Business & Industry

Researchers from the US-based university have unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials. The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) has created this first 3D-printed home, according to an official report. The 600-square-foot prototype...

One of the most powerful tools for mitigating the impact of climate change could be a material that is so common we tend not to think about it very much – concrete. The world’s most widely used building material, concrete...

The UK's Foster + Partners has won a competition to design the masterplan for the King Salman International Airport in Riyadh. The airport aims to boost Riyadh's position as a global hub for transport and logistics. Planned as the world’s largest, the...

TILBURY Douglas has announced it has commenced construction on three new projects in Scotland during November, worth almost £20 million. The firm has started work on two projects for the City of Edinburgh Council. Activities are underway on the Kirkliston...

The 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Dorothy’ has set off for her second tunnel drive under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire. The second tunnel drive follows the successful completion of the first one-mile tunnel bore in July this year,...

KEEPMOAT has announced it has teamed up with Achilles to develop sustainable sourcing practices in the homebuilding materials supply chain. The business will be the first housebuilder in the UK to join Achilles’ construction network, ‘BuildingConfidence’, a supplier pre-qualification and...

World Construction Today – Although the German property market has been extraordinarily robust for decades, analysts predict a significant decline in prices during the next few years. According to Interhyp data, mortgage rates have increased dramatically, with a 10-year fixed...