Kryton Welcomes New Central USA Territory Manager Brian Nami
Please join us in welcoming our new Central USA territory manager, Brian Nami! Brian brings with him more than 20 years of experience working with engineering and construction professionals primarily in the heavy civil, highway, and commercial construction industries. He has also earned…
Canadian investment in building construction drops in May
Statistics Canada reports that investment in building construction cooled slightly in May, decreasing 1.9% to $19.4 billion. This was the first drop in seven months. Residential construction investment (-2.7%) was down for the first time since April 2020, while non-residential construction increased slightly. On…
Sweden is experimenting with fossil-free steel
Sweden wants to be the first country in the world to bring fossil-free steel onto the market. A consortium made up of SSAB, the mining company LKAB and the energy company Vattenfall is working on the Hybrit project. The goal is…
Grenfell prompts creation of building safety regulator
The new safety regime is designed to prevent any repetition of the Grenfell Tower disaster, which killed 72 people in 2017. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick will unveil the plans in the government’s Building Safety Bill on Monday. The new system would…
China bans construction of new super skyscrapers over safety concerns
The country with nearly half the globe’s 100 tallest buildings, China, has officially set a structure-height limit of 500 meters for all its future skyscrapers. According to the country’s top planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), buildings taller…
Why is Egypt building a new capital?
In Egypt, a huge “New Administrative Capital” is being built, approximately 45km (28 miles) to the east of Cairo, on a swath of desert equal to the size of Singapore. If you take a walk or drive across Cairo, you may…