S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Construction works in Brazil received investment of US$ 328 billion last year, according to figures disclosed by Informa\u00e7\u00f5es T\u00e9cnicas da Constru\u00e7\u00e3o (ITCnet), a company that promotes research in the sector. In total, 90 million square metres were built in the country. The growth in investment, as against the previous year, was 13%, or an added US$ 40.2 billion. In square metres, the area rose 32%.<\/p>\n
Of the total invested, the majority \u2013 US$ 162 billion \u2013 went to industrial projects, in second place came works for trade and services – US$ 135 billion \u2013 and in the third place, residential units, with US$ 30.7 billion. The industrial sectors that most invested in construction in Brazil in 2009 were energy, oil and oil products, the ferrous product sector and then agro-industry.<\/p>\n
According to a study by ITCnet, 10,360 construction works were erected in the country last year. In 2008, the figure was 9,290. The region of Brazil in which there were most enterprises being raised was the Southeast, with 6,324 constructions, followed by the North and Northeast, with 1,799 initiatives. In the third place came the South, with 1,552 works and in fourth and last, the Midwest, with 685 enterprises.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday (9) the ITCnet is going to award companies in the building area at a ceremony at the headquarters of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Housing Syndicate (Secovi), in S\u00e3o Paulo. The organisations that built most, developed most works in the industrial sector and were prominent in sustainable development, among others, should be honoured. The real-estate company that built most in terms of square metres was Gafisa, which also owns Tenda and Fit. The second was Cyrela, a group that also includes Goldsztein, Andrade Mendon\u00e7a and RJZCyrela.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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