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Two London tower blocks are set to be connected at roof level by a swimming pool, 35 metres in the air, enabling residents to swim from the roof of one block to the next. The suspended...

Galliford Try JV secures £560m water dealBlack & Veatch to design Jeddah desalination plantGrant Thornton picks T&T for Joburg officeStudy takes forward Thames flood protection schemeMace picked for Joburg regeneration Black & Veatch has established a local operation in South...

Civil engineers are hoping that research into how owls fly so quietly could lead to new ways of making wind turbines quieter. Most birds make a noise when they flap their wings but not owls. The aspiration is to...

Union activists are planning demonstrations outside the offices of construction employers’ organisations in protest in protest against their refusal to adopt the London Living Wage for construction workers. Trades unions Ucatt and Unite are staging their...

A joint venture of Thales and Siemens has won a €34.8m (£24.7m) contract on the Chamartín-Torrejón de Velasco section of Spain’s high-speed rail network. The contract covers signalling facilities, train protection systems, fixed telecommunications and centralised traffic control, including...

£200m power stations approved for Suffolk and South WalesBechtel begins construction of Ohio power plantDesign unveiled for 2 World Trade CenterContract let for 12 Thai power stationsGreen light for ESB's £750m Knottingley power station Design company Big is using Kickstarter...

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