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New York Set for First Self-Power...
New York is set to get its first solar powered build...
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London 2012 Gives UK Construction H...
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A new type of construction technology has been developed by civil engineers...
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US Wind Construction Reaches 10.3GW...
The development of wind projects in the US has reached a record high of 10....
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US Professor Developing Machine to ...
A revolutionary new system that has the capability to print buildings is be...
Read More....Government Funds Houses and Apprentices
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 26/02/2010 - 10:12:13
The Government has pledged almost £500 million to help build 8,000 affordable houses in every region of the country.It is hoped that the funding will help the housebuilding industry financially as well as by encouraging property developers ...
Read more....Eco Regeneration in North West
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 16/02/2010 - 10:48:52
Three blocks of eco-flats are to be built in the North West as part of an environmentally-friendly regeneration programme.The work, to be carried out by regeneration specialists Bramall Construction, aims to provide housing which benefits f...
Read more....New Houses Make New Town
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 11/02/2010 - 10:05:47
New housing developments up and down the country will help safeguard hundreds of construction jobs in the UK.In Pembrokeshire, 153 new homes could help a small village become a town after a councillor announced that the plans had not receiv...
Read more....Eco Homes Receive Government Backing
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 09/02/2010 - 10:42:38
Plans to build 600 eco homes in four UK towns have received a £60 million Government cash boost.It is expected that around 2,000 construction jobs will be created at the four sites in Hampshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire.Eco HomesTh...
Read more....Slow Construction Recovery Defies Winter Weather
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 04/02/2010 - 08:58:01
The UK construction industry took a boost today with the announcement that the sector shrank by the smallest amount for 23 months in January. Even more encouraging was the fact that the improvement came during a month severely disrupte...
Read more....Olympic Workforce Now Over 9,000
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 22/01/2010 - 10:01:52
The number of people working on construction of the Olympic Park and Olympic Village has now risen to 9,164 according to the latest figures from the Olympic Delivery Authority.Figures also show that 20 per cent of the workforce lives in the...
Read more....UK Construction Workers To Help Rebuild Haiti
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 21/01/2010 - 11:28:14
The rebuilding of Haiti will be supported by UK construction firms who have pledged to send construction workers to the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean country.Millions of the countrys residents have been left with no accommodation and infras...
Read more....Construction Jobs Give Industry Lift
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 14/01/2010 - 10:13:07
The construction industry has been given a boost by the announcement of a significant home building programme from the government.The creation of 4,000 new council houses will see 7,500 new construction jobs created with a further 100 appre...
Read more....New Travelodges To Defy Construction Contraction Forecast
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 12/01/2010 - 10:15:38
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has forecast further contraction in the construction industry in 2010, which is likely to mean that jobs in the industry will remain difficult to find.However, a ray of good news has emerged from ...
Read more....Construction Industry Growth In Third Quarter
Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 07/12/2009 - 11:23:22
Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics have shown that contrary to some reports, the construction industry in the UK has actually grown in the third quarter. Recent reports had suggested that construction industry ha...
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