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Bhutan takes major step towards construction of world's first 'mindfulness city'
Bhutan has marked the beginning of its ambitious project to build the world's first “mindfulness” city, with 40,000 volunteers raising 108 Buddhist stupas along a riverbank in a single day. The 15-metre-high monuments, known as…
I'm a construction boss - John Healey just blew his chance to fix Rachel Reeves's mess
The Chancellor has done 'little' to bring growth back to the British economy, says Steve Mulholland The Chancellor has been accused of squandering a golden opportunity to rescue Britain's battered building sector after failing to dismantle the…
Toronto 'traffic agent' murdered by construction industry and government. We should be outraged.
A “traffic agent” was killed last Friday in Toronto, hit by a big dump truck carrying dirt for Metrolinx, a government agency building a subway line. I wondered what a traffic agent was; according to the City's press release from when…
Huntington Park Sues JT Construction Over Failed Pool
A lawsuit Huntington Park filed on October 23 asks a court to trace more than $9 million the city paid toward a planned aquatics center and recover any funds that remain. JT Construction was hired to build the 30,000-square-foot facility, but the…
Construction unions threaten action over permits for foreign workers
Construction workers' unions SEK, PEO and DEOK have warned of industrial action over the labour ministry's decision to renew employment permits for third-country nationals working for contractors and subcontractors accused of violating collective…
Srinibas Pradhan Constructions bags ₹31 cr road project in Odisha
Updated - November 02, 2026 at 02:08 PM. | Mumbai Srinibas Pradhan Constructions, a leading infrastructure-focused EPC company engaged in highways and civil construction works, has emerged as the L1 bidder for a new road construction project in…
Keiki Construction Zone Returns to Wahiawa Nov. 8
Children of all ages will get hands-on experience operating working heavy equipment next Sunday when the third annual Keiki Construction Zone returns to Whitmore Fairgrounds in Wahiawa. The Nov. 8 event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and pairs children…
TN material curbs raise Bengaluru construction costs, threaten project timelines
“Time is the bigger loss. Every new supplier has to be found and its material tested before a slab can be poured, which has set one of our projects back by over two months,” he said. Gopal said the issue required coordination between…
Hertfordshire University to research high-rise fire safety
A university and construction firm will analyse the 'chimney effect' that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and flames during the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The chimney effect is when hot gases, fire and smoke rise rapidly through vertical…
Hertfordshire University to research high-rise fire safety
Alex Pope Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire A university and construction firm will analyse the 'chimney effect' that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and flames during the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire. The chimney effect is when…
Hanwha develops Korea's 1st machine-guided smart drilling system
Hanwha Corp., the parent company of Korea's energy and defense conglomerate Hanwha Group, has developed the nation's first machine-guided smart drilling system. The technology enhances construction precision without requiring contractors to replace…
Ambulance crashes into construction container in West Boylston
An ambulance crashed in an industrial park on Century Drive in West Boylston on the Worcester line last night after 10 p.m. State police said there were serious injuries when the ambulance crashed into a large construction container. Stream NBC10…
Why the Olympic Games could leave Brisbane short of ice cubes
Brisbane should prepare for shortages of everything from cut flowers to ice cubes when the Olympics come to town, warns the former Paris Games chief financial officer who watched the event suck up resources from unexpected corners of France's…
Scott Wolfe, who sold Levelset for $500M, becomes CEO of another tech company
New Orleans tech founder Scott Wolfe, who sold his company Levelset in 2021 for $500 million — one of the largest successful 'exits' ever for a local company — is back in the tech business, taking the reins as CEO of AIA Contract…
The outlook for the Swiss labor market is clouding slightly
Most Swiss companies in the retail sector expect job cuts. (File photo) In Switzerland, the outlook for employment has recently deteriorated slightly. This is shown by the quarterly employment indicator compiled by the KOF Institute at ETH Zurich.
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