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15-year plan to rebuild the Northeast Corridor rail network released
- Nov, 16, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Construction Management Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A $136-billion plan on the state-of-good-repair and improvement of the Northeast Corridor rail network was released on November 16 by the Northeast Corridor Commission. Furthermore, the 15-year plan...
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Processed spent coffee grounds can enhance concrete strength
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Concrete Structures General Civil General Construction Material Reuse Other Structural Sustainable Development News On Publications News On Research / Academia News On Products & Services Other News
- Australia, Melbourne
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have recently published a paper which shows that the addition of processed spent coffee grounds to a concrete mix can significantly i...
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New York’s first offshore wind turbine installed at South Fork
- Nov, 20, 2023
- Sustainable Development Wind Engineering Green Infrastructure General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
It was announced on Monday, November 20, that New York’s first offshore wind turbine had been successfully installed at the South Fork Wind Farm. Furthermore, the announcement came from New York Sta...
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PituRooms: The world’s narrowest hotel is nine feet wide
- Nov, 20, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Caisson Foundations Deep Foundations Other News News On Projects / Industry
- Indonesia, Salatiga
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
What has been dubbed as the world's skinniest hotel was inaugurated in December 2022, at the city of Salatiga, Indonesia. Furthermore, the creator of this hotel is an architect who was raised in Sal...
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China’s Sanya Cultural District competition winning design visualized
- Sep, 28, 2023
- Visualization General Civil General Construction Sustainable Development Other Structural Other Geotechnical News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Sanya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The competition for the new Cultural District in the Chinese city of Sanya was completed in late September and resulted in a winning design by Zaha Hadid Architects, which resembles floating over...
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Miami’s highest $50 million Waldorf Astoria penthouse revealed
- Nov, 14, 2023
- General Civil Visualization General Construction Other Structural Construction Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Rendered images of Waldorf Astoria Miami tower’s $50 million penthouse were revealed by the developer last month. Waldorf Astoria Miami is a 100-story hotel and residential tower, which upon complet...
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Six visualized proposals for the Sydney Harbour Bridge that didn’t make the cut
- Nov, 10, 2023
- General Civil Bridge Design Bridges General Construction Bridge Management Construction Management Visualization News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Australia, Sydney
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, standing next to the Sydney Opera House in the city’s harbor is the world’s tallest steel arch bridge and one of the country’s most iconic landmarks. Back in 2019, Budget...
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Construction of Hamburg’s tallest skyscraper halted
- Nov, 08, 2023
- Construction Management General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- Germany, Hamburg
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Construction of the Elbtower, Hamburg’s new tallest skyscraper, has been halted due to outstanding payments from the developer to the builder. Furthermore, the project was first announced in March o...
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Largest offshore wind farm in the US gains federal approval
- Oct, 31, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Geotechnics Energy Engineering Offshore Geotechnics General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Data Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States, Virginia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On Tuesday, October 31, the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) gained a Record of Decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM), bringing it one step closer to final approval. In a...
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China’s futuristic Chengdu Science Fiction Museum opens by hosting Worldcon
- Oct, 18, 2023
- General Civil General Construction Other Structural Other Geotechnical Construction Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- China, Chengdu
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum is a futuristic building in Chengdu, China, which opened to host the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) on the 18th of October. Chengdu is the capital of...
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