Engineering & Construction

Urban skylines are growing upward. But as global city-dwellers continue to reach for the skies, constructors have now begun asking themselves how to best use the spaces between skyscrapers. Instead of just building up, they are now building across – and installing walkways to connect some of the tallest buildings in the world. In many […]

Is the day coming when the mobile phone replaces the mortar trowel as the most important tool on the building site? The idea may sound farfetched to some. But to those at the very forefront of construction IT innovation, recent developments have made it appear very plausible indeed – and arriving sooner than we think. […]

In March 2016, Samsung C&T announced it had won a $610 million contract to build the Thomson Line T313 subway station in Singapore, which is just the latest in a long line of projects the company has undertaken in the island nation. The Thomson Line T313 station project is a particularly challenging task, requiring a 1,200m […]

Green building is no longer a mere buzzword in the construction world. Contractors are having to adapt fast to meet the needs of customers and governments who want their homes and offices to be both sustainable and eco-friendly. For example, McGraw Hill claims that in 2005, only two percent of new residential construction projects were green. By […]

Poor air quality is making for troubling news headlines everywhere. China is currently looking for solutions to its well-documented smog crisis, with India also hoping to take measures to curb its worsening pollution issues. But air pollution goes well beyond the fast-industrializing mega economies of Asia. Countries like the UK are currently experiencing crisis-level pollution. In fact, the UK […]

In order to meet the city-state’s growing energy needs, the Singapore government in 2012 unveiled details of its plans to build a 35km subterranean network of cable tunnels, allowing for more effective energy distribution from power stations to Singapore’s financial district, the downtown area and a whole host of residential areas. To get the job […]

Infrastructure spending is up everywhere. This is especially true in the United States, where President Trump has promised to boost civil spending. And as the first quarter of 2017 draws to a close, this is already shaping up to be a very big year for global infrastructure development. Here are seven structures the world is likely […]

If you have never flown to Korea before, it is worth getting a window seat for your first visit to the country’s biggest air terminal, Incheon International Airport. For when you descend through the clouds, you are instantly greeted with a very unique sight indeed: dozens of small, mountainous, tree-covered islets and busy boats navigating […]

Passenger numbers rose last year at airports in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. And with so many planes in the skies, customers are becoming increasingly discerning about the airports they travel to and from. More money and care than ever before is going into airport architecture, design, construction and maintenance – with some very striking results. Here’s all you […]

The most important challenge for industry professionals is making what they do appear vibrant, interesting and dynamic to recent graduates. When young people join a trade, they want to believe that it will lead them to bigger and better things – to adventures, excitement and career fulfillment. Construction is no different from other industries in […]