#construction

NASA selected seven companies for a multiple-award construction contract supporting up to $300 million in upgrades at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

A residential building in France with 12 apartments has reportedly been completed using 3D concrete printing in just 34 days.

Collaborative robots are taking a larger role in welding, fabrication and construction as labor shortages and easier software tools push adoption beyond automotive plants.

A team from the University of British Columbia says an electrochemical preheating step and recycled cement inputs could lower the emissions burden of one of the world’s dirtiest industrial materials.

Responses to a national survey indicate tunnel construction workers across Australia believe they face significant exposure to silica dust, underscoring an occupational health risk tied to incurable disease.

A projected $8.09 trillion global power-generation pipeline shows the scale of energy ambition, but most of the value is still stuck before construction, putting the focus on permits, grids, finance and supply chains.

Large data center projects are increasingly stalling before construction begins, as power shortages, public resistance and proposed state restrictions collide with the industry’s rush toward gigawatt-scale development.

A fresh rise in construction stress in March was driven by a sharp increase in project abandonments, with higher oil-related costs and disrupted trade flows adding pressure to private development.