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Egypt and Qatar launch $29.7 billion Mediterranean coastal real-estate project

The governments of Egypt and Qatar have signed a partnership agreement to develop a luxury real-estate and tourism megaproject on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, including a $3.5 billion land payment in...

Smart concrete: The rise of energy-storing concrete

Researchers at MIT have developed a new form of concrete capable of storing and releasing electrical energy, a breakthrough that could transform how infrastructure interacts with renewable power. Kno...

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...

Zhen Hua 30 completes China’s first 10,000-ton offshore steel structure installation

China’s heavy-lift crane vessel Zhen Hua 30 has successfully installed the country’s first offshore steel structure exceeding 10,000 tons, marking a significant milestone in marine infrastructure con...

Magna Tram Train station reaches bridge and lift milestone, advancing lower Don Valley connectivity

The new Magna Tram Train station in Rotherham has reached a key construction stage with the installation of twin lift shafts and a passenger overbridge. The scheme is a £10 million investment schedul...

The Line at Neom faces feasibility reassessment while construction continues

The Neom megaproject in Saudi Arabia, which is often described as the world’s largest construction site, has entered a significant reassessment phase amid cost pressures, delays, and shifting deliver...

Space-based data-centres engineered for orbit with new construction techniques

A specialist in-space construction firm has announced plans to build “massive data centres” in orbit, leveraging modular assembly and space logistics to address terrestrial data-centre constraints. T...

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...

Rare earth mining boom in Laos threatens Mekong river system

Satellite imagery reveals that since 2022, at least 27 new rare earth mining sites have been established across river basins in Laos—despite national bans on rare earth extraction—raising concerns ab...

China’s underwater data center project targets 90 % cooling energy reduction

A Chinese maritime-equipment company, Highlander, is preparing to deploy a submerged data center pod off the coast of Shanghai, which aims to reduce energy consumption for cooling by approximately 90...

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