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Landsec to develop ‘UK’s first’ net-zero carbon commercial building
The Forge office development in Southwark aspires to be the first commercial building to be both constructed and operated in line with the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) net-zero carbon buildings framework.
Landsec believes that developing a net-zero carbon building...
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UK government steps in to rescue crisis-hit construction sector
The UK's construction industry was stalled by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year and rebooting the sector could help ease unemployment and generate revenue as the country faces its worst recession for 300 years. The building fund is expected...
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Berkeley Group Nicholls unveils Birmingham resi tower
Berkeley has revealed details of a 182m residential tower it plans to build in Birmingham as the final phase of its 420-home Snow Hill Wharf scheme.
The 21-storey tower, known as The Regent, will be led by Berkeley’s developer subsidiary...
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Bird Construction to acquire Stuart Olson in $96.5 million deal
Bird Construction and Stuart Olson have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Bird will acquire Stuart Olson for aggregate consideration of $96.5 million.
The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, is...
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The worlds tallest wooden tower is being built in Norway
With an expected completion date of March 2019, the 18-story, 80-meter-tall-plus building in Brumunddal, Norway known as the Mjøsa Tower will soon become the world's tallest wooden structure, a coveted title among those designers who favor wood over more...
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Japanese construction company to build dam with automated robots
Eighty-four metres in height, and 334m in length, the concrete dam is being constructed in Mie Prefecture, on the southeast coast of Japan’s main island.
Remote-controlled tower cranes pour concrete into 15-meter-square partitions to build the dam up in layers....
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Vinci team wins €726m contract to rehabilitate Montreal’s Lafontaine tunnel
A consortium made up of French contractor Vinci and Canadian company Pomerleau has won a contract to renew Montreal’s Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel.
The €726m project will improve safety on the link, which runs under the St Lawrence Seaway to...
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