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Samsung teams up with Latvian firm to develop factories making modular building parts
South Korea’s Samsung C&T has partnered with Latvian manufacturer Forta Pro to develop factories making prefabricated building parts. Forta...
Belarus sets five-year deadline to finish uncompleted construction projects
Belarus’ Architecture and Construction Ministry has announced plans to set a five-year deadline to complete all unfinished construction projects....
18 starchitects to compete for “once in a generation” Florida arts centre
An 18-strong shortlist has been announced for the design of the Sarasota Performing Arts Centre in Florida. The companies...
David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction
David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction Bay Area studio David Baker Architects...
What you cared about most: See the most-read GCR stories of 2022
As GCR readers in many countries prepare for Christmas and New Year holidays, we offer a list of our...
Construction Product Availability Statement
Construction Product Availability: 21 December 2022 Statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn,...
Blushed with success: New York’s Museum of Sex comes to Miami
New York’s Museum of Sex will open a branch in Miami in spring 2023, designed by Norwegian architect Snøhetta....
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji to build first of 21 Saudi fun parks
Saudi Arabia’s state entertainment developer Saudi Entertainment Ventures (“Seven”) has picked Indian contractor Shapoorji Pallonji to build the first...
Teams shortlisted to design Albania’s Unesco site centre
Four teams led by architects from Japan, Finland, France and UK have been shortlisted to design a visitor centre...
Construction charity braced for Christmas surge in use of its new mental health text service
Construction charity braced for Christmas surge in use of its new mental health text service National construction charity Band...
Four-country deal to send Caspian wind power to EU
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary agreed Saturday to supply Europe with electricity generated by wind farms that Azerbaijan plans...
Art of Building 2022: Vote now for your favourite
The Chartered Institute of Building’s annual photography competition has shortlisted 12 entries for a public vote. Go to artofbuilding.org...
CIOB Academy to offer courses at Chinese “Learning Mall”
The CIOB Academy will offer courses in China through the “Learning Mall” run by Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU),...
Former Adelaide gasworks to become inner-city ‘village’
Former Adelaide gasworks to become inner-city ‘village’ The former Brompton Gasworks in Adelaide’s inner-west is set to be redeveloped...
UNStudio team wins design competition to remodel Madrid–Chamartín station
An entry from Dutch architect UNStudio, Spain’s b720 Arquitectura and Spanish engineer Esteyco has won a competition to remodel...
Meta abandons work on Danish data centres as it pivots to AI
US tech company Meta Platforms has ended work on two data centres in Odense, Denmark, and will instead focus...
Work to begin this week on $3bn masterplan in Frisco, Texas
The first phase of a major mixed-use development in the city of Frisco in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area...
Sisk to build seven care homes in a PPP first for ageing Ireland
With Ireland’s population ageing faster than anywhere else in Europe, construction company Sisk has won a contract to build...
Arkansas contractor fined $287,000 after two workers die in sewer
Belt Construction Inc, a contractor based in Arkansas, has been fined $287,150 after two employees asphyxiated while working in...
OMA’s ziggurat-inspired waterfront towers completed in Brooklyn
A pair of high-rise towers on Brooklyn’s Greenpoint waterfront has been completed for New York real estate companies Brookfield...
Netherlands approves two new reactors as old Borssele plant eyes retirement
The Netherlands’ Council of Ministers has approved plans for two new reactors, with the country’s only existing plant at...
Paz Architectura creates a stacked structure meant to reflect “basic concepts of time”
Paz Arquitectura created a compact mixed-use building in the middle of Guatemala’s capital city with “strict geometry interlocked with...
“Largest urban regeneration project in Europe” in Athens will be fully renewable
It has been announced that the Ellinikon, a 2 million sq m casino and conference centre development located on...
Zaha Hadid Architects-led team wins Aarhus Stadium in Denmark
A team comprising the UK’s Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Swedish consulting engineer Sweco and Danish landscape architect Tredje Natur...
Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station
Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station Plans to build a sustainable tri-service station in Hebburn...
Gleeds-Mace team deploy OpenSpace site capture tech at Peruvian schools
A Gleeds and Mace team has teamed up with reality capture and AI-powered analytics specialist OpenSpace to deploy Visualise,...
Extension to Central Sydney tower approved
The City of Sydney has approved a development application for a podium extension of an existing office tower in...
National Gallery of Australia celebrates 40th anniversary with new book
The National Gallery of Australia is launching a book, celebrating one of the nation’s “most remarkable buildings”. Published in...
Remedy Place in Manhattan is designed to “bring back hospitality into healthcare”
Sculptural decor, soft furniture and warm tones feature in this wellness centre in New York City, created by Remedy...
French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s Chernihiv
Ukraine has lined up a consortium of French companies to rebuild parts of Chernihiv destroyed in the Russian invasion....
Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea port
Georgia, the country, is planning to revive a multi-billion-dollar deep-sea port project at Anaklia on the Black Sea three...
Construction collapse with 2022 having highest number of deaths at work compared to other industries
In the last year, construction was the industry with the highest number of deaths at work, reporting 30 deaths...
Construction Output Increased by 0.8% in Volume Terms in October 2022
The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for October 2022this morning. Monthly construction output is estimated...
Government Extends CE Mark Recognition to 30 June 2025
UK Government have extended CE Mark recognition to 30 June 2025 Read the guidance here: Guidance Relating to the...
McAvoy delivers projects in education and health sectors valued at over £40m
Leading offsite manufacturer, McAvoy, has completed the handover of three major contracts worth £40m as well as a number...
NEC Hosting a Free Webinar on Retentions
On 15 November, the Construction Leadership Council in collaboration with NEC published joint guidance to industry on the use...
£30m milestone as Lungfish Architects supports 1,400 new school places across Derby
Environmentally driven architectural practice, Lungfish Architects has successfully partnered with Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver more than £30m-worth of...
Building Safety Directors Consultation
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published the following: Building Safety Directors Consultation This consultation sets...
Construct Zero Industry Competition Awards
Business leaders last week attended the first annual progress review of the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) Co2nstruct Zero Performance...
Construction firms relying on financial incentives as job applicant numbers tumble
Skills shortages and the cost-of-living crisis have driven salaries up across construction, despite the demand for staff beginning to...
Leading the Charge Podcast Series : Collaboration
Leading the Charge shines a light on the electrotechnical community and tells the stories of the organisations and professionals...
Blog : Report Shows how Innovation Unlocks Affordable, Carbon Neutral Homes
A recent post-occupancy evaluation, funded by Commonweal Housing, on ZED PODS’ Hope Rise is a reminder of how important...
CLC Launches Young Ambassadors Recruitment Competition
The CLC is pleased today, as part of its desire to increase engagement with young professionals across the sector,...
Becoming a Small Housing Developer : Advice and Guidance from others in the New Homes Industry
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is delighted today to launch a new guide designed to help those starting out...
Hundreds build a solid foundation for a career in construction thanks to Foundations Live
More than 600 students of all ages and over 200 industry professionals attended Foundations Live 2022 – one of...
Big Red leads Merseyside regeneration project
Work has commenced on the redevelopment of a former HSBC building on Eccleston street in Prescot, Merseyside, that forms...
New study reveals poor building material supply chains are main barrier to construction achieving net zero
A new report, ‘Sustainable by design’, by engineering consultancy, Patrick Parsons, based on research with 100 senior executives of...
UK safety expert Arco advises on standing out safely this winter
As the winter weather continues, fog and heavy rain can make it difficult to see outdoor workers and sadly, the consequences...
New-look training provider Astutis branches out with global vision
Health and Safety training specialist Astutis Ltd is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a significant expansion and rebrand of...
Quick Reach – On the expansion trail
Keen to take advantage of the Tees Valley becoming the first region in the country to achieve Freeport status,...
Kubota discusses challenges facing the construction industry
The construction industry is likely to face a number of challenges in the coming months, with changes to legislation...
Keith Builders Merchants Ltd – Experience proves influential
During his 30-plus years of working in the construction sector it is safe to say that Jeff Smith, Managing...
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies – 20 years of influence
This year marks St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies’ 20th anniversary and the Edinburgh-based company could have even more...
Pre-qualification window opens for expanded £4bn national civil engineering frameworks
SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has outlined the timetable for its £4bn civil engineering...
Quattro Group – Experience pays dividends
With in excess of 30 years of operation under its belt, Quattro Group has amassed a wealth of experience...
A guide to welding electrodes from Eng-Weld
An electrode is essentially a coated metal wire. It should generally be made out of materials similar in...
Triton wins contract to deliver major logistics scheme
Triton Construction has secured a contract to deliver a major new, 76,000 industrial scheme for last mile logistics real...
Scaling climate change mitigation: Where do net zero buildings fit in?
UKGBC’s Project Co-ordinator Anna Biggs maps out how the ambitions of the Paris Agreement cascade down to net...
New research project to strip carbon and plastic from our homes
The University of Liverpool’s Changing Streams Research Centre is part of a pioneering research and development project aimed at building...