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The Construction Industry's Invisible Villains
For a year, Cristian Batres was a regular visitor at a construction site on 19th Avenue in Queens, New York. The job was Wildflower Studios, a $1 billion movie production complex. As an officer with the local carpenters' union, Batres frequently…
In An Age Of AI Anxiety, Construction Stands Apart From The Rest
Digital generated image of hand with dark skin tone going through portal and touching robotic hand. Metaverse and Web3.0 concept. Across newsrooms, boardrooms, and social media, a new kind of anxiety is spreading: the fear of being replaced by…
Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom
The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power it all. According to The WSJ, workers moving into data-center construction are seeing pay jumps of 25% to 30% compared to their previous…
Construction contract in Estonia (office building in Tallinn)
On 28 November 2025, AS Merko Ehitus Eesti, part of the AS Merko Ehitus group, and Mainor Ülemiste AS signed a design and construction agreement for the construction of an office building at Lõõtsa 1 B/C in Tallinn. The contract…
Ghana to begin construction of first Nuclear Power Plant by 2027
The Deputy Director for Renewable Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Dr Robert Sogbadji, has revealed that Ghana aims to commence construction of its first nuclear power plant by 2027. According to him, the government has…
When's that subway elevator going to be done? MTA unveils dashboard to track construction projects
Want to keep track of an MTA construction project affecting your commute? There's a map for that. The transit agency launched the latest edition of it's capital-project dashboard Monday, giving straphangers a view into how it's spending taxpayers'…
$3.4b Coomera Connector stage one to open after construction cracks probed
A 4-kilometre section of the $3.4 billion Coomera Connector (stage one) is opening after safety inspection delays. Once complete, stage one will carry up to 57,000 vehicles a day to relieve M1 congestion. Engineers have confirmed the motorway is…
MVRDV's Schieblocks Office Complex Moves Forward with Construction Approval in Rotterdam
MVRDV and SYNRG have received approval to construct Schieblocks, a 47,000-square-metre office building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Designed for developer LSI, who markets the project as The Bluezone Offices, the building will occupy a narrow…
Advancing Sustainable Construction: UBC Delivering Nationwide Mass Timber Training
Mass timber is an affordable and sustainable building technology, which has emerged as a solution for project owners, developers, and contractors, especially as its modular design also reduces build times. Made from renewable wood that stores…
The risks and rewards of bank construction
For any bank that builds a new branch or headquarters, the construction isn't just a physical undertaking. It's also a matter of public relations. Building a structure on time and on budget, experts say, communicates to the public that a bank is…
Construction outlook still mixed despite rebound in jobs
September saw 19,000 new construction jobs, ending three months of declines. Nonresidential construction added 16,300 positions, led by specialty trade contractors. Construction unemployment rose slightly to 3.8%, while wages increased 4% annually.
All construction projects to put up details on site as RERA order kicks in today
The Gujarat Real Estate Regulatory Authority's (RERA) November 28 order asking all construction sites to put up boards informing people about the kind of project being undertaken at the site came into effect on Monday. These details include RERA…
Best Construction Stocks To Follow Now - November 30th
3 Stocks to Buy for the Evolution of AI Infrastructure Deere & Company, Lennar, Caterpillar, D.R. Horton, and Lowe's Companies are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. 'Construction stocks' are…
San Diego ISD's school facility collapses after nine months of construction
A multi-use facility under construction at San Diego High School collapsed Saturday, Nov. 29 after just nine months of construction, prompting concerns from neighbors and an investigation by the school district. Residents reported hearing a loud…
Only 21% of over 3,000 construction sites in Mumbai have installed AQI sensors, civic body data shows
Data with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) shows that only 21 per cent of the construction sites in the city have complied with the mandatory requirement of installing air quality sensors so far. According to figures with the civic…
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