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Australian firm mulls building ‘solar trees marketplace’ in Shanghai
- 8 May 2021
Australian firm Koichi Takada Architects has designed a “solar trees marketplace” in Minhang district, 20km southwest of Shanghai, reported GCR. The project has a total area of 3,450 sqm, comprising of 32 towers. All towers are designed based on a set of organically curved podiums that will allow stalls to be located on three levels. Each tree tower will be built with timber branches and lea...
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ADF Helps Cambodia Develop a Long-Term Energy Trajectory-Modelling Tool
- 27 April 2021
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has provided €300,000 to help Cambodia develop a long-term energy trajectory-modelling tool, according to a press release early this month. The fund is provided through a program entitled “Energy Sector Modelling Tool for the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Royal Government of Cambodia”, with the aim to support long-term low carbon development plan...
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Hong Lai Huat, CMEC to Co-Build 200-MW Solar Power Plant in Kampong Speu
- 27 April 2021
Real estate developer Hong Lai Huat Group Ltd and China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC) have teamed up to invest in building a 200-MW solar power plant at the Aoral Eco-City in Kampong Speu province. Both firms have already signed a non-binding MoU to create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) and collaborate for at least 20 years, with a 20-year renewal option, according to Renewables Now. Ho...
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China Proposes “Super Grid” Connecting Five Other Countries to Reduce Renewable Energy Costs
- 21 April 2021
Chinese scientists have proposed constructing a “super grid” connecting China with five other major countries, including Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan, to reduce the cost of renewable energy to be as cheap as coal power. According to the Global Construction Review, the electricity consumption of the six countries at the moment accounts for one-third of the world's total d...
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Japanese, Singaporean Firm to Jointly Establish First Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Jakarta
- 20 April 2021
Photo credit to GCR Japanese firm Mitsubishi and Singaporean state-owned developer Surbana Jurong will jointly establish the first transit-oriented mixed-use development in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to the Global Construction Review recently. The project will be developed on an area of 6 hectares of land connected to Cisauk Train Station in the Intermoda district of Bumi Serpong Damai (B...
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Cambodia, Japan Officially Sign Construction Contract for Choeung Ek Wastewater Treatment Plant
- 20 April 2021
The Phnom Penh Department of Public Works and Transport (DPWT) and Kubota Metawater Joint Venture officially signed a construction contract on Tuesday 20 April for a large-scale wastewater treatment plant at Choeung Ek Lake in the southern part of Phnom Penh. Construction is expected to begin by the end of the month. The signing ceremony came after Japanese private firm Kubota Metawater Joint V...
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Top Five Green Buildings of 2021
- 20 April 2021
Photo credit to Procore Since climate change has become one of the major issues of our world, architects around the world are turning their designs into innovative, eco-friendly, and green buildings. US construction project management software firm Procore Technologies, Inc. has listed their top five innovative green building in 2021: Valley in the Netherlands This project is designed by ...
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Why Don’t We Build the World’s Largest Solar Farm in the Sahara Desert?
- 20 April 2021
Photo: Aerial view of a large concentrated solar power plant. Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock. Credit to the conversation. Renewable energy from solar panels has now become one of the most popular energy alternatives. However, solar farm require large space and strong light. So, why don’t we build a large-scale solar farm on the world’s largest desert in the Sahara? The Sahara Desert is the lar...
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New Zealand Firm Unveils Tyres-to-Cement Production Technology
- 19 April 2021
A New Zealand construction company Fletcher Building has recently completed a study to divert used tyres from landfill to cement manufacture, which could help reduce carbon emissions by over 13,000 tons per year. According to the Global Construction Review's report on 1 April, the company will burn a total of 3 million used tyres a year at 1,400 degrees Celsius for cement production. The fir...
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Japanese Firm Wins Bid for Choeung Ek Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Work
- 13 April 2021
A Japanese private company Kubota Metawater Joint Venture has won a bid to construct a US$27 million large-scale wastewater treatment plant at Choeung Ek Lake in the southern part of Phnom Penh. The bidding ceremony was held in Tokyo, Japan on 12 April. With the capacity to treat water up to 5,000 cubic metres/day, the Choeung Ek water treatment plant will be large enough to manage wastewate...
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