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70% of Canadian Construction Firms Are As or More Productive Than Before the Pandemic
More than 70 per cent of Canadian construction companies responding had as many or more projects during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before. The How We Build Now Canada survey – conducted by Procore...
Infrastructure
Pakistan looks out for USD 2.7 billion loan for CPEC from China
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- CPEC is making the news again. In order to start the construction of package- I of the Mainline-1 project in CPEC, Pakistan is looking out to get a loan sanctioned for USD 2.7 billion from...
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Hyundai E&C adopts AI-based disaster prediction system for construction sites
To prevent disastrous accidents that threaten the lives of workers at construction sites, South Korea's major builder Hyundai Engineering and Construction has adopted an artificial intelligence-based disaster prediction system using big data.
"Based on big data of 39 million safety...
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Honeywell expands smart city capabilities with City Suite platform
The platform aggregates information from traffic, environment, parking, emergency services, safety, security and other applications, as well as utilities, in a single, unified view.
Connected buildings specialist, Honeywell, is expanding its smart cities capabilities with the launch of its City...
Building Products
Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cheaper roads
Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of these structures. Yet much of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. is outdated, deteriorating and badly in need of repair.
Of the 614,387 bridges...
Architecture
Contract awarded for largest underground transport hub in Asia
A consortium of Chinese contractors has won a $590m deal to build a 30.5ha section of an underground transport hub in Beijing. When complete in 2024, the interchange will cover 70ha, making it the largest in Asia.
The construction team,...
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Chinese PPP finally signed for $1.3bn Salvador-Itaparica bridge in Brazil
Nearly a year after picking a Chinese consortium to finance, build and operate the second-longest bridge in Latin America, the consortium and the Brazilian state of Bahia finally signed the $1.3bn public-private partnership (PPP) contract on Thursday, 12 November.
“Contract...
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