building

A construction site in Israel, May 2022. (Roman Mykhalchuk via iStock by Getty Images)

Forecast of short supply of building materials until 2040 further imperils housing

Energy Ministry warns domestic supply will fail to meet high demand for construction materials to build homes, roads, infrastructure, per current growth rates

March 13, 2023, 3:47 pm

Forecast of short supply of building materials until 2040 further imperils housing

Energy Ministry warns domestic supply will fail to meet high demand for construction materials to build homes, roads, infrastructure, per current growth rates

By Danielle Nagler

Israeli startup Verobotics develops autonomous AI-powered robots used to clean and inspect the facades of high-rise buildings. (Courtesy)

January 18, 2023, 8:39 pm

Meet the Israeli robot spiderman that will clean skyscraper facades in Hong Kong

Verobotics inks $5.4 million deal for its AI-powered ‘human-like’ vertical robots to clean and inspect the exterior of high-rise buildings in Hong Kong

By Sharon Wrobel

Members of the Israel Builders Association protest against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 )

August 3, 2022, 6:43 pm

Builders threaten to stop construction, protesting increased cost of raw materials

Construction groups demand contracts be adjusted to reflect real increases in their costs of building

By Danielle Nagler

Fungal threads. (Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

July 7, 2022, 12:50 pm

Student harnesses fungi to create sustainable building material

Ben-Gurion University student produces prototype insulation material with negative carbon footprint out of fungal threads and rapeseed straw

By Sue Surkes

Israeli company Veev says it developed a panelized approach to produce fully cladded walls, complete with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. (Veev)

May 12, 2022, 1:01 pm

Israeli construction tech unicorn hopes to transform home building

With another $400 million investment, Israeli-founded Veev is making waves in the building tech space by focusing on pre-fab homes

By Danielle Nagler

View of a costruction site in the central Israeli city of Be'er Ya'akov, February 22, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

March 31, 2022, 4:03 pm

Material costs racing ahead of state price index, putting builders under the gun

Industry group says contractors are being forced out of business as price indexes meant to protect them from volatile markets fail to capture full extent of skyrocketing costs

By Danielle Nagler

July 13, 2020, 3:10 am

The Jewish real estate developer who stood up to racist US housing policies

Joseph Eichler was one of the biggest names in California’s suburban development; he used his clout to bring qualified minority home buyers to neighborhoods where they were shunned

By Lisa Keys

Activists and supporters of the Druze community in Israel protest against the national-state law recently passed by the Knesset for its ostensible discrimination against the community, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on August 4, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

March 12, 2020, 11:50 am

Support for Joint List increased in all Druze villages but one, results show

Expert says election data indicates Arab alliance’s messaging against Jewish nation-state and Kaminitz laws resonated with some Druze

By Adam Rasgon

Joint List MK Ahmad Tibi voting in his hometown Taibe on March 2, 2020. (Adam Rasgon/Times of Israel)

March 2, 2020, 2:57 pm

Joint List predicts boost from Arab voters opposed to Trump plan, Netanyahu

Before casting ballot in his hometown Taibe, MK Ahmad Tibi says votes for his party will stop Likud leader from forming coalition; resident says Arabs ‘fed up’ with PM’s ‘racism’

By Adam Rasgon

Betzet Beach in northern Israel. (YouTube screenshot)

February 6, 2020, 6:01 am

Appeals committee rules against holiday village on Galilee beach

Decision follows earlier one to prohibit building on Palmachim Beach between Ashdod and Bat Yam as authorities look to preserve open coastal areas

By Sue Surkes

Moshe Ya'alon and others speak at a Blue and White event in the village of Tamra in the Galilee on April 3, 2019. (Courtesy of Inbar Bezek)

April 4, 2019, 10:04 am

Invasive security checks mar Blue and White’s 1st outreach event to Arab voters

Locals complain about stringent Shin Bet inspections at campaign gathering in Tamra; Ya’alon, the main speaker, apologizes; this reporter questioned about his religion

By Adam Rasgon

Architect Daniel Libeskind. (Stefan Ruiz)

January 22, 2019, 1:55 am

Architect Libeskind charts how he built a path to success — and how you can too

With new book, ‘Edge of Order,’ Polish-born Israeli-American shares creative mind-frame and out-of-the-box solutions that landed him such projects as World Trade Center redesign

By Rich Tenorio

December 26, 2017, 3:15 pm

Gerard Heumann

The perils of residential towers

Consider Ir Yamim, a high-rise complex on the Mediterranean that essentially ignores the precious sea views

The Atarot industrial zone, with the Ramallah suburb Kafr Aqab seen in the background. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

December 7, 2017, 9:39 pm

14,000 housing units planned for Jerusalem, 6,000 of them over Green line

Projects at Atarot, Pisgat Ze’ev, Katamon and Rehes Lavan linked to Trump’s recognition of capital

By Raoul Wootliff and Sue Surkes