[ad#default] Dealing with Power Fluctuations This post is going to briefly touch on the challenges of dealing with power fluctuations in SE ...
Interlocking Block Wall Progress
[ad#default] A few new photos to document the progress of our Interlocking Block Wall With the birth of my son Jack things ...
Construction with Bamboo
[ad] Bamboo House Construction The people of Asia and South America have been Building with Bamboo for centuries. Still considered a marginal ...
New Modular Homes Factory for Thailand
[ad#default] Property Perfect announced this week that it will be partnering the Siam Cement Group to create several new modular homes ...
Green Building in Malaysia
Malaysia's first Shipping Container Home ? [ad#default] I am a huge fan of Shipping Container Homes, so when I received an email ...
Portland Cement Mixes in Thailand Thailand has two commodity Portland cement products hand mixing as well as several other specialist products. Red Branded Portland Cement ASTM 1 Commonly branded as Cement Red there are several major brands of this “type” including TPI, Rajasri and Elephant Brand – all of these brands are considered equivalents products as they are all are [...]
Thailand Units of Measurements and Weights An explanation of the measurement system used in Thailand. Thailand uses the Metric system of measurement for Building dimensions however maintains the traditional Thai system for Land measurement. And although at times this system can be complex it really only comes into focus when your purchasing land itself, as every discussion past that is in [...]
Superblock Thailand Combining lightweight with high strength provides Superblock with several advantages over alternative wall building materials including improved thermal insulation, noise dampening and even resistance to fire and flame. Superblock is created from a locally sourced mixture of cement, lime and sand mixed together a slurry before aluminum powder is added. The aluminum powder reacts with [...]
Chao Phraya River Memorial Thailand Chao Phraya River Memorial Thailand Check out this amazing Memorial / Museum project planned for Nakom Sawan in Thailand. Area 15,000 Sq Meters Approx Cost 200 Million Baht This amazing design for Museum / Memorial has apparently been approved for construction at the confluence of four mighty Thailand River tributaries, Ping, Wang, Yom and Naan [...]
Fibre Cement Roofing Sheets Trilon Fibre Cement Roofing Sheets Fibre cement roofing sheets ( and all other fibre cement building composite products for that matter ) are made from a mix of Portland cement, silica, water and wood pulp fibre. The wood pulp or cellulose fibre used in this process is treated using a technique originally developed for “asbestos” [...]
Low Cost House Design Concept Low Cost House Design Concept The first of the 1o laws of creating beautiful, stylish and low cost houses is selecting the right design. Many American House design seems to be almost premised on creating the most “grand” looking home possible, one of the intentions of many Architects is to create a House that ” [...]
