News Record-breaking flood in Alaska is warning to the world At least 100 homes have been damaged by flooding in the Alaskan capital of Juneau after rain and meltwater caused the local river to burst its banks in an incident…
Projects How they built the Paris Olympics swimming pools in 36 days Italy’s Myrtha Pools has installed two of its modular, stainless steel swimming pools for the Paris Olympics in just 36 days. The 50×25-metre pools went up at La Defense Arena…
News New York offshore wind could give hydrogen below $2/kg, say researchers Wind farms off the coast of New York could power green hydrogen production at below $2 a kilogram by 2030, say researchers at the US state-funded National Renewable Energy Laboratory…
News Egypt unveils $21bn tourist complex on Mediterranean coast Egypt has unveiled plans to invest $21bn in a huge tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, business website Zawya reports. The so-called “SouthMed” scheme will be developed by the government…
News Vinci wins €94m water contract in Cambodia Vinci Construction Grands Projets has won a €94m design-build project to enlarge a drinking water plant supplying Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. The customer is the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority,…
News 3XN designs “simple and poetic” Danish centre for coastal nature Danish architect 3XN has won a design competition for the 700-sq-m Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing on Denmark’s Funen island. The oval building on a pier in Assens…
News Honolulu starts work on $174m wastewater project Construction has begun on a $174m upgrade of Honolulu’s Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, increasing the capacity and efficiency of the state’s largest plant. The scope of work includes expanding…
News Aecom to help rebuild Ukraine’s hydropower capacity As Russia steps up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, US engineer Aecom has partnered with Ukrainian hydropower company Ukrhydroenergo to be technical advisor in the rebuilding of bombed dams.…
News China seeks coastal charm with ‘beautiful bays’ campaign China wants to beautify its coastline by building more than 110 “beautiful bays” by 2027. Seven cities will also become “model zones” where their coastal areas can be classed as…
News China agrees to finance Russia’s first Pacific gas terminal China will help pay for Russia’s first liquified petroleum gas (LPG) terminal on its Pacific coast, shipping news site Marine Link reports. The aim is to complete a project that…
News ‘Site of the century’: Crews square up to Antwerp’s tunnel-under-a-canal A joint venture of contractors last week started the complex job of building a double-deck road tunnel under the Albert Canal in Antwerp, Belgium. It will consist of a pair…
News China starts building a 1,800-hectare offshore solar farm China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) started building China’s biggest offshore solar farm on Sunday at Haibin harbour in Lianyungang city in eastern China’s Jiangsu Province, Global Times reports. Costing $1.39bn,…
News Aston Martin’s 249m residential tower opens on Miami’s waterfront Aston Martin has announced the completion of a 249m-tall residential tower in downtown Miami. The sail-shaped building was designed by the car-maker, along with Rodolfo Miani of Argentine architect Bodas…
News Thai and Danish firms to study nuclear power-barge plan Thai power company Global Power Synergy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denmark’s Seaborg Technologies to explore the possibility of a nuclear “power barge” for Thailand. Seaborg has developed…
News Germany is turning its big open coal mines into lakes German utility RWE has chosen a Turkish steelmaker to supply pipe sections for its planned pipeline from the River Rhine to turn opencast coal mines in the Ruhr into giant…
News China’s cities are sinking, study says Millions of people living in Chinese cities face rapid subsidence, according to a major new study. Dozens of researchers led by Ao Zurui of South China Normal University used a…
News Dubai announces next phase of sold out South Bay development The government of Dubai has announced plans for a fourth phase of its South Bay development, which will add 138 three-to-five bedroom villas, together with a few six and seven…
News Former Trieste petrol refinery to become park powered by ‘water batteries’ Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has designed a masterplan for a 365,000 sq m seafront park on the site of a former oil refinery. The masterplan will open up a previously…