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Researchers explore strategies to bury CO2 in concrete buildings
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...
Architecture
Foster+Partners to Masterplan the Worlds Biggest Airport in Riyadh
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...
Building Products
Tilbury Douglas starts work on £20m worth of Scottish projects
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...
Civil Engineering
Giant HS2 TBM sets off for second tunnel drive in Long Itchington Wood
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,...
Building Products
Keepmoat becomes first to sign sustainable supply chain service
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...
Infrastructure
Analysts Claim German Home Values Are Falling Drastically
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...
Infrastructure
The Role of UAE Infrastructure To Its 2050 Net Zero Vision
World Construction Today - While the consequences of climate change are still being felt, nations around the world are working to cooperatively stop this frightening issue and avoid it altogether. Most of all, it seeks to prevent the potentially...
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