Articles by Lucy Barnard

Weekly Quiz: Which sports stadium is the billionaire Kroenke family upgrading?
Published on: 06 August, 2024
The fiendishly difficult Construction Briefing weekly quiz
Arsenal considers new stadium upgrade
Published on: 06 August, 2024
London-based soccer team Arsenal is considering expanding or upgrading its 60,000 seat Emirates Stadium
Fluor appoints new chief operating officer
Published on: 05 August, 2024
Fluor has created the new role to drive a more holistic view of Fluor’s needs in project delivery and talent allocation
Q2 profits rise at Fluor
Published on: 05 August, 2024
Fluor said that company profits rose to US$169 million between April and June 2024
Which are the world’s most ethical construction companies?
Published on: 05 August, 2024
What are the world’s most ethical construction companies doing to make the world a better place?
Rollercoaster ride: Contractors rush to cash in on theme park construction spree
Published on: 02 August, 2024
Film company Universal is promising to invest billions of pounds building a new theme park in the UK bringing thousands of construction jobs.
Weekly Quiz: Why did ABC endorse Donald Trump?
Published on: 01 August, 2024
The fiendishly difficult Construction Briefing weekly quiz
Hochtief and ACS merge North American subsidiaries
Published on: 31 July, 2024
Merger will create the second largest civil engineering and construction company in North America
Fluor signs new engineering and design contract for planned Romanian SMR
Published on: 30 July, 2024
US-based Fluor signs phase two engineering and design contract for Romanian small modular reactor using NuScale Power technology
HS2 downgrade has cost UK taxpayers more than £2 billion
Published on: 30 July, 2024
The UK government’s decision last year to cut back the HS2 high speed rail link has cost taxpayers more than £2 billion (US$2.6 billion) 
Down Under: The challenges of building Sydney’s mega metro
Published on: 30 July, 2024
Comprising the first tunnel drilled under Sydney Harbour and Australia’s biggest station cavern, Australia’s biggest public transport project, has navigated huge technical challenges, a global pandemic, industrial action and floods of epic proportions. 
Vinci blames French infrastructure tax for H1 group profits slump
Published on: 29 July, 2024
H1 group profits fell at Vinci but revenues rose
Neom completes construction work on two jobs on The Line rail link
Published on: 29 July, 2024
XCMG says light rail tunnel and underground parking on The Spine infrastructure corridor have been completed ahead of schedule
Big Brother wants you to wear your hard hat
Published on: 29 July, 2024
Security firms say AI-enabled CCTV cameras can be used to improve construction worker safety. But is there a risk they could be too intrusive?
FHWA approves Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild plans
Published on: 25 July, 2024
The Federal Highway Administration has green-lit Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore which collapsed earlier this year
Weekly Quiz: Where is the world’s longest train signalling system?
Published on: 25 July, 2024
The fiendishly difficult Construction Briefing weekly quiz
Buckingham Palace renovation completes 82% of operational improvements
Published on: 24 July, 2024
Renovation of historical building showing “good practice” in numerous areas 
HS2’s Northolt Tunnel reaches halfway point
Published on: 23 July, 2024
The four tunnel boring machines excavating the Northolt Tunnel have excavated exactly half the project’s total distance.
How Bechtel plans to build Bill Gates’ next generation nuclear plant in Wyoming
Published on: 08 July, 2024
Bechtel’s principal vice president and general manager for nuclear Ahmet Tokpinar explains how the US engineering giant plans to build a commercially viable next generation small nuclear reactor
Why construction is training record numbers of mental health first aiders
Published on: 03 July, 2024
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
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