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WEBRussia outlines plans to build 34 reactors by 2042. Russia main energy utility has published a draft plan for investment in energy over the next 18 years. This proposes the construction of 34 reactors, a figure that includes small…. Companies.
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WEBSaudi Arabian megaproject Amaala to open to first tourists next year. The 4,200 sq km, $6.1bn Amaala tourist destination on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is due to welcome its first guests in 2025, according to Red Sea Global, the developer….
Japan plans to take timber high-rise construction to new heights
WEBGCR Staff. 19.02.18. A Japanese company has revealed plans to build a 350-m-high tower made predominantly of timber, which, if ever built, would dwarf the wooden structures currently being constructed or contemplated. In recent years a global competition has developed to build the world’s tallest timber tower, with Norway, Canada, Austria and ...
The century’s most troublesome construction projects
WEBOct 5, 2015 · Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under construction on Barrow Island, 60km off the northwest coast of Western Australia (Source: Chevron) Commenced: 2009. Planned Completion: 2014. Completed: Ongoing – First production estimated late 2015. Delay: Estimated 18 months. Planned Cost: US$37bn. Final Cost: Estimated US$54bn.
$93m offshore wind auction is ‘much-needed’ boost to Biden’s …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday raised nearly $93m in an auction for two lease areas for wind power sites off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
Why China can build high-speed rail so cheaply
WEBJul 14, 2014 · Not only that, to build it China spent two-thirds or less what other countries have spent. According to a World Bank paper published last week, China’s high-speed rail so far has cost between $17m and $21m per kilometre, even though it has a high ratio of big-ticket viaducts and tunnels. In Europe that figure is $25m-$39m per kilometre, while ...
Bloomberg’s London HQ is ‘most sustainable office building in the …
WEBOct 2, 2017 · Key innovation highlights include: Integrated Ceiling Panels combine heating, cooling, lighting and acoustic functions in a petal-leaf design. The system, which incorporates 500,000 LED lights, uses 40% less energy than a …
Colombia’s crowdfunded skyscraper becomes its tallest building
WEBSep 7, 2015 · The BD Bacatá skyscraper, under construction in the Colombian capital of Bogotá, has now become the tallest building in the country, overtopping the 196m Colpatria Tower in the same city, and the second tallest building in South America, after the Gran Torre Santiago in Chile. We’re proud that the work of more than 800 builders is being ...
Five-year study shows recycled concrete works as well as normal ...
WEBDec 9, 2020 · Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) conducted side-by-side comparisons of recycled and conventional concrete in a building foundation and a municipal sidewalk, finding that the recycled concrete had comparable strength and durability after five years in service.
Stretchy cement makes buildings “immune to earthquakes”
WEBOct 19, 2017 · Stretchy cement makes buildings “immune to earthquakes”. GCR Staff. 19.10.17. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a form of concrete that is able to stretch without breaking, making it better able to resist the kind of forces produced by earth movements. As all structural …