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Engineers at the Fraunhofer Italia Innovation Engineering Center (IEC) in Bolzano, Italy, are developing software that would enable a robot assistant to help on construction sites. Based on the Husky A200 research platform, the mobile robot uses new navigational...

Nexii Building Solutions Inc. is the name of the company and its signature product is Nexiite, a proprietary material that allows for the rapid construction of sustainable buildings. The material is meant to replace concrete, which has a high...

Danish engineering services firm Ramboll has been selected by Storstrøm Bridge Joint Venture (SBJV) to assist in the design and approval process of the new Storstrøm Bridge in Denmark. The 4km long cable-stayed bridge will link Zealand and Falster via...

Local authorities can now use local streetlighting to support the UK Government’s social distancing objectives by using smart lighting technology. A digital service offered by SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy business, Mayflower Smart Control’s innovative Central Management System (CMS) gives local...

Vinci Construction has secured a £47m contract for the construction of Chester Northgate, a new mixed-use project in Chester City, England. The Chester Northgate scheme is part of Chester's One City Plan and is expected to be a new cultural...

Interserve Group Limited, the international support services, construction and equipment group, secured contracts worth more than £92 million in June. Interserve Construction secured a number of contracts with the Department of Health through several NHS Foundation Trusts in West Yorkshire,...

BoKlok UK, the joint venture between Skanska and IKEA, has been granted planning permission for first UK housing development at Airport Road in Bristol The new housing development in Bristol will provide 173 family homes which will be available for...