News Archive
London to Beijing: two days by train?
9 March 2010
A Chinese rail consultant has suggested that high-speed trains could allow passengers to travel from London to Beijing in two days.
Electric paving slab gets stamp of approval
9 March 2010
A paving slab that generates energy from footfall has won first place in a green innovations competition supported by the CIOB.
Vancouver over, developers look to Sochi 2014
8 March 2010
Russia is seeking investors for major real estate development in Sochi, the city hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014.
Montreal car park collapse was avoidable: Coroner
8 March 2010
A Canadian coroner called for tighter inspection rules after finding that a car park that collapsed and killed a man was badly built and maintained.
China considers first carbon trading scheme
8 March 2010
China may start its first carbon cap-and-trade system for energy use in buildings in Tianjin by June, Bloomberg reports.
New houses to store sun’s energy all year long
5 March 2010
A social housing development in the UK will showcase a technique for storing the sun’s energy for release throughout the year, even in winter.
Major US companies sign up for fuel cell system
3 March 2010
Silicon Valley-based Bloom Energy Corporation has launched a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) product it claims will provide clean power for buildings.
Hill JV to project manage Grand Egyptian Museum
25 February 2010
Egypt awards project management contract to a joint venture between Hill International and EHAF Consulting Engineers for the Grand Egyptian Museum.
Libya freezes entry to Europeans – except Brits
18 February 2010
In the midst of a massive building boom Libya has stopped issuing entry visas to Europeans, apart from British nationals.
Turkey offers Bangladesh $1bn – with strings
15 February 2010
Turkey’s private asset management firm RHEA has offered a US$1-bn conditional loan to Bangladesh for winning infrastructure deals, Reuters reports.
