Los Angeles rezoning plan won’t spur enough new housing, report finds
A soon-to-be-voted-on plan to rezone the city of Los Angeles will fall far short of its homebuilding goal, according to a new analysis from UCLA…
Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new high | Climate Crisis News
Schools go online until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the Indian capital’s health crisis.Authorities in India’s capital have…
Eight killed in Serbia train station roof collapse | Construction News
At least two people were hospitalised with serious injuries after the incident in the town of Novi Sad.At least eight people have been killed after…
How will Trump’s plans to deport undocumented migrants impact US economy? | Business and Economy News
Gloria Solis moved to the United States from Mexico in 1998. To put food on the table for her four children, she works in the…
This German church is the tallest in the world, for now
ULM, Germany — The Ulmer Münster in southern Germany is the world’s tallest church. For now, anyway.The Gothic-style Lutheran church’s reign — beginning May 31, 1890…
20 Years Strong: RIB CostX Marks Two Decades of Revolutionizing the Construction Industry
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Bird Construction Inc. Announces Release Date and Conference Call for 2024 Third Quarter Financial Results
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Demonstration Plant Construction Update | Financial Post
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ISG collapse ‘devastating’ for construction industry
Getty ImagesThe collapse of construction giant ISG is "devastating" for the sector and could lead to other firms going under, the boss of the industry…
Zombie Construction Sites Are Making German Housing Woes Worse
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessValeriy Shevchenko was getting ready to move into a new three-room apartment in Berlin’s upscale Prenzlauer Berg district before disaster struck. More…
‘Decades of failure’: Who has UK’s Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blamed? | Construction News
The Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, was the result of “an unedifying merry-go-round of buck passing” and “systematic dishonesty and…
Nusantara: Indonesia’s costly ‘symbol of progress’ set for inauguration | Business and Economy News
Medan, Indonesia – Nusantara, the future capital city of Indonesia, will be inaugurated on the country’s Independence Day on Saturday, as the country looks to…
White House unveils $100M in funding to boost construction of new, affordable housing
1 of 3 | There are more housing under construction now than at any point in fifty years with some 60,000 multi-family units complete in…
California could make it harder for cities to block abortion clinics
The Fontana City Council meeting seemed mundane. With little debate, council members last summer unanimously voted to halt certain building permits in a stretch of…
France’s Olympic Gamble | Athletics
People & Power investigates the costs and benefits of the Parisian Olympics, and if global sporting events are worth it.The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in…
How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education
Lombok, Indonesia – Azra, 13, recalls running out of her house when a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck one evening about six years ago. Most…
California cuts red tape on housing in San Francisco
For decades, San Francisco’s reputation has been that it’s too difficult to build new homes — despite a dearth of housing that’s contributed to a…
California lawmakers pass CEQA exemption for Capitol annex project
SACRAMENTO — Tucked into a sprawling budget plan the California Legislature approved Wednesday night was a last-minute exemption from the state’s landmark environmental law that lawmakers…
In Beirut, the Yacoubian holds generations of Lebanese memories and dreams | Beirut explosion
In 1990, Rami and Nada el-Zein decided to merge their computer company Interface with another. They rented space in the first and second floor of…
Person rescued from fire at construction site
The fire broke out at a 10-storey construction siteA person has been rescued from the second floor of a building after a fire broke out…