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Chief Editor, Construction Projects
James Harrington monitors the execution of global mega-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments. He provides authoritative analysis on project delivery models and international construction standards.
james.harrington@engineeringbrief.orgThe UK Climate Change Committee released its 2026 annual emissions reduction report, noting that the pace of electrification is insufficient. The engineering industry faces construction opportunities and policy challenges in areas such as grid, charging, and heat pump deployment.
Using the facilities department of Kansas State University as a case study, this paper analyzes the planning, construction, and maintenance of university campuses as complex infrastructure systems, and explores their role and challenges in the global engineering industry.
According to a Research Nester report, the global Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) market is expected to grow from $24.2 billion in 2025 to $103.1 billion by 2035, at a compound annual growth rate of 15.6%. The European market leads, while the Asia-Pacific region is catching up quickly. This article analyzes this sustainable building trend from an engineering and industry perspective.
Based on the latest bibliometric research, this study analyzes the current status and challenges of BIM applications in energy certification, and explores the integration paths of the four major certification systems—LEED, BREEAM, CASBEE, and DGNB—with BIM.
The global green building market is expected to grow from $669.8 billion in 2025 to $1.69 trillion by 2035. This article analyzes the impact of this trend on the engineering and construction industry.
Based on Construction Digital's ranking, this article provides an in-depth analysis of the ten largest construction projects under development worldwide in 2026, covering sectors such as energy, transportation, urban development, and industrial facilities, and explores their investment scale, participating companies, and industry impact.
The German mobile machinery sensor market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4-6% from 2026 to 2035, driven by automation and electrification.
Based on Glenigan data, analyze the performance of construction activity in the South East of England in May 2026, including industry trends and economic impact of project starts, major contract awards, and detailed planning approvals.
New data reveals a 38% drop in project starts and a 55% fall in main contract awards year-on-year, signaling a significant slowdown in UK civil engineering activity.
Skillit, a construction technology firm with the largest network of vetted tradesworkers, partners with DPR Construction and Suffolk Technologies, receiving equity investments to scale AI-powered hiring solutions. The collaboration addresses the industry's labor shortage by leveraging artificial intelligence to match skilled trades with contractors.
If massive project data is fragmented, it actually increases decision-making friction. Hexagon Multivista data shows that the industry urgently needs to shift from data collection to construction intelligence to improve engineering efficiency.
Wedoany, a digital industrial engineering cooperation platform, launches globally, aggregating data from over 74 million enterprises across 15 industries to streamline cross-border procurement for infrastructure and industrial projects.
India's infrastructure construction is accelerating, but it is expected to face a shortage of 395,000 professionals by 2035. Behind the expansion of investment scale, talent shortage is becoming a key bottleneck constraining project implementation.
The Port of New Orleans and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad have introduced customized AI and digital twin technology to accelerate the transport of large industrial equipment, support mega projects such as AI data centers and steel plants, and improve regional industrial construction efficiency.
Geobear appoints Rupert Lee as Chief Operating Officer, highlighting that the foundation repair and trenchless subsidence remediation company is placing greater emphasis on operational efficiency, scalable delivery, and customer experience. This move also reflects the continued expansion of the infrastructure resilience market amid changing climate conditions.