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Palestinians exposed to deadly levels of asbestos in ruined Gaza, expert warns. An international expert has warned that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past year has exposed many of the 2.1 million people trapped there to deadly….
Fear of failure: Why bolts on London's Cheesegrater tower began …
Jan 16, 2015 · The news that a third bolt has fallen from the new Leadenhall Building (popularly known as ‘The Cheesegrater’) in the City of London has caused consternation among those involved, coupled with a surge of interest what’s causing it.
The century’s most troublesome construction projects
Oct 5, 2015 · Chevron’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is under construction on Barrow Island, 60km off the northwest coast of Western Australia (Source: Chevron) Commenced: 2009. Planned Completion: 2014. Completed: Ongoing – First production estimated late 2015. Delay: Estimated 18 months. Planned Cost: US$37bn. Final Cost: Estimated US$54bn.
Vinci and Walsh team wins $2.9bn Chicago metro extension
Aug 19, 2024 · The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has chosen a team made up of French contractor Vinci and local company Walsh Construction to design and build the extension to the Red Line of the city’s metro. Walsh-Vinci Transit Community Partners won the $2.9bn contract after a two-year procurement process. The other two teams in the running were an all ...
Why Saudi Arabia’s “The Line” is not a revolution in urban living
Jun 23, 2023 · The Line is planned to be a city built from nothing in the desert. It is to consist of two gigantic, unbroken rows of skyscrapers, with living space in between. It is planned to be 170km long, 200m wide, and 500m high, taller than any building in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. 10 times denser than Manhattan.
China’s CNTC to build seven-tower scheme in Abu Dhabi
Aug 19, 2019 · Chinese contractor CNTC has been picked to build Abu-Dhabi developer Imkan’s seven-tower "Pixel" mixed-use scheme, designed by Dutch architect MVRDV and planned for Reem Island in the emirate. With 525 residential units, the slim, mid-rise towers will surround a pedestrianised plaza and incorporate leisure and commercial spaces.
Finance arranged for Europe’s largest floating solar farm
Sep 6, 2024 · French banks have agreed to loan a German renewables company more than €50m towards to cost of building Europe’s largest floating solar power plant. Berlin-based Q Energy is planning to site a 74MW solar farm in a flooded gravel pit in the Haute-Marne department of northeastern France. The project, which is already under way, will involve ...
Why China can build high-speed rail so cheaply
Jul 14, 2014 · Not only that, to build it China spent two-thirds or less what other countries have spent. According to a World Bank paper published last week, China’s high-speed rail so far has cost between $17m and $21m per kilometre, even though it has a high ratio of big-ticket viaducts and tunnels. In Europe that figure is $25m-$39m per kilometre, while ...
China, Tanzania and Zambia agree $1bn plan to modernise Africa’s ...
Sep 4, 2024 · The $1bn scheme was proposed by Beijing in February as a way of improving Zambia’s access to world markets – the line runs from the Tanzanian port capital of Dar es Salaam to the town of Kapiri Mposh in the country’s copper belt.
China Harbour Engineering to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi
Nov 30, 2022 · China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been hired to build Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, which is being developed by CMA Terminals (70%) and AD Ports Group (30%). CHEC will build 28 office and utility buildings, create around a million sq m of yard paving, and build access roads. The terminal’s developers want it to start operating in the ...