AECOM, ranked No. 1 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms list, disrupted engineering-sector size norms when it purchased URS Corp. in 2014. Now it is moving forward in its link with mega-disruptor Elon Musk, and others, to design test tracks for his Hyperloop transportation system concept.
China Harbor Engineering Corp., has resumed work on the Chinese-funded $1.4 billion Colombo Port City project after Chinese and Sri Lankan officials moved to settle disputes.
The contract includes a tunnel under the Nile river, five elevated stations and two at-grade stations. When complete, the project will increase Cairo's network to 100 km.
A 300-meter-tall timber skyscraper would be more sustainable and faster to construct than conventional buildings, says the Centre for Natural Material Innovation.