.build

Status:	Proposed
Registry Provider:	ARI Registry Services
Type:	Generic
Category:	Industry
Priority #:	1049 - Minardos Group (Plan Bee LLC)
More information:

.build is a proposed new TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program. Minardos Group is the only applicant for the TLD, the construction company has also applied for .construction and .expert.

The Minardos Group has secured NameJet and Afternic to provide auction and premium name distribution.

Application Details

Excerpts from Response to Question 18:
"Plan Bee, LLC, the applicant for the “.build” gTLD (the “Registry”) intends to develop and serve the global construction industry, as well as all other industries that engage in any form of “building”, by enhancing communication, access to relevant information, and searchability... The construction industry alone presently employs over 110 Million people globally. Economists value this global industry at upwards of 7 Trillion Dollars per year, accounting for approximately 9% of the world’s GDP. The Registry will create an online community dedicated to the construction industry and all other forms of “building”."

It will be an "open TLD" with no restrictions on registration after preliminary launch phases:

" The Registry may partner with construction associations around the globe to attract potential registrants, users and others. Following a Sunrise and Landrush period, the Registry intends to make domains available to all interested parties willing to complete the registry’s application process and comply with registry policies and ICANN requirements. Registration requests for available names will be allocated by the Registry through accredited registrars on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to the Registry policies and ICANN requirements."

Contract Signed

On 07 November 2013, Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN for .build after passing all the required processes needed to become a Registry Operator for the string.