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Coronavirus lockdown 2.0: Builders tread cautiously before resuming construction
The country may have begun a staggered exit from the coronavirus lockdown as curbs on economic activity have been lifted but construction activity across sites remained stalled as most real estate developers decided to tread cautiously until all restrictions...
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COVID-19 fallout: UAE construction sector told to re-price projects
UAE contractors will have to go through the whole price negotiation process again as project promoters insist on re-pricing contracts because of the changed circumstances. Even projects that were awarded as recently as weeks ago are being put through...
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Mashhad Municipality civil organization reports, practices against COVID-19
Mashhad is a city in northeast Iran, known as a place of religious pilgrimage. It is the second important city of Iran, with a population of 3.001 million, as of 2016 census.
The city has a wide the construction industry...
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Construction works in Germany continue as Covid-19 outbreak worsens
With over 85,000 cases and 1,100 deaths reported thus far, Germany has been one of the worst hit countries in the world by the Covid-19 virus outbreak. In response to the outbreak the German Government has announced several containment...
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COVID-19 forces construction industry to slow the pace in CANADA
Construction sites may appear to be one of the few places where work continues undisturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Tamara Barker Watson, owner of Whitestone Builders in Lakeside, N.S., said it is anything but business as usual on...
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AECOM and HTC announce agreement to develop virtual reality technologies for the architecture and construction industry
AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced that it has signed a MOU with HTC Corporation , technology pioneer in innovative, smart mobile and virtual reality (VR) technologies, to jointly develop and extend the reach of VR...
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Artificial intelligence used to measure impact of Coronavirus on American construction
OxBlue is using data from commercial construction projects, which excludes single-family residential construction.
Using almost near real-time field data and comparing it to previous activity across all 50 states, OxBlue has determined that construction has declined by 5% throughout March...
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