News Rebuilding Gaza: A closer look Gaza lies in ruins after two years of war. Experts warn that rebuilding will require not just many billions of dollars, but local agency and a meaningful political solution. Although…
News UN helps restore Lebanese cultural sites in wake of explosion The United Nations is helping to restore cultural sites in Lebanon damaged by the 2020 Beirut port explosions which, according to Human Rights Watch, killed 218 people, displaced 300,000, and…
News Stantec wins contest to restore bombed Ukraine university Canadian architect and engineer Stantec has won a design competition for reconstruction work on Ukraine’s State Tax University, which was severely damaged during Russia’s invasion in 2022. Located in Irpin,…
News $322m Florida reconstruction project completed following 2022 hurricane A 4.8km causeway between Sanibel Island and mainland Florida has been “substantially completed” after being rendered unusable by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The work was carried out by a…
News California turns to AI to speed up wildfire reconstruction As builders and homeowners in Los Angeles worry about President Trump’s tariffs raising the costs of rebuilding after the wildfires, they can take some comfort in California’s new high-tech approach…
News Jacobs to rebuild US Virgin Islands eight years after hurricanes Eight years after category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the US Virgin Islands in August and September 2017, Jacobs has won a $137m contract to programme-manage the rebuild. Hired…
News EU to fund €2bn infrastructure programme to support Ukraine economy The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide €2bn for recovery and reconstruction projects in Ukraine, including energy, transport, housing, water and heating. The work is intended to sustain essential…
News Maryland unveils design concept for new Baltimore bridge Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Transportation this month unveiled the design concept for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge that will replace the one knocked over…
News Hill signs agreement to help Ukraine rebuild US-headquartered Hill International has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development. The 12-month agreement sees Hill helping to implement a range of projects…
News Rebuilding Kharkiv: UK engineer wins international design contest A UK design engineer has won an international competition organised by the Norman Foster Foundation to create a masterplan for the reconstruction of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. It’s estimated…
News Foster-led team unveils masterplan for ancient Turkish city destroyed by quakes An international design team involving UK architect Foster + Partners and engineering consultant Buro Happold has unveiled a masterplan for restoring the ancient Turkish city of Antakya – Antioch in…
News North Korea to send engineering brigades to rebuild occupied Ukraine: report The government of South Korea believes its neighbour North Korea will send a force of military engineers to do reconstruction work in the Russian occupied Ukrainian oblast of Donetsk as…
News Sweco to help rebuild water system for Ukrainian city Swedish engineer Sweco has won a contract to help secure drinking water for the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, population 220,000. Missiles hit the city’s hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro…
News Korean team signs agreement to rebuild Ukraine’s railways Two Korean companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukraine’s rail operator to aid the rebuilding of railways in the war torn country. According to The Korea Times, Korea’s…
News Ukraine prepares $1bn plan to build 100ha of warehouse space Economic development agency UkraineInvest has joined the effort to build four logistics hubs with a total investment value of $1bn. The hubs will be developed by Terwin, a Ukrainian business…