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Protesters against the cathedral gathering for the second day, on 14 May, in Yekaterinburg, Russia (Leonid Makarov/CC0 1.0 public domain)

Putin intervenes as protests swell over cathedral project in Yekaterinburg

Visualisation of HS2 by Arup, which conducted route engineering design and assessment (Arup)

Rethink HS2 as costs ‘appear to be out of control’, UK Lords tell government

Koichi Takada’s design for the Ancol Bay site

Australian developer unveils $690m waterfront resort in Indonesia

A beach in Pomerania (Pkuczynski/CC BY-SA 3.0) [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/]

Poland announces plan to build first nuclear power station in Pomerania

Airbus’ helicopter final assembly line in Qingdao (Airbus)

Airbus to offer “hail a helicopter” service in Shenzhen by end of year

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet at the July 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany (Kremlin.ru)

US senators launch bid to stop Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany

Image from Xinhua/Du Yu

Tunnel breakthrough on Indonesia’s Chinese-built high speed railway

Innovation

Robots will lead to millions of construction job losses, report warns

Robots will lead to millions of construction job losses, report warns

How document software helped solve a 200-ton problem

How document software helped solve a 200-ton problem

New “thermal battery” could power remote communities

New “thermal battery” could power remote communities

Your Comments

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Alasdair MacLennan Galliford Try announces closure of Scottish infrastructure unit

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Sheila Anderson Steven Holl Architects designs DNA-inspired towers for Chinese ...

nothing new then
Sheila Anderson Bad decisions and poor planning: Why Crossrail went ...

Aren’t the NAO wonderful, having the luxury of criticising the Contractor’s Construction Management, after the event! This is, as stated, ...
Richard Moore. MCIOB Bad decisions and poor planning: Why Crossrail went ...

Mind boggling sublime on all fronts - congratulations to the entire team.
Jim Blake Egypt’s Grand Museum on track for partial opening ...

Companies

CIMIC market value plummets after analyst questions accounting practices

CIMIC market value plummets after analyst questions accounting practices

Odebrecht rebrands as OEC to draw line under corruption scandals

Odebrecht rebrands as OEC to draw line under corruption scandals

South African contractor Group Five announces “fire sale” of assets

South African contractor Group Five announces “fire sale” of assets

Sectors

Japanese LNG contractor Chiyoda to get $1.4bn cash injection after Louisiana losses

Japanese LNG contractor Chiyoda to get $1.4bn cash injection after Louisiana losses

Why are energy-from-waste schemes so troublesome?

Why are energy-from-waste schemes so troublesome?

UK nuclear industry “on the line” as Toshiba pulls out of plant in Moorside, Cumbria

UK nuclear industry “on the line” as Toshiba pulls out of plant in Moorside, Cumbria

Perspectives

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

Early Warning Signs on Major Construction Projects – An On-Demand Webinar Series by Global Law Firm

Early Warning Signs on Major Construction Projects – An On-Demand Webinar Series by Global Law Firm

Trends

Atkins, others make move into UK modular social housing

Atkins, others make move into UK modular social housing

Is there a techy silver bullet to construction’s payment problems?

Is there a techy silver bullet to construction’s payment problems?

Construction firms hit by massive summer surge in cyber-attacks

Construction firms hit by massive summer surge in cyber-attacks

Markets

Trumps tariffs: US infrastructure schemes stagger under rising cost burden

Trumps tariffs: US infrastructure schemes stagger under rising cost burden

US construction wages soar as contractors struggle to keep pace with the boom

US construction wages soar as contractors struggle to keep pace with the boom

Khashoggi affair: Saudi development plans stung as luminaries pull out of “Davos in the Desert”

Khashoggi affair: Saudi development plans stung as luminaries pull out of “Davos in the Desert”

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