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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Industry partners use ORNL software to trim carbon footprint of buildings
- 30 September 2022
Two years after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of nearly every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool for tasks ranging from designing energy-efficient buildings and cities to linking energy efficiency to real estate value and risk. International companies like Google and SmithGroup are sharing the benefits by making the resultin...
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Construction Begins on China’s US$10bn Pinglu Canal
- 30 September 2022
Construction of the Pinglu Canal, one of the major projects of China's new western land-sea corridor, began last month in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. According to China Daily, the project will cost 72.73 billion yuan or US$10.5 billion and will take 4.5 years to complete. The canal is 135km connecting Xijin Reservoir in Hengzhou to Luwu town in Lingshan county, where ships wil...
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Construction Begins on China’s 3,300km East-West Power Transmission Line
- 30 September 2022
Construction has officially begun on China’s fourth mega power transmission pipeline project that will transport natural gas from the east to the west side of the country. With a total length of 3,340 km, the pipeline runs from Wuqia County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Zhongwei City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to China Daily. Upon its completion, t...
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Construction of Vietnam’s Largest Airport Set for Completion in 2025
- 28 September 2022
The construction work on the runway for Vietnam’s largest airport Long Thanh is set to begin in December, almost two years after the project’s ground-breaking ceremony, reported GCR. Nguyen Van Hung, an official at the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), said tenders had been launched to find a contractor to build the airport’s runways, taxiways, and apron. The bidding is expected to be c...
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UK, Switzerland Jointly Developing Flying Robots to Build or Repair Skyscrapers
- 27 September 2022
Researchers in Switzerland and the UK have developed flying 3D printing robots that can build and repair structures in difficult spots on skyscrapers or other danger zones. The drones are fully autonomous while flying but are monitored by a human controller, reports GCR. The fleet consists of “BuilDrones”, which deposit materials during flight, and quality-controlling “ScanDrones” that measu...
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Laos to Build US$2bn Wind Power Project for Domestic Supply & Export
- 21 September 2022
The Laos Government and relevant energy companies plan to spend over US$2 billion to establish a wind power project in Sepon district of Savannakhet province for domestic supply and exporting to Vietnam. The Laos government and two private firms—Savan Vayu Renewable Company and LTM Lao Company —have recently signed an MoU to examine the possibility of wind power projects in the region, reported...
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Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
- 20 September 2022
Winners to Be Announced at an Awards Ceremony in London on 15 November Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, on 19 September announced the finalists in the 2022 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world...
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Samsung Group Wins Bid on US$11bn Airport Project in the Philippines
- 15 September 2022
Samsung Group and European subsidiaries have won bids for an US$11-billion airport project in the Philippines, on which China bid only US$10 billion. According to Nikkei Asia on 15 September, Sangley Point Airport is located south of Manila in Cavite Province, the Philippines. It will be built by the SPIA Development Consortium, a subsidiary of South Korea's Samsung Group. Sangley Airport...
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Construction of New Siem Reap International Airport 40% Completed as of September
- 14 September 2022
Construction of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport has been 40% completed by September, while the developer is aiming for 70% completion by the end of 2022. The progress of the construction of the new international airport in Siem Reap was mentioned during a site inspection led by HE Mao Havannal, Minister in charge of the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation, on 12 September. ...
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Dubai Mulls Building Massive Space-Age Ring to Encircle World’s Tallest Building
- 12 September 2022
An experimental architecture firm ZNera Space has proposed a conceptual design of a space-age ring structure to encircle the world's tallest skyscraper the Burj Khalifa, according to CNN. Known as Downtown Circle, the project is a massive five-storey circular structure showcasing urban planning in a wildly ambitious design combined with a series of mesmerizing illustrations. The structure wi...
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