ok guys....let me introduce myself....I am Dave...living in Singapore and soon to be working in your neck of the woods. Now I came across this thread when searching to see how the Barwa project was going. I have been working for the technology supply company that is behind this project since 1997 and in the construction industry since 1993. The system we are using there in Qatar is not new to the rest of the world, and the internal walls are not simply partitioning studs, but full load carrying framed wall panels made out of galvinized steel 1.0mm thick for the lower two floors and 0.75 thick for the upper two floors. The external walls and the hallways are 'clad' in 'fibrous cement board', not simply cementious board, and yes the walls between the units are covered with two layers of gypsum board and external walls to the hallways and neighbours are likely to have rockwool insulation as well. These are not cheap porta cabins, I am surpised as to the high cost of this project, cause normally we are below cost of local projects, it could be that the contractor is covering himself and keeping all others at bay. No matter, you will be getting good housing, and leaks can be fixed. What is needed is good management by people who know what to do.
ok guys....let me introduce myself....I am Dave...living in Singapore and soon to be working in your neck of the woods. Now I came across this thread when searching to see how the Barwa project was going. I have been working for the technology supply company that is behind this project since 1997 and in the construction industry since 1993. The system we are using there in Qatar is not new to the rest of the world, and the internal walls are not simply partitioning studs, but full load carrying framed wall panels made out of galvinized steel 1.0mm thick for the lower two floors and 0.75 thick for the upper two floors. The external walls and the hallways are 'clad' in 'fibrous cement board', not simply cementious board, and yes the walls between the units are covered with two layers of gypsum board and external walls to the hallways and neighbours are likely to have rockwool insulation as well. These are not cheap porta cabins, I am surpised as to the high cost of this project, cause normally we are below cost of local projects, it could be that the contractor is covering himself and keeping all others at bay. No matter, you will be getting good housing, and leaks can be fixed. What is needed is good management by people who know what to do.