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Construction risk rises as geopolitical shocks weigh on global projects – report

The global construction market entered 2026 in a state of “resilient stagnation”, according to GlobalData, as geopolitical volatility became more…
From adoption to ROI: Making technology work for contractors

Software implementation success is not just a construction challenge. Research from McKinsey & Company suggests that many large-scale technology initiatives fail to…
The nuclear renaissance is real in politics. It doesn’t exist as construction

Forty years ago this month, reactor No. 4 at Chernobyl exploded. I grew up about 350km away, in Mogilev, Belarus,…
Reimagining stormwater design through placemaking

Across many US towns and cities, stormwater basins tell a familiar story. Once built as practical pieces of infrastructure, these…
Morley intersection upgrade secures additional funding

The State Government of Western Australia (WA) has earmarked a further A$5.5m to carry out an overhaul of the Morley…

Monday Properties begins construction on new multifamily development in US

Multi-family developer Monday Properties and Glenmont Capital Management have broken ground on The Willow, a new multifamily development, in North…
Construction begins on IM Properties’ new speculative unit in UK

Property management company IM Properties has announced the start of construction on a new 51,000ft2 speculative unit at Mercia Park…
Peab secures contract to renovate shopping centre in Norrköping, Sweden

Nordic builder Peab has secured a contract from Fastighets AB L E Lundberg to renovate Spiralen Köpcentrum, a shopping mall,…
Saint-Gobain signs agreement to divest of merchanting brands in UK

Saint-Gobain has signed a binding agreement to divest all of its merchanting brands in the UK, to Stark group. As…
Netherlands to construct two nuclear power facilities by 2035

The Government of the Netherlands has plans to construct two new nuclear power plants by 2035, reported Reuters. These two…

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