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DEWA Begins Building of $12.5m Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls
World Construction Today - The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that construction has begun on the US$12.5 million Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls project.
MD & CEO of DEWA, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, launched the initiative, which will be a...
Architecture
UK Architecture Firms Warned As New Russia Bans Take Effect
World Construction Today - In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine 300 days ago, architecture companies have been informed that new limits on working for Russian clients headquartered in their native country or those who are typically residents there...
Civil Engineering
Japanese Government Mulling Over A $7 Billion Tunnel Project
World Construction Today - According to reports, Japan is contemplating spending $7 billion to build a 31-kilometre tunnel. The Tsugaru Strait Tunnel Project would construct an underground tunnel system linking the Japanese mainland with the northern province of Hokkaido;...
Architecture
Charlotte faculty launch research hub to advance green building, planning in Asian Nations
Professor of Architecture Kyoung Hee Kim and Assistant Professor Weimin Wang in the Department of Engineering Technology and Construction Management have received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to launch the “Green Buildings Innovation Program.”
This three-year...
Architecture
All New Scotland Homes Must Comply With Passivhaus Standards
World Construction Today - According to the Scottish government, subordinate legislation will be made within two years to establish new minimum environmental design guidelines for all new housing that will be built in Scotland that will be equivalent to...
Infrastructure
By 2040, The Construction In Europe Might Be 50% Circular
World Construction Today - A recent study found that the building sector in Europe has the capacity to reach 50% circularity by 2040.
According to the data, which was released in the report Five Ways to Improve Circularity in Construction...
Infrastructure
5 Pointers The US Construction Industry Has To Deal With In 2023
World Construction Today - The year 2022 has been uneven for the American construction sector.
Although inflation and interest rates skyrocketed during the past year, contractors remained upbeat despite the unstable business situation.
In 2022, inflation was a significant worry because...
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