For the opening stage of an ambitious metro system development project planned to unify all of the railway networks in Qatar by 2030, Madrid-based FCC Construcción built the south portion of one of three lines in the 85- kilometer-long first phase of the program, and three of the first phase’s stations.
The largest infrastructure project in Norway, called Follo Line, includes the country’s longest railway tunnel at over 20 kilometers, mostly passing through solid granite.
The Sept. 17 acquisition of a 30% share in a Danish technology company by a Canadian manufacturer of concrete admixtures and waterproofing materials may turn out to mark the leading edge of a sweeping change for concrete construction in North America.
Jacobs Engineering’s comprehensive service as EPC contractor on a $700-million pharmaceutical complex for Bristol-Myers Squibb just northwest of Dublin gives it bragging rights for the extremely fast-track 26-month delivery of a facility to begin production of a life-saving anti-cancer drug on schedule, with more such drugs on the horizon.
The construction industry is continuing to lag well behind other industries in its adoption of digital tools, despite the technology’s potential to significantly improve project delivery and business outcomes.
Located on the island of Saadiyat off the coast of Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Rotana Hotel & Resort Complex was built with the intent to transform the island into a premiere tourist destination.
A set of lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan were dismissed by a federal appeals court after the Trump administration replaced the regulation with the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, but that rule now faces its own set of challenges.
Located in a Special Economic Zone between Malaysia and Singapore to enable free trade and investment, Southern Marina Residences provides much lower housing costs than in nearby Singapore as well as creating jobs and aiding the local Malaysian economy.