Articles by Neil Gerrard

Jeddah Tower: Construction officially restarts on world’s tallest skyscraper
Published on: 04 October, 2024
Construction work has officially restarted on the long-paused Jeddah Tower, which at one kilometre tall, is set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper.
Balfour Beatty signs deal to develop 3D-printable graphene mortar
Published on: 03 October, 2024
Construction group Balfour Beatty has signed a deal with advanced materials group Versarien to develop a range of 3D-printable mortars in the UK.
Two contractors to build US Navy missile test facility
Published on: 03 October, 2024
A joint venture has won a deal to build the new P-451 Missile Integration Test Facility at the USA’s Naval Base Guam
Saudi oil company joins forces with Chinese building materials giant
Published on: 30 September, 2024
Saudi Arabian oil firm signsco-operation framework with one of China’s biggest producers of building materials
Major US contractors urge materials manufacturers to go green
Published on: 30 September, 2024
A collective of major US construction contractors has written an open letter to building material manufacturers, urging them to sign up to give clear data on their products’ environmental impact.
What US Army engineers found when they repaired corroded steel with fibre polymers
Published on: 30 September, 2024
US Army Engineer Research and Development Centre examines potential of using fibre polymers to repair corroded steel
Rolls-Royce small modular reactor design chosen for Czech nuclear plants
Published on: 26 September, 2024
Rolls-Royce SMR chosen from among seven bidders to build small-scale nuclear plants in Czech Republic
Weekly Quiz: What is Volvo CE’s new programme to train female operators called?
Published on: 26 September, 2024
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of construction over the past seven days?
Two companies to build new facilities for US Marines relocating from Okinawa to Guam
Published on: 25 September, 2024
Granite and Obayashi Corporation win $113 million contract to build new facilities for US Marines in northwest Guam
The impact of UK’s biggest construction company collapse since Carillion
Published on: 25 September, 2024
How major UK contractor ISG collapsed and what happens now
Poland commits $15.7bn to first nuclear power plant
Published on: 24 September, 2024
The Polish government has announced that it will allocate 60 billion zloty (US$15.7 billion) to fund the country’s first nuclear power plant.
Images | Final steel beam segment in place for major new Chinese suspension bridge
Published on: 23 September, 2024
A Chinese construction firm has put the final steel beam section into place on a major new bridge project in Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province
7 things that are blocking productivity gains in construction
Published on: 23 September, 2024
New report focuses on why construction needs to solve the productivity problem urgently
Skanska in $848m deal to upgrade NY reservoir
Published on: 23 September, 2024
A joint venture involving Skanska has won a deal to work on a reservoir construction projects in Yonkers, NY, USA
Lessons from the UK’s biggest heat pump retrofit
Published on: 20 September, 2024
Contractor and social landlord involved in UK’s biggest low-carbon retrofit share lessons from the experience
Oracle plans to build 1GW data centre powered by nuclear SMRs
Published on: 13 September, 2024
Oracle plans to harness nuclear power for larger data centres
Weekly Quiz: How many US bridges are structurally deficient?
Published on: 12 September, 2024
It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz
Report lists lessons to be learned from HS2
Published on: 12 September, 2024
Britain can’t afford more infrastructure “failure” after part of the UK’s flagship infrastructure project, high-speed railway HS2, was cancelled last year.
Images | Investigation underway after partial bridge collapse in Germany
Published on: 11 September, 2024
An investigation has started after the partial collapse of a Communist-era concrete bridge in Dresden, Germany.
Architect for Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport reveals design plans
Published on: 11 September, 2024
An architecture firm involved in the design of Dubai’s Al Maktoum Airport has revealed more details of what shape it will take once it is built
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