Latest news and stories about construction in daily life in Portugal for expats and residents.
New urban planning regulations aimed at reducing bureaucracy have officially taken effect, prompting calls from the Order of Architects for a monitoring committee to oversee the transition as municipalities adjust to the changes.
Industrialized construction is seeing increased adoption in Portugal, yet systemic barriers continue to hinder the achievement of necessary economies of scale.
Residents say the noise is deafening, they feel vibrations, and they cannot open their windows because the construction work causes a lot of dust.
Excavations are preparing the ground for the construction of a hotel with eight floors above ground and four underground. Residents fear damage to the 1960s tower and criticise the saturation of hotels in the area.
The Vizinhos em Lisboa association analysed the Special Noise Licences (LER) issued by the capital's municipality last year and concluded that the current system is “heavily asymmetric and seasonal”.
The population is threatening to block traffic at the end of that street in protest.
It was necessary to “prevent access to the construction sites” currently underway at the National Pantheon, the entity clarifies.
The Construction Union of Portugal warned today about the dangers of rebuilding areas affected by severe weather using unskilled workers, saying the sector's large companies should coordinate and release workers to ensure the work is carried out.
