AtkinsRéalis on Nuclear Powered AI Factories and the Future of Infrastructure
AtkinsRéalis has teamed with Nvidia to create nuclear‑powered AI factories that combine CANDU reactor technology with Nvidia’s Omniverse DSX Blueprint. The partnership aims to meet soaring AI compute demand while delivering 24/7 low‑carbon power and integrated cooling solutions. Over the next two years the firms will pilot 1 GW‑scale campuses, using digital twins to shorten permitting and construction timelines. Long‑term, they envision nuclear‑driven AI data centres becoming the industry standard for reliable, sustainable infrastructure.
Five Architectural Teams Shortlisted for Barcelona Artistic Hub
Five international design teams have been shortlisted for the Liceu Mar competition, a new 9,000‑sq‑m cultural hub on Barcelona’s Port Vell waterfront that will serve as a second venue for the historic Gran Teatre del Liceu. The competition, which attracted...
Construction Starts on New Airport in Guangzhou
Construction has begun on Guangzhou New Airport in Gaoming, about 60 km southwest of the city. The first phase will feature a 260,000‑square‑metre terminal, two parallel runways and 94 aircraft stands. When fully operational by 2030, the facility is designed to...
Big Wind Ambition, Real Infrastructure Gap: Ireland Must Accelerate Now
Ireland aims to harness up to ~37 GW of offshore renewable energy by 2050, leveraging its deep Atlantic waters for floating wind. However, existing ports lack the depth, capacity and lay‑down space—currently only 40‑50 ha—required for large‑scale projects. The government has outlined...
Germany and Poland Build First Renewable Cross-Border District Heating System
Construction has begun on United Heat, a renewable cross‑border district heating network linking Görlitz, Germany and Zgorzelec, Poland. The system combines heat pumps, biomass, solar thermal, power‑to‑heat and waste‑heat from sewage gas to replace gas‑fired and coal plants. A 3.8 km...
Drone Piloted in Spain Monitors a Hochtief Bridge Project in Germany
Skyports Drone Services is remotely piloting a "drone‑in‑a‑box" system from its Madrid centre to conduct weekly BVLOS inspections of Hochtief’s Rheinbrücke Leverkusen bridge project north of Cologne. The flights generate 2D and 3D survey outputs via DroneDeploy, replacing infrequent, manually‑operated...
Warm Homes Plan: Can Housing Retrofit Meet Future Demands?
The UK government has launched a £15 bn Warm Homes Plan, aiming to retrofit five million homes by 2030 with insulation, solar panels and heat pumps. The programme seeks to lower energy bills and meet national carbon‑reduction targets. Contractors and housing providers...
Germany to Spend €23m on Largest Post-War Cooperative Housing Renovation
Berlin-based Ecoworks secured a €23 million contract to retrofit 192 apartments across 12 post‑war cooperative buildings in Hagen. The renovation will employ prefabricated façade panels, insulation upgrades, new windows, electric shutters, roof insulation and on‑site photovoltaic integration, aiming for a 36 %...
Skanska Wins Three Contracts Worth $313m in Sweden and US
Skanska has secured three contracts worth $313 million across the United States and Sweden. The deals include a $165 million biology research building for Texas A&M University, a $102 million Avalon pedestrian bridge in Los Angeles, and a $46 million high‑school project in Halmstad....
Strabag Cartel Fine More than Trebles to €146m After Leniency Status Unravels
Austrian construction giant Strabag has seen its cartel fine surge to €146 million—the maximum penalty, equal to about 10% of its 2021 turnover—after the Federal Competition Authority uncovered undisclosed cartel projects and revoked its leniency status. The Vienna Higher Regional Court...