A much-rumored construction industry acquisition, announced March 29 for $795 million, would boost buyer's water resources capacity and global footprint.
A new study by Dodge Data and Analytics, published this February in the “World Green Building Trends 2016 SmartMarket Report,” confirms that green design and construction is accelerating as an important global trend.
ENR's Editor-in-Chief offers a tongue-in-cheek parody of "The 12 Days of Christmas" that looks at 12 construction trends she believes will be important in the coming year.
Faced with economic uncertainty and political unrest in many parts of the world, major global firms are banking on their regional diversity to find pockets of opportunity.
Under steady conditions, global construction output is set to grow, on average, by nearly 4% annually for the next 15 years—reaching, in constant 2014 dollars, $17.5 trillion by 2030, says an expansive 15-year forecast by two U.K.-based consultants..
Located 15 miles to the south of India's capital, New Delhi, the city of Gurgaon, barely a town two decades ago, is now the symbol of India's new growth and power.
Global energy demand will grow by 39% by 2030, driven almost entirely by the increased use of energy in all forms in China, India, the Middle East and other areas of the developing world, according the latest Energy Outlook, released on Jan. 18 by the London-based oil giant BP.
