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Feltham chooses Bennetts for complex tower crane job
A short radius luffing jib tower crane is proving its worth on an urban redevelopment project
The five top-performing sectors in construction
A wide-ranging new report into the global construction market has revealed the five top-performing sectors of the industry.
Terex tower crane trio in Trento
Flat top tower cranes star in the renovation of the Torri di Trento residential complex
What’s behind the biggest rise in US home construction starts in 30 years?
The number of single-family homebuilding projects breaking ground rose to the highest level in more than three decades in May, according to official figures released earlier this week.
Saudi fund loans $150m to Guyana for bridge and housing construction projects
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed two development loan agreements worth $150 million with Guyana’s government to fund housing and bridge construction projects.
SNC-Lavalin wins deal to support development of Saudi Arabia’s Historic Jeddah
Project management company SNC-Lavalin has won a deal with the Ministry of Culture in Saudi Arabia to support the development of Historic Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Plans revealed for 20-minute neighbourhood in Edinburgh
Scottish capital’s council signs MoU with developers on €2.3 billion project
Building permits drop by 5% across Europe in 2022
Building permits (in terms of useful floor area) fell by almost 5% in the European Union (EU) in 2022, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.
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
Modular firm to manufacture 2,174 apartments for Saudi Arabia’s NEOM
Swedish modular home manufacturer SIBS has secured a deal to deliver 2,174 apartments to NEOM in Saudi Arabia.
Is your house ‘rubbish’? If not, maybe it should be
VIDEO: How a contractor used construction and demolition waste to build a house
Chinese contractor to use top-down construction to build ‘world’s largest’ residential tower in Dubai
Contractor China Railway 18th Bureau Group has won a deal with developer the Al Habtoor Group to build a new residential tower in Dubai.
California developer to use little-known ‘builder’s remedy’ to bypass zoning rules and build 790 homes
A Los Angeles-based developer is to use a little-known provision called the ‘builder’s remedy’ to build 790 market rate and affordable homes in the City of Alhambra in California, bypassing the usual zoning requirements.
Modular builder to 3D print 26 homes for veterans from waste plastic
A modular building company is to build 26 two-bedroom homes for veterans in Twentynine Palms, California, US.
Thailand’s US$3.5 billion ‘smart building’
One Bangkok project awarded highest certification for ‘digital connectivity’ 
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.
Construction megaprojects to watch in 2023 and beyond
Construction projects are becoming bigger, better, and more expensive each year
How did crawler cranes tackle PPVC project in Singapore?
Crawler crane used for high-rise construction project 
Saudi Arabian linear city The Line awards delivery partner role
Canadian consultancy SNC-Lavalin has secured a delivery partner role on Saudi Arabia’s linear city, The Line
Indonesia to break ground on US$2.7bn housing project
Construction to begin on housing for Indonesia’s new capital city
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