Features

What COP29 could mean for construction

Published on: 04 December, 2024

CIOB President, Professor Mike Kagioglou, on what the recent COP29 summit means for the construction industry

What wages do construction workers command in world’s top 10 economies?

Published on: 03 December, 2024

Data shows how construction worker wages in world’s 10

‘To build better infrastructure, we need to build trust first’

Published on: 27 November, 2024

The Insititution of Civil Engineers’ Dr. Kerry Bobbins on why trust is essential to building better infrastructure

What construction inflation in Europe looks like for 2025

Published on: 27 November, 2024

New report suggests construction revival in 2025 could increase inflationary pressures

EFCA: Engineering solutions in the Faroe Islands – the contrast of the traditional and the modern

Published on: 25 November, 2024

EFCA highlights a recent visit to the Faroe Islands and the latest on the underwater tunnels that are currently being built

How hard should construction robots be allowed to hit human workers?

Published on: 25 November, 2024

Study identifies urgent need for safety guidelines and calculates maximum injury-free collision forces

Brazil: Infrastructure investment slowly recovering

Published on: 19 November, 2024

Brazil has experienced more than its share of crises in the last decade, but stability is returning and, with it, increased investment in infrastructure, reports Andy Brown

Why Fluor sees good news in Trump and data centre ‘sweet spot’

Published on: 11 November, 2024

Five things we learned from Fluor’s Q3 2024 earnings call

Interest rates are falling. So why is European construction still in the doldrums?

Published on: 11 November, 2024

The European Central Bank cut rates in September but so far there is little cheer in construction

Diriyah Megaproject: Saudi Arabia’s US$63 billion vision to transform historic city

Published on: 11 November, 2024

Scheduled to be complete by 2030, Diriyah will have four metro stations, restaurants, hotels, sports stadiums and more

The 9 regions of the world where construction workers report never having OSH training

Published on: 05 November, 2024

Wide-ranging survey examines how much health and safety training construction workers receive globally

How new scanning tech could help maintain critical infrastructure

Published on: 04 November, 2024

How muon scanning technology can be used for smarter infrastructure maintenance

How piling innovations and custom engineering are shaping construction

Published on: 04 November, 2024

The growing demands in piling and ground improvement work are coupled with a need for sustainable solutions

Caterpillar exec: ‘Problem solvers’ required to deliver energy transition solutions

Published on: 04 November, 2024

Speaking at the Power Progress Summit, Caterpillar’s Rob Hoenes emphasized the need to deliver options to meet customers where they are in their energy transition journey

Construction stress is not equal – how where you work dictates the stress you feel

Published on: 28 October, 2024

University of Cambridge researchers in first-of-its-kind study into construction stress

‘Then the cable snapped…’: Turning a bad day on site into a useful lesson

Published on: 25 October, 2024

What happened when construction teams were forced to abandon the planned immersion of a 185-meter-long tunnel section under one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world?