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WEBMexico’s new president has ambitious plans for infrastructure. The newly installed president of Mexico has set out plans to build 3,000km of railways, a million homes, and a series of logistics hubs as part of an ambitious national…. News.
“Massive opportunities” remain on Saudi Arabia’s gargantuan Red …
WEBFeb 25, 2022 · Eight-hundred contracts worth some $5.2bn have already been awarded on Saudi Arabia’s massive Red Sea Project, but procurement continues apace with around $400m awarded every month as a workforce of 14,000 and rising works to turn the Kingdom into a global luxury get-away destination.
The century’s most troublesome construction projects
WEBOct 5, 2015 · Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under construction on Barrow Island, 60km off the northwest coast of Western Australia (Source: Chevron) Commenced: 2009. Planned Completion: 2014. Completed: Ongoing – First production estimated late 2015. Delay: Estimated 18 months. Planned Cost: US$37bn. Final Cost: Estimated US$54bn.
Blimps are back: Giant airship goes on sale
WEBJul 3, 2015 · Technical breakthroughs are bringing back the airship, and remote construction projects could benefit. In a revival of a technology that fell spectacularly from grace after the explosion of the Hindenburg in 1937, US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin is now taking orders for a giant airship that can carry heavy loads to remote areas.
CCCC wins $360m contract to build Singapore’s Jurong East …
WEB10.02.21. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the tender to design and build the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub (JE ITH) to China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) at a contract value of $360m (S$477.4m). The ITH will connect the city state’s North-South and East-West rapid transit lines with the ...
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WEBMorocco has awarded two further contracts for civil engineering work on the high-speed rail line it’s building between the port of Kenitra and Marrakech, business website Zawya reports. China’s Shandong….
Spark consortium confirmed for Melbourne’s $11bn North East Link
WEBOct 28, 2021 · The Australian state of Victoria has confirmed the award of the A$11.1bn (US$8.36bn) Primary Package of Melbourne’s North East Link – a major upgrade to the city’s highway system involving 6.5km of three-lane twin tunnels – to the international Spark consortium as a public-private partnership (PPP). Named as preferred bidder in June ...
Must see: China's Broad Group erects 10-storey steel apartment …
WEBJun 18, 2021 · A Chinese manufacturer has once again demonstrated the use of its modular construction method by erecting a 10-storey apartment block in a little over a day. Broad Group accomplished the…
Bloomberg’s London HQ is ‘most sustainable office building in the …
WEBOct 2, 2017 · Key innovation highlights include: Integrated Ceiling Panels combine heating, cooling, lighting and acoustic functions in a petal-leaf design. The system, which incorporates 500,000 LED lights, uses 40% less energy than a …
“Vegan buildings”: Developer of mushroom insulation wins global …
WEBOct 10, 2018 · His team has developed building insulation made of mycelium – the vegetative part of a mushroom – which he says has superior insulation qualities, is naturally self-extinguishing, feeds off waste while it grows, and purifies the air once in place. Syed beat contestants to win the Leadership category in the COINS Grand Challenge built ...