Holidays of Azerbaijan - Builder's Day

On April 10, Azerbaijani builders celebrate their professional holiday In 2009, by decree of President Heydar Aliyev, the merits and achievements of builders in the development of the country were noted, and a special day of celebration was established for workers in the construction industry In Azerbaijan, on the construction holiday, it is customary to reward production veterans and the best representatives of the specialty Introductory exhibitions and congratulatory concerts are organized throughout the country New large-scale buildings are often ceremoniously put into use on this day The rise in construction is a necessary element of the growth of the republic’s economy A powerful support for the construction boom was the presence of rich deposits of limestone and natural stone in the country The production of building materials was formed under the influence of the growing needs of society The construction materials industry is successfully represented in three areas: the extraction of mineral raw materials (sand, marble), laying materials (lime, cement), and the production of structural materials (reinforced concrete, panels) Every year the number of private companies engaged in this business increases and, accordingly, the level of self-sufficiency in construction in Azerbaijan improves Foreign and local investments in the construction industry help young distribution and design firms develop Despite economic difficulties due to the global decline in oil prices, the republic needs new residential areas, shopping and sports complexes Therefore, construction projects are growing throughout the country and require the dedicated work of builders Seismological scientists claim that the Republic of Azerbaijan is located in a dangerous zone of tectonic plate shift Deformation of the layers of the earth leads to volcanic disturbances and earthquakes This situation creates additional difficulties for builders After all, it is because of the destruction of buildings that most people die during natural disasters Builders in the republic are forced to follow a certain set of rules for the construction of safe housing Load-bearing walls, nodal structures, columns must be created with a margin of safety The walls of frame houses require special reinforcement ties, and when building monolithic houses, the quality of each batch of concrete is determined in laboratories Capital construction in Azerbaijan and the building materials industry are expanding and becoming profitable even in times of crisis, with a reduction in funding from the state budget