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Historic church collapses in Connecticut

A historic church collapsed in New London, Connecticut, on Thursday, January 25. Furthermore, the collapsed building was the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival-style church that was built...

First potentially carbon-neutral asphalt replacement successfully trialed in Lancashire

Aggregate Industries recently partnered with the Lancashire County Council and trialed a new carbon-neutral asphalt replacement solution on Lancashire’s M65 slip road. Furthermore, the milestone eve...

Sodium-ion batteries and what seems to be their rise in 2024

Discussion about sodium-ion batteries, and whether they can over throne lithium-ion ones, has been going on for quite some time now, but some major breakthroughs at the beginning of 2024 make their c...

$4.7 billion contract awarded for the construction of Neom’s artificial lake

The contract for the construction of a $4.7 billion artificial lake, part of Saudi Arabia’s Neom project, was recently signed. Furthermore, the 2.8 km long lake is going to be formed by three new dam...

Construction of 134-story skyscraper proposed in Oklahoma City

Update: On January the 19th, the developers announced a revised height of 1,907 feet for the planned skyscraper, which would make it the nation's tallest building if constructed. 1907 was chosen to s...

Plans for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters unveiled

The winning design for Tencent’s new 500,000 m² headquarters was unveiled on Thursday, December 7, following an international design competition. Tencent is a Chinese tech giant which was founded in...

Temporary elevator failure causes five fatalities on Swedish construction site

A temporary elevator, used on a construction site in Stockholm, failed on Monday, December 11, causing the loss of five workers’ lives. Furthermore, the incident took place on a site located in Sund...

7-story building partially collapses in New York

A seven-story building partially collapsed in the Bronx of New York, on the afternoon of Monday, December 11. Furthermore, it has so far been reported that the collapse took place at around 3:30 p.m...

Finland launches auction for 3 GW offshore wind projects

The government of Finland adopted, on November 23, a resolution regarding the launch of the tendering process for five offshore wind farm projects, two of which will start immediately. Furthermore,...

A look into Poland’s new €8 billion airport

Poland is moving steadily towards starting construction of its new €8 billion Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) airport, or Central Communication Port in English. The airport is scheduled to be loc...

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