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Gold sustainability award for Epiroc
Swedish-based OEM awarded Gold Medal from global sustainability ratings firm EcoVadis
Contractors face lawsuits after NYC Legionnaires outbreak
At least six deaths were reported among more than 100 people sickened by a Legionella outbreak in Harlem, New York City
German firm starts retrofit of Hamburg’s Arne Jacobsen Haus
A tower in Hamburg, Germany, will be retrofit for the needs of a modern office
US firm to manage construction of US$2.2bn rail expansion at California port
A major rail expansion project gets a programme manager in California, US
Strabag claims new modular housing system could cut CO₂ footprint by 50%
A new modular building system from Strabag is said to cut costs, construction time and emissions
Solid or soupy? A look at the global concrete industry
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Following a report from the UK showing sinking concrete demand regionally, how is the rest of the world shaping up?
Patented tech aims to pull power cables with 80% less digging
A new technology and process pulls underground power cables without major excavation
Construction starts on US$10bn Iowa data centre project
The project is said to be the largest economic development in this Iowa, US, city’s history
Century-old Polish coal mine to be transformed into technology hub
A retrofit project in Poland will construct a high-technology campus at a former coal mine
Upgraded highway improves trade links in southwest Congo, Africa
Road upgrades in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reduced travel times and access to rural areas
Electric sales and globalisation driving Tonly’s growth
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Tonly’s deputy general manager, Mr Yang, tells Andy Brown that the Chinese manufacturer is on a path of strong international expansion
Robotic ‘microfactory’ to rebuild homes after California wildfires
Robotic arms inside a ‘microfactory’ are helping rebuilding homes destroyed by the California wildfires in the US 
Italy approves world’s longest suspension bridge
Italy has approved construction of a bridge to Sicily that would be the largest suspension bridge in the world
Schindler develops timber elevator shaft system for Berlin’s modular school expansion
Swiss company develops new solutions for elevator and lift construction inside timber buildings
Holcim posts record North America earnings in first half
Record figures in North America and solid sales for sustainable products in Europe drive Holcim’s first half
UK’s National Grid awards £8bn substation construction pipeline
A new Electricity Transmission Partnership includes contractors Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, Murphy, M Group and others
Züblin partners for on-site 3D concrete-printing ‘first’ on housing project
The Metzingen residential development marks Germany’s first large-scale use of automated solid-wall printing
Jacobs wins design role on US$7bn Seattle light rail extension
Jacobs wins a design and planning contract on Seattle’s major US$7-billion rail project
Implenia announces US$500m in new construction contracts
Major Switzerland-based contractor Implenia announced new contracts valued around US$500 million
The European firms recycling textile into building materials
One company and a trade organisation are working together to recycle textiles into building materials
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