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Dubai’s audacious Heart of Europe megaproject nears first stage completion
Kleindienst Group, the developer behind The Heart of Europe islands development off the coast of Dubai has announced that the first phase of the islands has been completed and they are set to start handing over units to investors...
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United Rentals introduces drop-in clarifier system for solid waste removal in construction dewatering applications
United Rentals has launched the CL-250 Clarifier, which delivers a complete solids removal solution for a wide range of waste streams. The clarifier system allows companies to increase efficiency of solid waste removal while also reducing the mobilization time...
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Engineers, designers unveil Tallhouse system for prefab timber urban housing
A coalition of American and British engineers and designers, including Arup and Buro Happold, have teamed up to create a suite of standardised, mass-timber and steel structural elements for high-density urban housing.
Called the “Tallhouse”, the catalogue of manufacturable systems...
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Australia seeks bids for country’s largest-ever pre-construction project
The government of Victoria is in search of expressions of interest for Australia’s biggest-ever enabling works contract, for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop.
The scope of work includes upgrades to roads and power supplies, utility relocations, sub-station construction and ground improvements....
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Infogrid raises $15.5M from Northzone to retrofit buildings with ‘smart’ IoT
Infogrid, an IoT startup which can retrofit an existing building to make it “smart”, has raised $15.5 million. The Series A funding round was led by Northzone, with participation from JLL Spark, Concrete VC, The Venture Collective, Jigsaw VC,...
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Construction at worlds biggest CO2 capture plant begins, Iceland
A trio of companies has begun building the world’s first large-scale CO2 capture and storage plant in Iceland, which they say will remove 4,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere a year.
The plant, called “Orca”, uses fans to suck...
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Construction company Surgo confident on future despite Covid-19 challenges
Newcastle building contractor Surgo Construction says it is in a strong position despite the challenges of Covid-19 and the looming Brexit deal deadline.
The firm, which has been involved in a raft of high-profile North East schemes in recent times,...
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