A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
Clean hands, clear conscience: a bank that drives green transition
Kommunalkredit Austria AG has ambitious goals, high ethical standards — and the dynamism to follow-through on major infrastructure projects. BV bailed-up CEO Bernd Fislage...
Cement industry aims to cut carbon with new initiative
IF THE cement industry were to be considered as a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world — surpassed only by...
Stretch and bend: flexibility is the future of business in UK
FLEXIBLE working contributes £37bn to the UK economy each year, according to a recent economic study.
Flexonomics: The Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Flexible Working...
UK firms jumping into LOOP to cut construction waste
UK COMPANIES are signing the Pallet LOOP’s charter to explore how a circular-economy pallet scheme could benefit business, the environment, and the construction industry.
Every...
Job fears as UK’s Carillion collapses
UK construction giant Carillion is heading into liquidation, putting thousands of jobs under threat.
Talks between the firm, its lenders and the government failed to...
The business of war
THE American writer and humourist, PJ O’Rourke, spent the autumn of 1984 in Lebanon as the country’s civil war began to heat up. The...
Don’t demolish, retrofit: Buildings key to net zero in UK
THE UK’s net zero efforts have so far been defined by industry bodies calling for government action — but retrofitting buildings could be the...
Clay Guillory: Printing a Dream House
Titan Robotics is based in an anonymous unit just off an interstate in Colorado Springs, tucked behind the Spruce Lodge motel and next door...
Engineering firm funds research into lasting flexible work systems
BUILDING and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has funded a study using first-person accounts to provide employers with “more than stats” on the subject of...
