building materials and technologies |
GreenTech 2025: The future of horticulture from ams OSRAM
30.05.2025 What does the future of horticulture look like? For ams OSRAM, it centers on customized light, intelligent technology, and sustainable systems. At GreenTech 2025, the company will showcase its role as a global innovation leader in professional horticulture lighting, sensing and plant treatment—presenting a portfolio that sets new benchmarks for efficiency, sustainability, and crop optimization. From June 10 to 12 in Amsterdam, GreenTech visitors can explore how the latest-generation LED and sensor solutions from ams OSRAM enhance read more
PERI systems allow a view into the sky: The largest eye of mankind
30.05.2025 The cool, dry and cloud-free Atacama Desert in Chile offers ideal conditions for astronomical observations and is already home to several telescopes. It is therefore not surprising that the world's largest telescope is also being built there, on the 3,046-metre-high Cerro Armazones mountain, and is expected to go into operation in 2028. With the help of the ELT, scientists hope to gain new insights into the early history and future of our universe or even discover new, earth-like planets. PERI supplied the formwork and scaffolding systems required for read more
New Leica Pegasus TRK300
30.05.2025 Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, introduced the Leica Pegasus TRK300, an adaptable system for various mobile mapping applications. Mobile mapping is increasingly vital: enabling the rapid and accurate collection of geospatial data, it supports smart city initiatives, enhances infrastructure development, and facilitates digital twin creation for improved urban planning and operational efficiency across various sectors. With this new system, users with varying levels of experience can efficiently capture high-quality point cloud data. read more
Reframe Systems Wins 2025 Ivory Prize for Construction and Design
30.05.2025 Reframe Systems, a start-up utilizing physical AI to tackle the housing crisis, has been named the winner of the 2025 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability in Construction & Design. The prestigious national award recognizes innovative, feasible, and scalable solutions aimed at addressing the critical issue of housing affordability. Reframe was selected for its bold vision and radical approach to attainable housing production in an industry long overdue for innovation. Its network of microfactories localize and automate the construction of read more
Doka is Reaching New Heights at Toronto’s One Bloor West
29.05.2025 Doka is proud to play a central role in the construction of One Bloor West, a groundbreaking high-rise at the iconic intersection of Yonge and Bloor Streets in Toronto. Slated to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Canada at 308 meters (1,013 feet), this 85-storey skyscraper will redefine the city's skyline with its mix of ultra-luxury condominiums, high-end retail, and premium amenities. As a trusted formwork partner, Doka delivered fully integrated and custom-engineered solutions for core, façade, and column construction, answering read more
Ouster to supply lidar sensors for Komatsu’s suite of autonomous offerings
29.05.2025 Komatsu announced a partnership with Ouster, a provider of high-performance lidar sensors and software solutions, as a lidar supplier for its suite of autonomous mining equipment offerings. The two companies signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to equip Komatsu's equipment with advanced 3D digital lidar sensors. Ouster sensors include benefits such as zone monitoring and routine firmware updates that continuously improve the performance of the stack and accelerate product development. Komatsu's autonomous offerings help customers worldwide read more
John Deere Path Snow Removal Mapping Solution
29.05.2025 John Deere introduces John Deere Path, an innovative mapping solution designed to help operators navigate snow removal operations with enhanced precision. Snow-covered roadways present significant challenges, making it critical for operators to clear them effectively. With John Deere Path, operators gain a better sense of road edges and boundaries, when pre-mapped, even in tumultuous winter weather conditions. "Snow removal, especially in rural areas where visibility can be hindered, requires accuracy for safe and efficient operations," said Matt Costello, read more
City-wide multi-operator wireless network through street lighting
29.05.2025 Signify has partnered with Cornerstone, the UK's mobile infrastructure services company, and Dense Air, a neutral host platform-as-a-service provider, to transform street lighting infrastructure into a platform of scalable multi-operator connectivity. This first-of-its-kind partnership will launch in Oxford, creating a shared network for mobile operators that leverage existing light points to seamlessly expand wireless coverage and capacity, enabling instant connectivity in dense urban areas. Using street lighting, Signify's BrightSites solution provides read more
John Deere Electronics' Vision Processing Unit to OEMs
30.04.2025 John Deere Electronics announced the commercial availability of its high-performance vision processing unit (VPU), a core component behind the company's See & Spray technology. This powerful module, designed for rugged environments and advanced Computer Vision Machine Learning (CVML) applications, is now available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across various industries. The module, previously exclusive to John Deere precision agriculture solutions, offers a high GPU- and high CPU-capable platform, read more
exhibitions and other events |
Chillventa presents new hall concept
26.05.2025 Chillventa, the world's leading fair for refrigeration technology, is expanding its exhibition space in 2026. From 13 to 15 October 2026, trade visitors to Nuremberg can expect an even larger selection and optimised orientation. The 2026 round of Chillventa, the world's leading fair for refrigeration technology, will feature a new hall configuration. An extra hall will be added to increase the available display area. From 13 to 15 October 2026, specialists from all around the world will find an even larger product range and improved layout at the Nuremberg exhibition venue. read more
bauma 2025 creates industry optimism
14.04.2025 The world's leading trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment was held from April 7 to 13 at the Munich exhibition center. bauma has impressively demonstrated what the industry is capable of. It was not only a stage for pioneering innovations and new partnerships—it also continued to be a key source of inspiration. With around 600,000 visitors from more than 200 countries and 3,601 exhibitors from 57 nations, bauma 2025 proved to be a stable foundation and forward-looking platform in turbulent times. read more
bauma Innovation Award in the “Building” Category
09.04.2025 Adam Hörnig Baugesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (AHA) was awarded the Innovation Award in the "Building" category on April 6, 2025, during bauma – the world's largest trade fair for the construction industry – with the groundbreaking VCT VARIOKIT Composite Track from PERI. The bauma Innovation Award 2025, presented in cooperation with Messe München, VDMA, and the construction industry associations HDB, ZDB, and bbs, honors outstanding technologies in the fields of climate protection, digitisation, machinery, construction, and research. read more
Rendez-vous à Bordeaux !
19.03.2025 See you in Bordeaux! The Quartus Endowment Fund for Architecture is hosting Rendez-vous à Bordeaux! from April 3rd to 6th, for a four-day event focused on the collective creation of the city. Organized as part of its Territories program, the Quartus Endowment Fund for Architecture creates meetings that combine knowledge sharing and forward-looking reflections on the contemporary challenges of our society and how they interact with the creation of a specific territory: read more
Leighton Asia wins luxury residential construction project in India 05.06.2025 CIMIC Group company Leighton Asia has been awarded a contract by the Elan Group, one of India's leading real estate developers, to deliver a luxury residential project in Gurugram. read more
Cement firm Holcim’s US spin-off Amrize set for 23 June 02.06.2025 Swiss cement, concrete and aggregates producer Holcim's US spin-off Amrize is set to start trading on US and Swiss stock exchanges from 23 June. Amrize, whose name is a combination of the words "ambition" and "rising", will have 1,000 US sites and 19,000 employees. Holcim claims it will be the largest building solutions company with a 100% focus on the US market. read more
Topcon and Vemcon partner to expand 2D-to-3D excavator upgrades 02.06.2025 Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vemcon GmbH, a company specialising in smart excavator attachments and 2D assistance systems. The collaboration aims to expand the availability of advanced excavator technology solutions across the EMEA regions and additional global markets. read more
Skanska builds underground metro station in Oslo, Norway
29.05.2025 Skanska has signed a contract with Fornebubanen to build the new Skøyen metro station in Oslo, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 1.7 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the second quarter of 2025. The contract includes the construction of a new underground metro station with two tracks and two access points, one on each side of Hoffsveien at Skøyen. The project also involves construction of a station hall located about 45 meters below ground, read more
Major orders boost Strabag AG's business
26.05.2025 Cologne-based Strabag AG successfully continued its steady growth path of previous years in the 2024 financial year. A series of major orders, particularly for the construction of cable routes for the expansion of energy networks, ensured a strong increase in order intake for the German market leader in traffic route construction. Strabag's order intake in transportation infrastructure construction rose by 38.7 percent in the past financial year to a new record volume of around 5.2 billion (bn) euros. read more
Main tower of world’s longest-spanned highway cable-stayed bridge topped out
26.05.2025 The main tower on the north bank of the Guanyinsi Yangtze River Bridge, the world's longest-spanned highway cable-stayed bridge constructed by CRCC, was recently topped out in Hubei Province. As a key control project of the Wuhan-Songzi Expressway, the Guanyinsi Yangtze River Bridge features a main bridge stretching 1,860 meters, with a central span of 1,160 meters and a 262-meter-tall north tower. The bridge holds five world records, including the longest span for a highway cable-stayed bridge and for a hybrid composite girder cable-stayed bridge.spliter It is also the first in the world to use a hybrid steel-UHPC structure over a 1,000-meter span. read more
The FCCA investigates the asphalt market 26.05.2025 The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has conducted inspections at the premises of certain companies operating in the asphalt market. The FCCA is investigating whether the companies have engaged in prohibited cooperation between companies in the asphalt market. read more
Construction rates going down in Russia 26.04.2025 Russian developers are launching new projects less often and this fact requires special attention of authorities, President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting on economic issues. read more
Russian yard starts construction of multi-purpose cargo ship 26.04.2025 Russia's V.I. Lenin Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard began construction of a new multi-purpose cargo vessel on Wednesday, April 23. The vessel will be the fourth in the Project RSD81 series, read more
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