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Beijing Daxing Airport (王之桐/CC BY-SA 4.0)

thyssenkrupp Elevator lands mega order at colossal Chinese airport

Visualisation of the Fehmarn Belt undersea tunnel (Femern Landanlaeg)

EU to investigate public financing of Fehmarn Belt, Denmark’s tunnel to Germany

Image courtesy of the NSW government

$3.4bn added to fast-forward Sydney metro west

Bogotá depends on its bendy buses for mass transit (Felipe Restrepo Acosta/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Bidding to open this month for Bogotá’s metro

Odebrecht has been at the heart of the biggest corruption scandal in the history of construction (Odebrecht)

Scandal-ridden Odebrecht files for bankruptcy protection

Grenfell Tower still burning at 4.43am on 14 June 2017, London (Natalie Oxford/CC By 4.0)

US attorneys launch landmark lawsuit against American firms over Grenfell

The Humboldt Forum is taking shape in the reconstructed Berlin Palace, destroyed by the East German government in 1950 (www.humboldtforum.org)

Opening for Berlin’s €595m Humboldt Forum museum pushed back to next year

Innovation

South Australia approves cold asphalt mix for state roads

South Australia approves cold asphalt mix for state roads

Arup heads for paperless design in Australasia

Arup heads for paperless design in Australasia

Stuttgart University designs world’s first “self-shaping” building

Stuttgart University designs world’s first “self-shaping” building

Your Comments

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RoyA Builders on bikes: Assembly Bristol project provides cycles ...

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Tony Packer Invasion innovation: Rare images show construction of D-Day’s ...

What an embarrassment to the UK showing us up
Sheila Anderson China invests $30bn in more than 20 electric ...

Great example
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Michael Kier chief executive departs without warning

I agree with Sheila Anderson!
Beth UN report shows desperate state of world’s water ...

Companies

World Bank debars Veolia companies for fraudulent bidding in Colombia

World Bank debars Veolia companies for fraudulent bidding in Colombia

UK’s WYG set to accept takeover offer from US engineer Tetra Tech

UK’s WYG set to accept takeover offer from US engineer Tetra Tech

CIMIC market value plummets after analyst questions accounting practices

CIMIC market value plummets after analyst questions accounting practices

Sectors

LafargeHolcim launches $2m sustainable construction competitions

LafargeHolcim launches $2m sustainable construction competitions

Peru looks again at Chinese plan for $60bn trans-American railway

Peru looks again at Chinese plan for $60bn trans-American railway

How the demise of British Steel would hurt UK construction and infrastructure

How the demise of British Steel would hurt UK construction and infrastructure

Perspectives

Damned if they did: A defence of Crossrail

Damned if they did: A defence of Crossrail

Looking for a hard-hatted woman: New film explores America’s intrepid tradeswomen

Looking for a hard-hatted woman: New film explores America’s intrepid tradeswomen

Desert dreams: Poor prospects for Egypt’s brand new capital

Trends

A zero carbon UK by 2050: What it means for buildings

A zero carbon UK by 2050: What it means for buildings

Ontario calls for big ideas for Ontario Place – but rules out casinos and condos

Ontario calls for big ideas for Ontario Place – but rules out casinos and condos

Russia’s cathedral-in-a-park cancelled after protests and poll

Russia’s cathedral-in-a-park cancelled after protests and poll

Markets

American start-up Katerra to build 4,100 prefab homes in Saudi Arabia

American start-up Katerra to build 4,100 prefab homes in Saudi Arabia

Colombia lists infrastructure projects to complement Bogotá’s $4bn metro

Colombia lists infrastructure projects to complement Bogotá’s $4bn metro

Ethiopia rations electricity as water falls behind major new dam

Ethiopia rations electricity as water falls behind major new dam

Latest construction jobs

Development Project Manager, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, York

Technical Services Supervisor, Liverpool ONE

Contracts Manager, Housing Services, St albans City & District Council

Plant & Structures Programme Manager, Magnox, flexible location

Development Project Manager, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, York

Head of Building & Engineering, Estates and Facilities, University of Plymouth