Dublin Council Acquires Major Mixed-Use Development Out of Receivership
Dublin City Council has taken ownership of Camden Yard, a mixed‑use site comprising roughly 407,000 sq ft of office space and 299 residential units in the city centre. The development entered receivership after senior lender BentallGreenOak appointed Grant Thornton to recover the €475 m (≈ $522 m) project. CBRE Ireland managed the sale, listing the asset at a guide price of just over €90 m (≈ $99 m) in May 2025, with the final price undisclosed. Council officials view the acquisition as a strategic step toward completing the stalled regeneration project.
India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh
India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya is accelerating a suite of hydropower projects on the Myntdu and Kynshi rivers, including the 210 MW Myntdu‑Leshka Stage II and several upstream schemes. The detailed project reports are finished and the state government is seeking central...
Construction Begins for 281 Apartments at 110 E. Polk St in Richardson
High Street Residential, a Trammell Crow subsidiary, and Japan’s Tokyu Land have broken ground on a 281‑unit multifamily development at 110 E. Polk Street in Richardson. The four‑story complex will replace two existing buildings and a parking lot, offering studio to two‑bedroom...
Metra Announces 2026 Construction Program
Metra unveiled its 2026 construction program, earmarking $37.7 million for track maintenance, $22.3 million for bridges, $5.2 million for grade‑crossing replacements, and $59.1 million for signal, electrical and communications upgrades. The plan includes improvements at 20 stations, design work on 47 additional stations, replacement...
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for Punatsangchhu‑II, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
India and Bhutan signed the tariff protocol for the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu‑II hydroelectric project during Power Minister Manohar Lal’s visit. The agreement formalizes the export tariff and introduces a reactive‑energy accounting methodology to improve cross‑border grid stability. It also expands a...
Remodeling Market Sentiment Edges Down but Remains Positive in First Quarter
The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 62 in Q1 2026, slipping two points from the previous quarter but remaining comfortably above the neutral 50 mark that separates optimism from pessimism. The index aggregates the Current...
HRS Aluglaze Bags ₹27-Crore Order
HRS Aluglaze secured a total of ₹27 crore in new work orders across real‑estate and infrastructure clients, highlighted by a ₹10 crore contract with Safal Goyal Realty and ₹7 crore deals with KEC International and Aaryan Build Projects. The company also acquired Geotrix...
Milwaukee Announces 60 Vision Zero Projects for 2026
Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveiled Milwaukee's 2026 Vision Zero agenda, committing to 60 road‑safety projects aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities by 2037. The portfolio ranges from a $50 million National Avenue reconstruction to modest Safe Routes to School enhancements near Alexander Mitchell...
Affordable Housing Standard Evolves From Sustainability to Resilience
Enterprise Community Partners has released an updated edition of its Green Communities Criteria, shifting the focus from pure sustainability to comprehensive climate resilience for affordable housing. The new standard mandates resilience assessments for extreme heat, wildfires, flooding, high winds and...
Retail Component of Rise Koreatown Mixed-Use Development in Los Angeles Nears Completion
Nadel Architects says the retail portion of Rise Koreatown, a seven‑story mixed‑use project in Los Angeles, is nearing completion. The development will feature more than 52,000 sq ft of ground‑floor retail anchored by a 30,000 sq ft Zion Market, a Korean‑focused supermarket. Over 350...
Brutal Winter Tested Budgets and Project Timelines
A historic winter in the U.S., highlighted by Winter Storm Hernando, dumped up to three feet of snow in New England, prompting emergency declarations and commercial‑vehicle bans across at least 16 states. The bans and closed freight corridors produced 48‑96‑hour...
Onni Group Clears Shopping Center for Housing at 6500 PCH in Long Beach
Onni Group has begun demolition of the former Marina Shores shopping center at 6500 Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, converting the six‑acre site into a five‑story, 600‑unit multifamily complex. The development, approved for 4,000 sq ft of commercial space and over...
Construction Begins on 102-MW Murch Solar Project in Michigan
Greensol, the U.S. arm of Spain’s Greening, has broken ground on the 102‑MW Murch Solar project in Van Buren County, Michigan. The development is being led by Heelstone Renewable Energy, a Qualitas Energy subsidiary. Greensol provides turnkey EPC services, leveraging...
Richmond's New 'Stadium District' Will Include Hundreds of Homes, Offices, Jobs
Richmond, Virginia is launching a private‑public "Diamond District" anchored by the new CarMax Park minor‑league baseball stadium. The mixed‑use plan adds 161 middle‑income and 730 market‑rate housing units, office space and job opportunities. The city issued roughly $130 million in bonds...
Light House, Infina Technologies Partner on Construction Site Plastics Recycling Production Run
Light House and Infina Technologies completed the first production run of InfinaNet, a structural system built from plastics recovered on construction sites. The pilot Construction Plastics Initiative captured waste from eight Vancouver projects, converting it into recycled pellets via Plascon...
Two Savion Solar Projects Completed in the Midwest
Joint venture Tango Holdings, combining Shell’s Savion Equity and Ares Infrastructure Opportunities, has placed two 100‑MW utility‑scale solar farms into commercial operation in Indiana and Ohio, delivering 200 MW of clean power to the U.S. grid. The Elkhart County project in...
JE Dunn Launches Offsite Manufacturing Arm
JE Dunn has created Form Off‑Site Solutions, an off‑site manufacturing subsidiary that will produce metal, wood, building‑skin, and multi‑trade assemblies. The unit offers end‑to‑end services from product planning and design through engineering, fabrication, shipping and logistics. Leveraging five years of...
DESNZ Launches Pilot for Non-Pipeline Carbon Capture Transport
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has launched the Non‑Pipeline Transport (NPT) Pathfinder, a pilot to test road, rail and ship CO₂ transport alongside existing pipelines. The initiative follows the December 2024 contracts for the Teesside carbon...
New Survey Reveals Overwhelmingly Optimistic Results on the Use of AI in Construction
A CMiC‑Dodge survey of more than 6,000 construction firms found that 87% of contractors believe artificial intelligence will have a meaningful impact on the industry. Respondents expect AI to cut time on repetitive tasks (85%), improve decision‑making (over 70%) and...
Fair Work Agency Urged to Act on ‘Exploitative Labour’ Report
The UK’s newly‑launched Fair Work Agency (FWA) has been urged to act on the 74‑page Decent Work report, which flags systemic labour exploitation across multiple sectors. Construction, social care and the gig economy are identified as high‑risk, with nearly 500...
Fire Safety Fears Raised After DfE Drops Schools Sprinkler Guidance
The Department for Education has removed the Building Bulletin 100 guidance that recommended sprinklers for most new schools, limiting the requirement to buildings over four storeys, taller than 11 metres, residential campuses, and special schools. The change was made without consulting...
Last Turbines Arrive at One of Sunshine State’s Biggest Wind Projects, with a Big Battery Included
The final 41 turbines have arrived at Queensland’s Wambo wind farm, completing the 254 MW second stage and bringing the total capacity to 506 MW across 81 turbines. Stage one’s 252 MW is already connected to the grid, and the project includes a...
Barratt Redrow and PfP JV to Deliver 8,500-Home New Town in East Herts
Barratt Redrow and Places for People have formed a joint venture to build an 8,500‑home garden‑town development on 1,630 acres in East Hertfordshire. The plan features at least 1,950 affordable homes, 312,200 sq ft of commercial space, schools, leisure facilities and extensive...
Mesa Okays 62-Unit Affordable Sr. Housing Project
The City of Mesa approved a ground lease with Commonwealth Development to build The Helix, a 62‑unit affordable senior housing project at 37 W. University Dr. The development is budgeted at roughly $18 million and will provide one‑ and two‑bedroom apartments for low‑income...
Upgrades Needed on ‘Very Busy’ Section of Cambridgeshire Rail Line
Network Rail will renew nearly 1 km of track, replace six sets of points, and upgrade old sleepers and ballast around Ely station in Cambridgeshire. The work starts on 25 April and is spread over eight weekends through June 2026 to minimise...
New Stations Open in Britain’s West Midlands
Britain’s West Midlands completed a £185 million ($235 million) rail expansion on April 7, adding three new stations—Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road—on the Camp Hill Line. The project, funded by £126 million ($160 million) from the Department for Transport and an extra £30 million...
UK to Require 62,000 New Rapid Chargers by 2030 to Meet EV Demand
Knight Frank’s latest report warns that the UK will need an extra 62,000 rapid EV chargers by 2030, requiring roughly 1,900 acres of land. The country’s electric‑vehicle fleet is expected to swell to 7.6 million vehicles, representing about 20% of all...
Fragmented Infrastructure Data Driving Trillions in Inefficiencies
A UMIP Inc. report titled “The $2 Trillion Infrastructure Identity Gap” warns that fragmented lifecycle data across buildings and infrastructure creates more than $2 trillion in annual global inefficiencies. In the United States, commercial properties alone may lose over $300 billion, while residential assets could...
Florida People & Companies, April 10, 2026
The Astor Companies announced the launch of condominium sales for Havana Enclave, a 179‑unit project in Miami’s Little Havana, now slated for completion at the end of 2026. Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of Citi Centre, a 46,324‑sq‑ft office...
Housing Project Launched for Senen Shantytown Dwellers
Indonesia’s government has begun constructing 324 low‑cost homes on a 1.6‑hectare plot in Central Jakarta for residents of the Sen Senen shantytown. The project, overseen by Public Housing Minister Ara Sirait and built by state‑owned PT Wijaya Karya, targets completion by mid‑June 2026....
Historic England Backs Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Redevelopment
Historic England has approved the redevelopment of the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, a grade II* listed post‑war modernist complex in south London. Morgan Sindall will deliver a design‑build scheme that adds a six‑court padel hub, 3×3 basketball courts, five‑a‑side...
Rapid EV Chargers Will Necessitate 1,900 Acres of Land by 2030
Rapid EV charger demand in the UK will require roughly 1,900 acres of land by 2030, according to Knight Frank’s new report. The study projects 213,000 additional chargers, including 89,000 rapid DC units, to serve an estimated 2.1 million new EV...
Canada Remains the Top Destination for US Equipment Despite Import Dip
U.S. equipment manufacturers shipped $5.1 billion of machinery to Canada in 2025, keeping the neighbor as the largest single market for American gear despite a 13.2% year‑over‑year decline. Overall U.S. equipment exports fell 9.7% to $20.8 billion, with Australia a distant second...
N. Carolina Greenlights Two Hospital Projects Worth over $500M
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services approved two major hospital projects near Asheville, totaling over $500 million. Mission Hospital will add up to 95 acute‑care beds, raising its capacity to 828, with an estimated cost of more than $198 million...
Voltalia Commissions 148MW Solar PV Plant in South Africa with Rio Tinto Subsidiary PPA
French renewable developer Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar farm in Limpopo, South Africa, marking the country’s first large‑scale PV project built for a private client. The plant is backed by a long‑term corporate power purchase agreement with Rio Tinto’s...
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lal’s 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
Union Power Minister Manohar Lal began a four‑day trip to Bhutan to accelerate bilateral hydropower projects, notably the 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu‑I and 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu‑II schemes. He will meet senior Bhutanese officials, review project milestones, and discuss expanding cross‑border electricity trade, which...
Cemtech Asia 2025 Highlights
Cemtech Asia 2025 took place at the Conrad Seoul from June 9‑12, gathering industry leaders from Asia, the Middle East & Africa, and Europe. The program spotlighted low‑carbon cement, AI‑driven process control, and alternative‑fuel strategies, with a calcined‑clay project in Ghana...
UK Housing Market Loses Momentum as Borrowing Costs Rise, RICS Says
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported a sharp slowdown in the UK housing market during March, as buyer demand and sales activity fell markedly. Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level in more than a decade, eroding...
Plans Submitted for 2m Sq Ft Manchester Airport Science and Manufacturing Campus
Plans for phase one of Mix Manchester, a 2 million sq ft science and manufacturing campus at Manchester Airport, have been submitted. The initial phase will deliver over 70,000 sq ft of flexible mid‑tech workspace, a multi‑storey carpark and ground‑floor commercial space. The broader scheme...
Qonic Introduces Native Drawing Generation
Qonic’s April 2026 update adds native drawing generation to its browser‑based BIM platform, letting architects and engineers create fully annotated floor plans and sections directly from BIM or IFC models. The tool automatically adds dimensions, room tags and other annotations,...
Scotland’s Homeless Get Highland CLT Home — and a 60-Year Future
Fifteen factory‑built cross‑laminated timber (CLT) homes, called Nest Houses, have been installed at the Harriet Gardens development in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, providing self‑contained accommodation for people experiencing homelessness. The units, manufactured in Invergordon and shipped south, are slated for occupancy...
University of Regina and TCMA Partner for Carbon Capture Innovation
The University of Regina and Thailand’s Cement Manufacturers Association have partnered to ship a Canadian‑designed carbon‑capture pilot unit to Thailand. Funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada and overseen by UNIDO, the unit will demonstrate carbon capture, utilisation and storage...
$600 Million Montreal Airport Light Rail Stays on Budget and on Schedule for 2027 Opening
Montreal Trudeau International Airport’s REM light‑rail station is 80% complete, remains on its CAD $600 million budget (≈ $444 million USD), and is slated to open in late 2027. The underground platform, 40 m beneath the terminal, will serve about seven million passengers annually—roughly 20% of the...
Houston Toyota Center Approved for $180M Expansion Project Slated After Current Rockets Season
The Harris County‑Houston Sports Authority approved a $180 million expansion of the Toyota Center, set to begin after the current Rockets season and finish by fall 2027. The plan adds a 20,000‑square‑foot atrium with a season‑ticket lounge, a new team store, expanded...
UK Approves EDF’s 800MW Springwell Solar Farm
EDF Power Solutions UK and Luminous Energy have secured a Development Consent Order for the 800 MW Springwell Solar Farm in Lincolnshire. The project, a 50/50 joint venture, is slated to generate enough electricity to power more than 180,000 homes and...
Czechia Signs EUR 405 Million Contract for Hradec Králové Station Modernisation
Czech infrastructure manager Správa železnic awarded a EUR 405 million ($441 million) contract to OHLA ŽS, Subterra and Elektrizace železnic Praha to modernise Hradec Králové station. The EU Cohesion Fund will contribute up to EUR 354.5 million (about $386 million), with the State Fund covering the balance. slated for...
Volvo Construction Equipment Starts World's First Serial Production of Electric Articulated Haulers
Volvo Construction Equipment has launched serial production of its A30 electric and A40 electric articulated haulers at the Braå s plant in Sweden. The two models, with payloads of 32 tons and 43 tons respectively, can run up to six hours on a single charge,...
Prequalification Begins for King Salman Stadium Early Works
Saudi Arabia’s Sports Ministry opened pre‑qualification on 8 April for early works at the King Salman International Stadium in Riyadh, with submissions due by 28 April. The venue will cover roughly 660,000 sq m, seat 92,000 spectators and feature extensive hospitality and VIP amenities....
Saudi Firm to Develop $300m Syria Beaumont Project
Saudi-based Ezdihar Holding has signed a 50‑year joint venture with Syria’s Ministry of Tourism to build The Beaumont, a $250‑$300 million mixed‑use development in Damascus. The 77,000‑square‑metre project will feature two waterfront towers—a 150‑room luxury hotel and a 26‑floor residential tower—plus...
RICS Launches Consultation on Party Wall Guidance
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has opened an eight‑week consultation on its draft 8th edition of Party Wall Legislation and Procedure. The consultation invites input from surveyors, legal professionals, and dispute‑resolution practitioners across England and Wales. The new...