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Railway Corridor Built Around The Largest Desert In China
When the Hotan-Ruoqiang railway line was joined with the Ruoqiang-Korla segment of the Golmud-Korla railway line, as well as the Korla-Kashgar and Kashgar-Hotan sections of the southern Xinjiang rail line, it became a reality. The megaproject, however, began development...
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CITB- UK Hopes Construction Adds Quarter-Mn. Jobs By 2026
According to the UK’s Construction Industry Training Board- CITB, the construction industry would need to hire more than a quarter of a million people by 2026 to keep up with demand. As per the organization's current Construction Skills Network,...
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Construction Firms In The UK Fail To Pay Back COVID Loans
At least 350 construction companies have defaulted upon COVID loans, at least once in the UK. Around 2.5% of all construction firms that received COVID loans have failed on payments, signalling the start of a wave of bankruptcies.
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Housing Inflation In The US Hits A 40 Year High In May, 2022
In May, consumer prices increased once more, with housing, energy, and food costs continuing to rise at the quickest rates in decades across the US. This was the third month in a row that inflation exceeded 8%, and it...
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To Manage Modular Construction Quality HKU Uses Blockchain
A team from the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Architecture has created a revolutionary e-inspection system for tracking the production and distribution of student residential modules. It stores examination records using blockchain technology.
The e-inspection 2.0 technology is the...
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Vinci And Wates Winners of £5bn Zero-Carbon Housing Platform
Vinci Construction, Engie, and Wates Property Services are a few of nearly 50 companies selected for a £5 billion framework to carry out carbon-reduction improvements in homes across the UK. The South East Consortium (SEC) established the basis earlier...
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Caterpillar Moving Its Base Out of Illinois After 97 Years
Caterpillar is relocating its corporate headquarters, this time to Texas, four years after moving from Peoria to Deerfield, Illinois. The company announced on June 14 that its worldwide headquarters would be relocated to one of its Irving buildings in...
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