Tag: Construction
Construction industry expects massive slump in residential construction
construction project The housing companies are currently still building diligently despite rising costs. (Photo: imago images/Harry Koerber) Munich According to industry associations, residential construction in Germany is on the verge…
Construction industry expects sharp decline in residential construction
construction project The housing companies are currently still building diligently despite rising costs. (Photo: imago images/Harry Koerber) Munich According to industry associations, residential construction in Germany is on the verge…
Benetton family and Blackstone submit bid
highway in Italy Atlantia is already partly owned by the Benetton family, but competitors are also targeting the group. (Photo: Bloomberg) Milan In the struggle for the Italian infrastructure group…
Construction industry suffers from increased raw material costs
Construction site in Stuttgart The construction industry complains about the poor availability of structural steel and other important primary materials. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf During the pandemic, construction was one of…
Construction of World’s Thinnest Skyscraper Completed
The construction of the skyscraper called Steinway Tower, which was built in New York, USA, was completed. This structure, which has a length and width ratio of 24 to 1,…
Loss, permanent construction site, network problems – this is how the state-owned company is going into the future
Frankfurt, Berlin Richard Lutz’s dismay at the events in the Ukraine is evident. “The railways stand for a peaceful, free and democratic Europe,” said the head of Deutsche Bahn on…
These are the construction sites of the new CEO
Munich Sold out until next year: On Friday, Jochen Hanebeck takes a seat in the executive chair at Infineon – and is under pressure from the very first minute. Because…
Klara Geywitz and the non-existent Ministry of Construction
Klara Geywitz The new federal building minister still has to set up her own ministry. And under the most difficult of circumstances. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Klara Geywitz should eliminate the…
Do green buildings solve the CO2 problem in the construction industry?
A renovated building in Bavaria The real estate industry is debating the benefits of refurbishment – or whether it is better to demolish and build new. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Green…
4000 bridges are to be renewed by 2030
Rhine Bridge Leverkusen The pace of bridge modernization is to be accelerated. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) sees a great need for action on the motorway…
A need should become a necessity
Berlin In the transport industry, truck drivers are remembering a joke that was fashionable a few years ago: A father from the new federal states is driving his children to…
How the construction industry could go green
Dusseldorf The construction industry is booming. Worldwide. House after house is not only being built in metropolises. Infrastructure projects, residential buildings, commercial real estate – the more people live in…
What politicians promise in housing construction
Klara Geywitz (SPD) The Federal Minister for Building and Housing calls for more money for social housing. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Government intends to determine in a timely manner…
IW doubts the federal government’s new construction target
development area Scaffolded, unfinished new buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia. The government wants to create 400,000 new homes annually. Photo: dpa (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Despite the lack of affordable housing in…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…
Experts expect further bridge closures
Fortunately, a replacement is already in place in Rindsdorf, so the old building was ready for demolition. However, the old bridges have one thing in common: Like thousands of other…
Rotterdam wants to dismantle bridge for Jeff Bezos
Konigshaven Bridge The 40 meter high bridge is too low for Jeff Bezos’ superyacht. Now she may have to go. (Photo: Reuters) Rotterdam Ships have been sailing under the Koningshaven…
Rotterdam has to dismantle a bridge for Jeff Bezos
Konigshaven Bridge The 40 meter high bridge is too low for Jeff Bezos’ superyacht. Now she may have to go. (Photo: Reuters) Rotterdam Ships have been sailing under the Koningshaven…
Germany’s power grid is about to change – the three largest construction sites
innovations on the web It is not just power generation that needs to become more intelligent, but also power consumption. Dusseldorf Strange terms are used in the new coalition agreement…
CO2 comparisons of trains and planes are misleading
plane and train Who is the bigger climate polluter? There are many factors to consider when evaluating, not just CO2 emissions. (Photo: EB STOCK) Merchants know the difference between full…