On a virtual panel, AEC pros from Skanska and Jacobs discussed the rise of sustainable investment and how it’s impacting construction. To truly build back better, contractors will have to...
The Port of San Diego and Econcrete have embarked on a three-year pilot project to test a coastal armour system designed to mimic natural rock pools. The project at Harbor...
The residential building sector is surging in New Zealand, with a record quarterly high in the number of new homes granted consent. The figures show the sector is responding to...
The UK government has approved the use of a new method for testing air tightness as an official compliance measurement tool in the recently-revised building regulations. The low-pressure Pulse test...
Furthering its global sustainability strategy, Starbucks recently built a drive-thru location in Canada using an energy-efficient modular system with near-zero construction waste. Designed, manufactured and constructed by Vancouver-based Nexii Building...
Just an hour east of the first mass-produced suburb in the United States, a new model of affordable, quick-to-build housing has been realized—and is now for sale—in the town of Riverhead on Long Island’s North...
The Femern project involves construction of an 18km combined road and rail tunnel linking Germany and Denmark. The tunnel, which will 9m high and 43m wide, is being built by...
The Australian Roads Research Board has launched a series of ‘Best Practice’ guides, to help local councils create and maintain safer roads. The latest Guide is on Safe Road Infrastructure,...
A 19 megawatt solar farm is to be constructed at the Eastern Treatment Plant (ETP) in Bangholme. When complete, up to 65% of ETP’s power requirements will come from renewable...
The Roberts Co Group, a tier one construction company, has acquired the remaining 50 per cent shareholding and will officially change its name to reflect its new Australian-ownership. Italian construction...