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Standing but unsafe: Venezuela faces major structural assessment challenge



More than two weeks after the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela, the emergency response is moving from search and rescue toward structural assessment, temporary housing and recovery planning....

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The Panama Canal’s next megaproject is water resilience



The Panama Canal is facing a new test that is less about widening the waterway and more about protecting the water that keeps it operating. After the severe drought disruption of recent years, canal a...

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Heatwave pressure renews focus on UK water resilience



A major public campaign is being launched in the UK to encourage people to reduce daily water use as the country emerges from a period of extreme heat. The campaign, called Let’s Save Water, aims to s...

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Civil engineering lessons from a century of bamboo scaffolding



Bamboo scaffolding has been embedded in Hong Kong’s construction sector for more than a century, remaining a dominant access and temporary works system in one of the world’s densest high-rise environ...

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From AI to infrastructure: Construction’s expanding role in data centers



Data center construction emerged as one of the strongest sectors in an otherwise uneven construction market during 2025, and momentum is accelerating into 2026. Driven by rapid adoption of artificial...

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UK secures £35m steel supply agreement for Türkiye’s Modern Rail Corridors



The announcement of a new £35 million rail supply contract marks a significant development for British steel manufacturing and for ongoing high-speed rail expansion in Türkiye. The agreement, to be f...

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Construction’s carbon footprint to double by 2050, study warns



A new global analysis published in Communications Earth & Environment warns that the construction sector’s carbon footprint has more than doubled since 1995, and, under current trends, is expecte...

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AI-generated stadium video misleads millions about Saudi 2034 World Cup



A viral video claiming to show Saudi Arabia’s plans for a skyscraper-suspended football stadium for the 2034 FIFA World Cup has been confirmed as fake, after misleading more than 50 million online vi...

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Securing Energy Supply Through Standardised Nuclear Construction



Britain is advancing its nuclear programme with Sizewell C in Suffolk, designed as a near-identical counterpart to Hinkley Point C in Somerset. This approach of standardisation is expected to lower c...

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Europe’s Largest Timber Development Breaks Ground in Stockholm



As part of an initiative to align urban development with environmental priorities, Sweden has initiated the world’s largest wooden city in the Sickla district of Stockholm. Known as Stockholm Wood Ci...

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