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Construction of €260 million computing centre in Germany gets green light
The German government has given the go-ahead to a planning application for a new €260 million computing centre in Bavaria, with construction to start soon.
Plans revealed for 20-minute neighbourhood in Edinburgh
Scottish capital’s council signs MoU with developers on €2.3 billion project
Skanska wins $311 million contract to build new campus centre for Simmons University in Boston
Contractor Skanska has won a $311 million contract to build a new residence and campus centre for Simmons University in Boston, USA
Eiffage to build new French courts in €168 million deal
Contractor Eiffage is to build two new courts for the French Public Justice Infrastructure Agency (APIJ), in a deal worth €168 million.
Tallest tower in Greece breaks ground
Bouygues and Intrakat set to deliver 200m-high Riviera Tower project in Athens
Is construction losing out on efficiency gains by using too many tower cranes?
A city skyline bristling with tower cranes is normally taken as a good omen in the world of construction.
Webuild subsidiary wins Saudi Arabia water treatment plant contracts worth $439 million
Fisia Italimpianti, a subsidiary of the Webuild Group, has won two water treatment plant contracts worth a combined €408 million ($439 million).
Images | Europe’s largest 3D-printed building under construction
German construction company Kraus Gruppe is using a 3D printer to construct Europe’s largest 3D-printed building in the city of Heidelberg.
What is it like to build in Antarctica?
Two project managers working on the construction of the new Discovery Building at Rothera for the British Antarctic Survey describe the challenges of working in such an unforgiving environment.
Volvo flies in electric machine for Alpine project
ECR25 compact excavator brought in by helicopter to aid iconic cable car project
UK contractor wins first data centre build contract in London
Glencar awarded €140 million contract for Vantage’s six-storey technology hub
Clough and Saipem close deal to build Australia’s biggest urea plant
Contractors Clough and Saipem have reached financial close on a €2.56 billion (US$2.8 billion) deal to build Australia’s largest urea plant.
German city and Lidl owner to build circular artificial intelligence campus
Architecture firm MVRDV has won a deal to design a circular campus to develop AI technologies called the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (Ipai), in the German city of Heilbronn.
Will self-healing concrete ever play a significant role in construction?
Is self-healing concrete finally ready for widespread use in construction?
Bouygues to build €340m eye research centre in United Kingdom
State-of-the-art Oriel facility to be built on 8,000m2 NHS site in central London
JV to bring ‘new ways of working’ principles to Belgian Defence HQ
Jan De Nul, BAM and Eiffage involved in construction of €500m project in Brussels
French radioactive waste agency applies to build €25bn underground storage site
France’s radioactive waste agency Andra has submitted an application to the government to build an underground storage facility in the north east of the country.
WysePower acquired by engineering consultant
RSK Group adds temporary site services to its business with latest acquisition
Eight positive signs for construction
As 2022 closes, we highlight reasons to be cheerful about construction
World’s first net zero logistics facility
NREP promises 100% carbon neutrality over building’s lifecycle – without offsetting
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