And Finally

The world's first sea-going car and passenger ferry fuelled by renewable energy is to be developed in Scotland. The vessel’s fuel will be produced from renewable electricity marking a paradigm shift towards entirely emissions-free marine transport.

A new report produced by an influential think-tank has called for residents to be invited to help design new houses in their neighbourhoods in order to tackle ‘nimbyism’ and increase building rates.

A 20-metre-high sculpture made from 7,506 barrels has been unveiled in London’s Hyde Park. Floating on the Serpentine Lake, The London Mastaba has been entirely funded by artist and creator Christo to realise his and late wife Jeanne-Claude's determination to make art free.

Construction workers from Peru have been caught downing tools to watch Los Incas play their World Cup opener against Denmark. The video, which seems to catch the workers unaware that they are being recorded, displays the workers dancing and chanting in unison.

A group of construction workers suffering through the recent heatwave in the south of England have worked a flanker on health and safety officials who had banned them from wearing shorts on the sweltering site – by wearing dresses and skirts instead. According to reports in the Daily Mail, the men

FORE Partnership, the real estate investment platform behind the 94,000 sq. ft. speculative Cadworks office development in Glasgow city centre, has underlined its commitment to the city's most vulnerable communities by forging a partnership with Soul Riders, the social enterprise that refurbishes a

The Falkirk Wheel, the world’s only rotating boat lift, is to be transformed into a unique pop-up theatre venue telling two of literature’s most iconic tales this summer.

  The project to build what will be world’s longest span suspension bridge once complete has reached financial close.

Our popular "And finally..." section typically bring you the lighter side of life in construction, but today we take an historical look at the darker side of the industry.

New boulder-shaped homes set in a landscaped plot in the Dutch city of Eindhoven are believed to be the first habitable dwellings in the world which were 3D-printed in concrete. The design and building site for Project Milestone were revealed last week by project partners (municipality of Eindhoven,

Homes of the future will increasingly tap into neighbourhood energy systems, feature flexible layouts and use improved technology to make automatic decisions about heating, security and even postal deliveries, according to a new report. The report, Futurology: the new home in 2050, commissioned by t

Members of a pagan Icelandic religious movement based on ancient Sumerian beliefs are set to get a temple in the capital of Reykjavik, it's been reported. According to the Iceland Monitor news website, Zuists - people belonging to a modern pagan religious movement based on the Sumerian religion - ha

The commercial market for drone technology applications across the construction, electricity, gas, mining and agriculture sectors could spark a £1.1 billion boost to UK GDP by 2030, according to new research from PwC. A report by the accountants has analysed the benefits of increasing drone use acr

The developers behind Mjøstårnet, a multi storey building under construction in Norway which will be the world's tallest timber building when completed, has released a new video detailing the fire safety measures that have been implemented to make the building safer than a corresponding building w

The Big Ben conservation project reached a major milestone this week when the final piece of the 98 metre high scaffolding was slotted into place. The achievement was marked by a rooftop ‘topping out’ ceremony, a centuries old tradition celebrating the highest point of building work being comple