Construction Industry News

The first installed U.S. turbine at the 132-GW South Fork wind project off the New York coast has linked power production to the state grid for the first time at a major domestic facility.

A consortium led by France-based Suez Group, with Razel-Bec and VINCI subsidiary Triverio Construction has been awarded a civil engineering contract for the Haliotis 2 wastewater treatment facility in Nice, by Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur and Eau d’Azur.

Australia-based services firm said it will develop the front-end design for QatarEnergy LNG’s CO₂ sequestration project at its Ras Laffan site.

Scotland also signed seven new agreements to develop floating offshore wind projects that would supply renewable energy to help North Sea oil and gas operations replace gas and diesel power and reduce carbon emissions.

Hyundai Motor Co. opened its first assembly plant in 1968 in Ulsan, South Korea, and over the following decades has grown the site to include five independent manufacturing plants over 1.9 sq miles.

Manchester Airport in northwest England has begun the second phase of its $1.6-billion program with construction of a new 12-gate pier for Terminal 2 by London-based lead contractor Mace Group Ltd. Set for completion in 2025, the new pier will accommodate a variety of aircraft types.

Bouygues Bâtiment International, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction, and partner Intrakat, broke ground recently on the Riviera Tower, a $360-million residential tower in Athens, Greece.

City Executive discusses promoting diversity in the sciences and equity and inclusion in major LA transit projects.

This brewery expansion significantly increases production capacity and transforms the existing facility—which makes beer primarily imported to the U.S.—into one that has an automated, state-of-the-art production line.

The $1-billion plant to produce the chemical ADN—a nylon precursor—was the client’s largest-ever capital investment.

Located in Curicó, about 200 km south of Santiago, the hospital is described as “the largest and most modern health project” in Chile’s Maule region.

The 258,000-sq-ft hospital is the largest of its kind in the region, treating trauma and burn patients from across Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa.

Health Belo Horizonte is a first of its kind public-private partnership project focused on primary health care in Brazil.

India’s New Parliament Building will serve as an operational hub for the country’s government but also as a cultural centerpiece for national festivals and ceremonial events.

U.S. embassies are never simple. They are multifaceted self-contained villages with strict security, both in design and construction.

PCL and its team pulled out all the stops to complete the first phase of a modernization of the home of baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays.

To bring Saudi Arabia’s new multicultural theme park from concept to completion in just 80 days in late 2022, a team of 70 design-build contractors worked across three shifts on a 24/7 jobsite. Careful coordination and supervision ensured quality and cohesion across the project.

Meeting deadlines was an ongoing challenge for the fast-tracked project to restore the late 19th-century Al Salamlek Palace, but the team finished in 21 months, on time and below budget.

Before the 16th-century Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Italy, could undergo architecturally sensitive modernization, its ancient walls demanded extensive repairs.

Located on an underutilized triangular plot chosen for its proximity to Springfield Central Station, the parking garage nearly fills its site, which is hemmed in by roadways on three sides. A triangular footprint made the best use of the available space.