Cost cost here on such project and bring the saving to where? To cover the holes already made in our reserves? This really make one wonders….

These are actors, and they don’t serve the people.

Later, the MP can “fight” for these upgrading and “win” residents appreciation.

Perhaps HDB is already seriously studying the proposal about building “low-cost” HDB estates with no playgrounds and covered walkways.

My block also recently upgraded with the steel shalft…. Now They cut cost further forego the insulation layer…..

You might have a construction with an inner metal panel design so you don’t see the insulation. If they forgo the insulation layer, the whole lift shaft will be a metal oven under the sun, like cars sitting in open space parking lot for hours under hot sun.

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Certainly, like previous posts have mentioned, using steel means that the job can be done faster, and given the fairly high price of concrete, this method must have become a more attractive option primarily for the speed and ease at which it can be constructed. I’ve been using a lot of steel in some projects because of these 2 reasons.

No point building a over-spec lift shaft that is serviceable for 100 years when the main HDB block would have rotted by then. It would be a waste of public funds that can be better spent on other supporting facilities (e.g. playgrounds, covered walkways etc).

If its about your safety, be very very worried.

They said they followed the industry standard at the time and when that standard was not enough, they updated the standard and everyone paid the price for it.

Ask them, the reply will be safe and meeting all standards. Do they know what standards they are talking about? They never say which standards they are referring to.

When things go wrong, it is “natural wear and tears” or standards need to be updated.

Recently the talks by health minister also mentioned how he tag a price list to our own old folks here. If the healthcare is too expensive, he suggest we send our parents to JB for nursing home. So that we can save cost and visit them once a week.

One cannot think but to feel sad, really sad to see how the younger generation of ministers are capable of. These minister only care about the bottom line. If something is too expensive to pay for, they will source for alternatives even though it means to send your parents away to foreign lands and die there. It is a sin to even suggest that.

I think he sure say can one. His duty is only money, money, money mah. Why he care?

Who is in charge of construction/building safety in Sickapore?

Why the Authorities for Building Safety never make any noise?

“sir, we spend our lives servicing the hdb loan. how can you save 36K for something dubious… get a sense of proportion”

“what do you want: die, cripple for live, or service another decade of loan when this structure collapse?”

Guess what Mao BT would say if some minister come to him and say:

” Mao, money not enough. Look at the bankers who make so much money. I could be one of them”

He would probably reply:

“ever heard of looking for another job in the bank and slog your way up.”

“with this job, you will sure win”

…

I really think he would say something like that but of course with more powderful english.