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Largest 3D printed building in Europe constructed in Heidelberg, Germany

Construction of Europe’s largest 3D printed building in Heidelberg, Germany started on March 31 and is expected to end in late July. The building is 55 meters long, 11 meters wide and 9 meters high,...

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Construction crane’s boom collapses on building in New York City

A construction crane’s boom collapsed on a nearby building after it caught on fire on Wednesday, July 26. The crane was located on a construction site, at 10th Avenue, between 41st and 42nd streets...

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The MSG Sphere lights up to be named world’s largest video screen

The MSG Sphere is, among other things, the world’s largest video screen, featuring 580,000 square footage of fully programmable LED exterior. It is located next to the Las Vegas Strip and east of th...

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Surat Diamond Bourse breaks Pentagon’s 80-year long record for world’s largest office building

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is scheduled to inaugurate Surat Diamond Bourse, the world’s new largest office building, on the 21st of November. As the name suggests, the building is locate...

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First design and build contract awarded for the Grand Paris Express

The first design and build contract for the Grand Paris Express was awarded by the Société du Grand Paris to a mainly French encompassing consortium on July the 13th. The Grand Paris Express is a pr...

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Construction of a 160 MW hydroelectric power plant has started in Bosnia and Herzegovina

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in late June for the Dabar hydroelectric power plant in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dabar hydroelectric power plant is the largest of the Go...

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Part of the highest cable car in Europe opens connecting Italy and Switzerland

Europe’s highest cable car, Matterhorn Glacier Ride II, is now connecting the Swiss Matterhorn Glacier Paradise mountain station and the Italian Testa Grigia at 3,883 and 3,480 meter altitudes respec...

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Orlando high-speed rail extension completed

Completion of the Orlando high-speed rail extension was celebrated by station city mayors and Brightline Orlando construction team members on June 21st. The 170-mile Orlando expansion runs from Orla...

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Permeable concrete used in New York City reconstruction project

New York City’s representatives inaugurated the reconstructed Beach 108th Street project in Queens, on June 13. Furthermore, the project included reconstruction of an area in Rockway Park, which was...

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UK’s most suitable geothermal areas strongly overlap with areas in need of investment, study finds

A study conducted by Durham University and commissioned by Kieran Mullan, Member of Parliament (MP), identified the 45 most suitable sites for deep geothermal development. Furthermore, the same study...

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