Building engineering

A man was found dead by firemen who were called in on Friday to put out a blaze which reportedly started in makeshift shelters near a container home camp in Menidi, north of Athens.

According to information, the man, aged about 65, was found inside a container. He has not been identified yet.

Fifteen firemen with five vehicles managed to contain the blaze.

Water from unknown sources has flooded the basement of Albania's National Library, soaking thousands of books - although the director insists that the damage can be repaired.

Nearly 40 per cent of Bulgarians can not keep their homes warm enough. This share is the highest for the European Union, where the energy poor are on average 8%. This was announced yesterday by Deputy Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov before the Bulgarian National Radio.

Due to the construction of a building plumbing on Ovcha Kupel Blvd., it is necessary to stop the water supply from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm tomorrow in the area of "Krushovski Vrah" Str. From "Maestro Kanev" Street to "Narodno horo'' street from "Krushovski Vrah" str. To ''Ovcha Kupel'' Blvd., informs Sofiiska Voda.

US high-tech VMware will rent more than 20,000 square meters in two of the buildings built in the Garitage Park complex. The announced rental area is the biggest office deal on the Bulgarian market.

Buildings will be put into use in mid-2019. VMware will provide more than 1,600 jobs, meeting rooms, leisure facilities, and employee entertainment.

The Decentralized Administration of Attica is set to proceed on Monday with the demolition of the second of five tavernas on the beach of Schinias, a protected wetland northeast of Athens.

The area had eight eateries that violated zoning and environmental protection rules, and were ordered for demolition in 1999.

Authorities on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday morning lifted a blockade against the delivery of 50 shipping container homes that are bound for the migrant reception and processing center of Moria.

For the first time in Bulgaria, Housing and Commercial Complex has been certified in Bulgaria by BREEAM, the most widely used global standard for sustainable buildings, reports mediapool. 

Israeli company Shidav is looking for Bulgarian manufacturers of building materials. It is one of the leading Israeli companies for the import of construction products.

After another temporary freezing of the dismantling of the monument "1300 years Bulgaria" due to problems with the hydraulics of the excavator, the demolition of the monument was resumed. Reports Mediapool.