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Mitsubishi Corporation working to ‘inject CO2 into concrete’
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has announced that its proposal for researching and developing new ways to use CO2 in the production of concrete has been selected for the NEDO grant project.
The NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) grant...
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China to invest up to $15bn to build “smart city” in Armenia
China will finance the construction of a new “Smart Science City” in Armenia. An agreement to that end was signed on August 6 by the Academy of Technologies of China, the China Technical Development Company and the Reconstruction and...
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Stavanger Hospital uses AI to detect construction deviations in real-time
The new University Hospital in Stavanger, one of the biggest public construction projects in Scandinavia, adopted 3D scanning and AI technology to track work quality and avoid costly mistakes.
In Stavanger, the fourth largest city in Norway, located about 300km...
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S. Korean Underwater Construction Robot Deployed to Foreign Markets
URI-T, an underwater construction robot developed using South Korean technology, has been sent to Vietnam to bury gas pipelines under the sea floor.
The robot is a part of an underwater construction robot development project carried out by the Ministry...
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Howard Hughes nearing construction start for Victoria Place tower
The Howard Hughes Corp. has submitted applications for building permits totaling more than $327.4 million for the seventh tower in its Ward Village community in Honolulu and plans to break ground on the 350-unit condominium tower named Victoria Place...
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DEWA tests wearable exoskeletons to benefit construction staff
Exoskeletons will be used by those performing manual tasks in order to protect their health and safety and boost productivity DEWA tests wearable exoskeletons to benefit construction staff.
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is testing wearable robotic exoskeletons,...
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Kenya reports sluggish construction industry as Covid-19 infections surge
Kenya’s construction industry has been negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic since the first case was reported in March, a new report has shown.
The report dubbed, ‘The Status of the Built Environment Report’ for January to June 2020, by...
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