International Construction - March-April 2024

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IS THE INDUSTRY READY FOR A DISRUPTOR?We recently hosted our first-ever in-person Construction Technology
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EQUIPMENT SALESWHAT HAPPENED? Off-Highway Research has announced its predictions
$2.6 BILLION AIRPORT EXPANSION IN SPAINPHOTO: ADOBE STOCK Plans have been unveiled to
ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE HIMALAYASIndia’s most ambitious tunnel construction project is currently
THE PURSUIT OF CARBON NEUTRALITYDespite unforeseen challenges, some of the country’s largest contractors have reported positive results as the country recovers from the pandemic
CHALLENGING CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONSFrench construction remains in recession although growth in the medium term should come from the €100 billion ‘France Relance’ plan, writes Scott Hazelton
LOOKING UP - GLOBAL HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION TRENDSWorries over financing, liquidity in some regions, and meeting sustainability seem to be lessening as the planet’s urban centres keep building into the sky, Mitchell Keller reports
A RETURN TO PARISIntermat’s organisers have shortened this year’s trade fair to four days, aiming to save energy and reduce emissions
BUILDING THE WORLD'S MOST COMPLICATED REACTORITER is where science and construction meet the future as an international team build a reactor that harnesses the power of the sun, reports
A MARATHON NOT A SPRINTFrom state-of-the-art laser scanning and drone-based mapping to advanced geospatial data analytics, CATRIN JONES looks at surveying’s development
WHY CONSTRUCTION IS'TIRED' OF SEEING TECH THAT ISN'T AVAILABLE TO USEANDY BROWN talks to DR BURCIN KAPLANOGLU, vice president of innovation and co-founder of Oracle Industry Labs, about how it is using its labs to understand what technology the industry can use in the here and now
WILL AMERICA'S BIGGEST-EVER CIVIL ENGINEERING GET STARTED?Costs are ballooning for the Coastal Texas Project – commonly called the ‘Ike Dike’ – and at US$57 billion, some are concerned the coastal barrier may never get built, reports
WHY ARE MINI EXCAVATORS INCREASING IN POPULARITY?The mini, but mighty, machines are continually growing in popularity. Catrin Jones takes a look at some of the newest developments and what is next for the well-loved compact machine
BUILDING THE UK'S 'MOST SUSTAINABILE' LIVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUEWhere is it? Manchester, UK When will it
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