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Airships for construction have failed before. Could they take off this time?
Published on: 27 November, 2024
A handful of companies are attempting to build airships specialising in lifting and carrying loads for the construction industry. 
European dealers weigh the benefits of buying Chinese EV equipment
Published on: 16 August, 2024
Dutch equipment dealer Kemp Groep says trade wars and far-right climate scepticism will not deter it from investing in Chinese electric earthmovers
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
Published on: 03 July, 2024
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Skanska signs US$49m contract to take down Atlanta station canopy
Published on: 25 June, 2024
Skanska has agreed a US$49m contract with MARTA to deconstruct the Britalist Five Points Station canopy
US disasters relief agency awards AECOM nationwide programme management services contract
Published on: 04 June, 2024
AECOM awarded a major contract to provide advisory and programme management services for repairing public infrastructure
Japan’s construction skills shortage threatens to overshadow Expo 2025
Published on: 31 May, 2024
Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
Wired differently: Harnessing neurodiverse talent in construction
Published on: 10 May, 2024
What skills can people with autism, dyslexia and ADHD bring to the construction sector?
How the European Investment Bank is under pressure to reshape infrastructure lending
Published on: 11 March, 2024
In a world where banks are facing increasing scrutiny over their lending, the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), must make some difficult choices.
Why women are leaving engineering and construction at twice the rate of men
Published on: 01 March, 2024
Valued At Work author Lauren Neal on why so many women are leaving the industry
EPA tightens rules on Fine Particulate Matter
Published on: 09 February, 2024
First time since 2012 that the federal government has cracked down on fine particulate matter
Why construction workers are demanding more
Published on: 01 February, 2024
Construction workers on the Paris Olympic sites are just some of the construction workers taking to strike action to demand improvements in pay and conditions in 2023
What are the chances AI will take your construction job?
Published on: 29 January, 2024
Will the rise of generative AI take away construction jobs or boost them?
Interview: Why a US construction body has started a legal battle with Biden
Published on: 24 November, 2023
Associated General Contractors outgoing chief executive Stephen Sandherr on 27 years representing the construction industry
How to promote an inclusive environment in your company
Published on: 01 November, 2023
Lucy Barnard interviews Emma Porter, managing director of UK-based Story Contracting about how to adopt a workable diversity and inclusion strategy
Silicosis: ‘the biggest risk to construction workers after asbestos’
Published on: 27 October, 2023
What is silicosis and why is it a threat to construction workers?
COP28 site workers risk “serious heat injury” claims human rights group investigation
Published on: 23 October, 2023
FairSquare is calling for an official investigation into the reasons why migrant construction workers preparing conference facilities for COP28 were labouring in “extreme heat.”
Construction workers fight for emergency heat protection as temperatures soar
Published on: 21 July, 2023
Record-breaking temperatures in US and Europe intensify demand for rules protecting construction workers from extreme heat.
Keltbray announces gender pay gap figures
Published on: 12 April, 2023
CEO: ‘We will increase representation of women in senior levels’ but gaps widens year on year
Demolishing stereotypes: The women working for gender equality in demolition
Published on: 08 March, 2023
Women in the industry talk to D&Ri about their experiences
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