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Will greener supply chains shape the future of the built environment?
Published on: 06 May, 2024
The construction and engineering sector currently accounts for 40% of global energy consumption
6 of the most high-profile jail construction projects around the world
Published on: 06 May, 2024
Prison construction around the world is booming with at least 24 countries working on plans to build new detention facilities of expand existing ones according to Penal Reform International.
U.S. noncompete ban: protecting company interests if or when it goes through
Published on: 06 May, 2024
The rule banning noncompete agreements is already facing legal challenges. In the meantime, companies can take steps to protect their interests.
Q&A: What role will technology have in the construction supply chain?
Published on: 03 May, 2024
Neeral Shah, founder and CEO of YardLink, highlights the potential for technology in our supply chains
Intermat: 3 takeaways as construction enters an uncertain new world
Published on: 03 May, 2024
A team of journalists from KHL Group, which publishes Construction Briefing, was out in force at the Intermat show in Paris last month.
Why you should start treating AI like a new colleague
Published on: 01 May, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t going away and construction professionals need to embrace it and start working with it as if it were a new colleague.
5 key takeaways from Intermat 2024’s conference on energy transition
Published on: 30 April, 2024
Round table explores transition challenges
Q&A: Develon CEO looks to the future
Published on: 30 April, 2024
One year on from Develon brand launch, Young-cheul Cho reviews its development
Future of construction machinery: Electric actuators vs. hydraulic
Published on: 30 April, 2024
Can electric actuators prove to be a credible alternative to hydraulic in construction machinery?
EXCLUSIVE: Jet Demolition’s 3 most difficult implosive projects
Published on: 29 April, 2024
Kate Bester details the complexities of taking down giant structures in the some of the world’s most populous cities 
Could a four-day week really work in the construction industry?
Published on: 26 April, 2024
For a long time, working for four days a week instead of five but with no reduction in pay sounded like an unachievable – possibly even decadent – idea in pretty much any industry.
Global Battery Alliance executive director on battery passports and a sustainable battery value chain
Published on: 25 April, 2024
The organization included battery passports in its 2030 vision report. Executive Director Inga Petersen talked to Power Progress about how battery passports can contribute to a sustainable battery value chain.
New Jersey Natural Gas to fuel fleet on Neste renewable diesel
Published on: 24 April, 2024
The move will make Neste MY Renewable Diesel available in New Jersey for the first time.
US demand spurs product innovations in telescopic booms
Published on: 24 April, 2024
With more units - and OEMs - coming to market than ever before, telescopic boom lift buyers face a range of options when it comes to their next big purchase
Europe’s ageing bridges are crumbling. What can be done to prevent collapses?
Published on: 24 April, 2024
Eurobridge Conference highlights major failings in the maintenance and repair of Europe’s transport infrastructure
The challenges in building UK’s ‘most sustainable’ entertainment venue
Published on: 23 April, 2024
Construction Briefing speaks Bianca Binder, a principal at Populous and project delivery lead for Co-op Live, on the approach to the opening of the live entertainment venue next month.
Trackunit interview: swimming in a data lake
Published on: 22 April, 2024
Trackunit’s Soeren Brogaard on telematics and AI
The risk of noise in construction and new ways of protecting workers from it
Published on: 22 April, 2024
What can construction companies do to protect workers’ hearing as International Noise Awareness Day approaches?
Difficult times for France’s construction sector as Intermat returns
Published on: 19 April, 2024
Paris, dubbed the City of Light, hosts the Intermat construction show this week (24-27 April) after a six-year-long absence.
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