{"id":56658,"date":"2019-05-08T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T09:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=56658"},"modified":"2019-05-08T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T09:50:20","slug":"expensive-cities-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/expensive-cities-construction\/56658\/","title":{"rendered":"Most expensive cities for construction in 2019 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong are the world\u2019s most expensive cities to build in, according to the latest International Construction Cost Comparison published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadis.com\/en\/global\/\">Arcadis <\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The European cities of Copenhagen and Geneva complete the top five of the International Construction Cost Comparison. The ten least expensive cities for construction are mostly situated in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Beard, global head cost and commercial management at Arcadis, said: \u201cIn 2019 and beyond, smart investment in three key areas is crucial for the future success of construction companies and the sector in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirstly, innovation and digitisation present an opportunity for construction companies to increase efficiency, lower costs and increased productivity while improving the end product. Secondly, a strong focus on end-user benefits is necessary. Buildings will increasingly need to be part of the urban mobility ecosystem in order to create value in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, constructing and operating buildings has a significant impact on the environment, in terms of water and energy use, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/targeting-resource-efficiency-in-construction-could-be-the-answer-to-tackling-carbon-emissions\/41311\/\">carbon emissions and waste<\/a>. As a consequence, clients are looking to incorporate resiliency and sustainability as part of their business strategy and into buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<table width=\"703\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Top 10 most expensive cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Top 10 least expensive cities<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. New York<br \/>\n2. San Francisco<br \/>\n3.\u00a0Hong Kong<br \/>\n4. Copenhagen<br \/>\n5. Geneva<br \/>\n6. London<br \/>\n7. Macau<br \/>\n8. Zurich<br \/>\n9. Tokyo<br \/>\n10. Boston<\/td>\n<td>100. Bengaluru<br \/>\n99. New Delhi<br \/>\n98. Mumbai<br \/>\n97. Kuala Lumpur<br \/>\n96. Ho Chi Minh<br \/>\n95. Wuhan<br \/>\n94. Guangzhou\/Shenzhen<br \/>\n93. Chengdu<br \/>\n92. Jakarta<br \/>\n91. Belgrade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The Arcadis International Construction Cost Comparison of 2019 covers 100 major cities. 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