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China built more skyscrapers in 2018 than ever before

China built more skyscrapers in 2018 than anywhere else in the world -- or at any other time in history, according to data released...

Dubai’s Emaar unveils $6.8bn community near Mina Rashid port

Dubai real estate developer Emaar Properties has launched a $6.8bn leisure and residential scheme, as well as 'The Dubai Mall by the Sea', at Mina Rashid...

UAE’s airport infrastructure investments hit $272.25bn

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has revealed that the nation has invested $272bn in airport infrastructure development projects until now, with investments...

USA: Second wave of COVID-19 impacts construction, and the results aren’t good

A second wave of business impacts from COVID-19 is reverberating through construction contractors’ operations, and those consequences are getting worse as the pandemic wears...

Mega project: Dubai’s new $5 billion ‘Moon’ proposed as UAE shoots for the stars

Dubai could have a $5 billion moon building in the form of destination resort, Canadian architectural company and intellectual property licensor, Moon World Resorts...

Mexico’s construction sector finally bounces back to pre-pandemic levels

Mexico’s construction sector has finally managed to overcome the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting its highest production value in three years.The latest...

Dubai prepares to tender Al-Maktoum airport construction this month

Leading local and international contractors are in joint-venture talks for the substructure contractA senior source managing the development of Al-Maktoum International airport says Dubai Aviation...

Year-End U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues Steady Growth

At the end of 2018, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) reported that the total U.S. construction pipeline continued to trend upward with 5,530 projects/669,456...

Phase 1 construction on Saudi Arabia’s $500bn Neom complete

Strategic work on Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed (PIF) futuristic Neom gigaproject will complete by the end of 2019, chief executive officer of the...

Construction equipment sales to fall 19%

Global construction equipment sales are expected to fall 19% this year from the 2018-2019 peak of 1.1 million machines to 891,000 units, according to...