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Smart street lighting helps Canberra weather the storm
When the severe storm caused golf ball-sized hail to batter the city and surrounding townships, causing more than $500m in property damage, the system remained resilient.
The city of Canberra, Australia, reports that its smart lighting control modules on its...
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Metsa Fibre signs preliminary agreement for warehouse construction in Kemi, Finland
Metsä Fibre, a bioproducts producer and a part of Metsä Group, has signed a preliminary agreement with Lehto Group for the construction of a port warehouse for the planned bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland.
To be constructed in the Port...
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Robertson wins £78m contract to construct Holland Park in Scotland
Robertson Construction has secured a £78m contract to build Holland Park residential in Glasgow for Moda Living.
The project, which is said to be Moda Living’s first build-to-rent development in Glasgow, will be built on the site of the former...
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Lehigh Cement develops sustainable blended Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) for the Canadian Prairies
Lehigh Hanson has announced the launch of EcoCem®PLUS at its Edmonton cement plant in Alberta, Canada. EcoCemPLUS is an innovative blended Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) available in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Lehigh’s latest cement product provides strength and durability...
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Cloud-based drone mapping startup DroneDeploy Raises $50 Million, Expands Into Europe, Updates Tech
Cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform startup DroneDeploy announced today it has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its products beyond aerial capture, accelerate its expansion into Europe and explore opportunities for strategic acquisitions.
The Series E round...
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Denmark wants to build a renewable energy island in the North Sea, the largest construction project in its history
Denmark is to push forward with plans to build a huge artificial island in the North Sea that will act as a major renewable energy hub and cost billions of dollars to develop.
The Danish Energy Agency, part of the...
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CEMEX awarded grant from United States Department of Energy to develop carbon capture technology
CEMEX has announced that its US operations have been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Energy to research, engineer and develop a pilot for a breakthrough carbon capture unit. The project, anchored to CEMEX’s Victorville, California...
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