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Infrastructure
Backlog In US Construction Hits Its Highest Point Since 2019
World Construction Today - The ABC Construction Backlog Indicator increased in November to 9.2 months, up 0.8 months from November 2021 and 0.4 months from October, according to the study. The increase in backlog, according to ABC's head economist,...
Infrastructure
The UN Assesses Progress On Infrastructure Projects Globally
World Construction Today - The first ever global assessment of the environmental dangers and monetary advantages of transportation infrastructure projects has been carried out by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
A UN team of environmental scientists conducted the study,...
Infrastructure
One-Third of UK Construction Companies Are Short-Staffed
World Construction Today - According to the Office for National Statistics, a labour shortage affected more than one-third of construction companies in late November. A little over 36% of businesses are having trouble hiring new employees, according to the...
Architecture
GUtech Oman 3D prints three new buildings in just 8 days
GUtech, The German Technology University of Oman has impressed the world before when the organization back in December last year 3D printed the at that time largest 3D printed building of 190 m2 in real concrete with a cost...
Architecture
First 100% bio-based 3D-printed home unveiled at the University of Maine
Researchers from the US-based university have unveiled BioHome3D, the first 3D-printed house made entirely with bio-based materials.
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) has created this first 3D-printed home, according to an official report.
The 600-square-foot prototype...
Building Products
Researchers explore strategies to bury CO2 in concrete buildings
One of the most powerful tools for mitigating the impact of climate change could be a material that is so common we tend not to think about it very much – concrete.
The world’s most widely used building material, concrete...
Architecture
Foster+Partners to Masterplan the Worlds Biggest Airport in Riyadh
The UK's Foster + Partners has won a competition to design the masterplan for the King Salman International Airport in Riyadh. The airport aims to boost Riyadh's position as a global hub for transport and logistics.
Planned as the world’s largest, the...
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