Parental leave reform needed in construction

The creation of an industry-funded parental leave scheme is among the recommendations from the first comprehensive Australian study into boosting the retention of women in construction.

Solar powered moon brick factory could build future lunar cities

Chinese scientists have developed a remarkable machine that could revolutionize how humans build structures on the moon. The device works like a 3D printer powered by concentrated sunlight, turning lunar soil (known as regolith) ...

New insights into the fish community in wind farms in Germany

A cooperation between the Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries in Bremerhaven and the offshore wind farm operator Northland Power provides insights into the fish communities of a wind farm in the southern German Bight for the ...

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Construction

In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking. Normally, the job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect.

For the successful execution of a project, effective planning is essential. involved with the design and execution of the infrastructure in question must consider the environmental impact of the job, the successful scheduling, budgeting, construction site safety, availability of building materials, logistics, inconvenience to the public caused by construction delays and bidding, etc.

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