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…
Construction on state-of-art NOAA Atlantic operations center begins in R.I.
An architectural rendering of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's future marine operations center at Naval Station Newport shows a new pier and other features.…
On This Day, May 4: Construction begins on Panama Canal
1 of 7 | Construction of the Panama Canal is underway in 1912. The canal began construction on May 4, 1904. File Photo by Library…
Dubai’s ruler announces construction of world’s largest airport terminal | Aviation News
Al Maktoum International Airport is envisaged to have capacity for 260 million passengers upon completion. Dubai has started work on a $35bn airport terminal that…
Could shipping containers be the answer to Ghana’s housing crisis? | Housing
Accra, Ghana – At a construction site on the outskirts of Accra, the spirited figure of Eric Kwaku Gyimah directs the flurry of activity. Clad…
Haunting video shows wreckage of Baltimore bridge collapse as six missing construction workers presumed dead
CHILLING footage shows the trail of destruction left in the wake of the horror Baltimore bridge collapse. Six construction workers are presumed dead after plunging…
Australia to contribute $3bn for construction of AUKUS submarines | Military News
Defence Minister Richard Marles says allies working ‘at pace’ to ensure the security deal becomes a reality. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian…
Prickly paddy melon weed enzymes show potential as sustainable cement alternative
In short: A world-first study has found enzymes from the prickly paddy melon weed can create a sustainable alternative to cement.The weed costs the agricultural industry millions of…
Satellite photos show construction on Egypt’s border with Gaza | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedSatellite images show Egypt levelling land and building a wall along its border with the Gaza Strip near the Rafah crossing. The construction suggests Egypt…
Blue gum research focuses on engineered timber, fast-tracking plantations to bolster construction shortfall
In short: Demand for pine in the construction industry could see Australia run out of homegrown timber in the next 10 years.The WA government has earmarked…