News

Create a free account and view content that fits your specific interests in civil engineering Learn More
Register


News

Meta's $6.6B research tax credits questioned amid massive AI data center buildout



Meta's rapidly expanding AI infrastructure programme is drawing congressional scrutiny over whether expenses associated with the design, construction and operation of highly specialised data centers s...

Read More

Drones and helicopters string 9,000 km of conductor across Australia's HumeLink project



Aerial stringing is now under way across Australia's HumeLink transmission project, where helicopters and Australian-developed drones are being used to install more than 9,000 km of high-voltage condu...

Read More

US civil engineering salaries increases as demand continues to outpace supply



Civil engineering salaries in the United States have continued their multiyear rise, with average base pay reaching $152,000 in 2026 as demand for experienced engineers remains strong across much of t...

Read More

Ohio pharmaceutical growth continues with $2.2B Bayer project



Bayer is preparing a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in New Albany, Ohio, with construction expected to begin in mid-2027 and the first production module targeted to become operationa...

Read More

US Navy shipyard modernization expands from $21B plan to more than $200B



The US Navy's long-term effort to rebuild and modernize its four public shipyards is now projected to cost more than $200 billion and could extend beyond 2080, according to a recent Government Account...

Read More

Old Oak Common redesign delivers level boarding for Elizabeth line passengers



Elizabeth line passengers using HS2's Old Oak Common station will benefit from level boarding after a revised design was agreed for four of the station's conventional rail platforms.Platforms 5 to 8 w...

Read More

Heathrow third runway pushed back to 2039 as planning timetable stretches



Heathrow Airport's proposed third runway is now expected to open in 2039, four years later than the previously stated 2035 target, as the airport works through the planning and regulatory process for...

Read More

USD100bn Louisiana spaceport plan brings industrial-scale launch infrastructure to the Gulf Coast



SpaceX has announced plans for a USD100bn spaceport across 125,000 acres in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, setting out a project that would combine launch pads, propellant production, power generation,...

Read More

Concrete's natural CO₂ absorption offsets less than 10% of cement industry emissions, UCLA study finds



A UCLA-led study published in Communications Sustainability, a Nature Portfolio journal, has found that concrete's natural absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is insufficient in both rate...

Read More

First-of-its-kind public Nevada data center halted over review concerns



Approval for a planned 167 MW data center near Boulder City, Nevada, has been temporarily halted after a federal appeals board found that the environmental review used to authorize the project was lik...

Read More