
Not saying Chinese developer are all unsafe but to keep them safe, 150% vigilant checking on what they do. Otherwise, consequences will be very serious.
The person who posted this is Desmond Shum, a very successful and rich property developer. He has experience on the ground working with Chinese property developers.
“Trust but verify”? Not in China. Try: Never trust, always verify. So here’s what happened: During the recent Myanmar earthquake, a 33-story skyscraper in Bangkok suddenly decided to sit down (video attached) — permanently. This wasn’t some random building; it was the future home of Thailand’s Office of the Auditor General. Yes, the office in charge of checking that public money isn’t going up in smoke — or in this case, going down in rubble. It was the only high-rise in the city that collapsed, and Thai authorities are now scrambling to investigate what went wrong — construction quality, materials, earthquake resilience, the whole checklist. Now, allow me to offer a theory. As a former developer in China, I’ve worked with many Chinese builders— including China Railway Sixth, a close sibling of the company behind the Bangkok disaster, China Railway Tenth. I’ve seen this movie before, many times. And if there’s one rule that seasoned Chinese developers live by, it’s this: Every builder is guilty and there’s no exception. The only question is how to minimize the damage. In China, we owners don’t “collaborate” with builders — we shadow them like paranoid detectives. We have full in-house teams mirroring every function: site management, costing, engineering, architecture, etc…. Why? Because the minute you turn your back, someone’s bribing your staff, cutting corners, or quietly replacing steel with tofu. It’s not cynicism — it’s standard procedure. Trust isn’t just scarce — it’s a liability. Now contrast that with what happens in law-abiding societies. There, owners believe in contracts. They trust their builders. There’s good faith, accountability, and even — bless them — handshakes. So when a foreign owner from one of these trusting lands hires a Chinese builder without the paranoia goggles on? Well, this time the result wasn’t just a few cost overruns or dodgy plumbing. The whole damn building collapsed. And that, my friends, is what happens when you drop guanxi into a rule-of-law system — it short-circuits on contact, or in this case, collapses on site.
how to. majority are now built by them.avoid those built by china developers
Thai PM ask the builder 7 days come out with report what went wrongI’ll just say concerns are legitimate
I’m sure before the building collapse, there are strong grounds to say that all due diligence are made, no evidence of any issues, Thailand had the necessary authorities, and the building is not supposed to collapse.
Not supposed to but it did.
So then perhaps it is obviously normal to question and not just blindly accept. To slam down on this is just so… weird?
Wa.. Heng i no buyjb forest city,country garden also by chn on reclaimed land..duno how..
So the hdb so call bom shelter is fake or really so satki can withstand ww3?Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on buildings in Singapore
Jan 15, 2019
Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for National Development what is the maximum wind speed and magnitude of earthquake tremors that buildings in Singapore can withstand.
Answer:
Buildings in Singapore have to be designed according to the relevant building codes. Buildings are generally designed to withstand a maximum wind gust speed of up to 143 kilometres per hour. This is more than sufficient to cater to the wind gust speeds locally.
Singapore is not located in an earthquake zone. The nearest earthquake fault zone is located in Sumatra, more than 400 kilometres away. Over such a long distance, the seismic waves would have dissipated and lost most of their energy. Nevertheless, our buildings are designed to be sufficiently robust to withstand forces generated by distant earthquakes. For example, while tremors from the magnitude 9 earthquake in Aceh in 2004 could be felt in Singapore, there were no reports of structural damage to our buildings.
The tw news expert say look at the 钢筋 like 没有绑钢筋。so what by right must tied up then pour concrete i think something like thatTo withstand earthquakes builders should use high quality reinforced concrete that is reinforced with carbon steel. Correct?
Should be like this?The tw news expert say look at the 钢筋 like 没有绑钢筋。so what by right must tied up then pour concrete i think something like that
I also don't know but they say because never tied so during quake and collapse time the metal become like all 散开来。because no support mah. I guess the logic is same chop stick. If you bind many together its hard to break. But if no bind then they all split up and break individuallyShould be like this?
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quality and excellence conceptOld HDB is what concept?
OMGI also don't know but they say because never tied so during quake and collapse time the metal become like all 散开来。because no support mah. I guess the logic is same chop stick. If you bind many together its hard to break. But if no bind then they all split up and break individually
They say save time and cost maybe.
That construction company is famous for haolian can build finish a tall building in 2 years one.
In constructionThat construction company is famous for haolian can build finish a tall building in 2 years one.