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Luton Town’s New Stadium: Power Court’s £450m Journey from Planning to Premier League Reality

UK Construction Blog

Construction begins in summer 2025 with Limak International as the main contractor, the same company working on FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou redevelopment, ensuring world-class expertise for the 30-month build programme. Engineers must relocate a major electrical substation and coordinate with existing transport infrastructure.

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Going Driverless: an Update on the Cairo Monorail System

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Luke Carothers Currently under construction in Egypt is a two-line monorail rapid transit system, which, when completed, will be the longest driverless monorail system in the world. Construction on the project began in September of 2020. When completed, the Cairo Monorail system will consist of two lines.

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A Visit to the Cairo Monorail

Civil + Structural Engineer

Photo Credit: Megan Payne The Cairo Monorail project began in 2020, and is a two-line monorail rapid transit system owned by the Egyptian National Authority of Tunnels (NAT). The second line will be the 6th of October City Monorail Transportation System or the West of Nile Line (WoN).

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

Business Facilities

A ccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables, including hydropower, wind and solar PV, is on track to grow by 8 percent in 2021 and by more than 6 percent in 2022. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6

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Cairo & the Built Environment: Past, Present, and Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

This ambitious project–owned by the Egyptian National Authority of Tunnels (NAT)–is intended to create a direct connection between Cairo, the New Administrative Capital, and 6th of October City via a two-line rapid transit system. When completed, this will be the longest driverless monorail system in the world.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in these efforts, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical. This directly translates to building energy codes. And, the result of this baseline? How to approach compliance.

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Presenting The 2025 Economic Development Awards 

Business Facilities

The EV Technology Center is a key component of Alabama’s long-term strategy to strengthen its position as a leader in advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle innovation. The project was initiated by AIDT after receiving $30 million in funding from the Alabama Legislature. Lee’s FY2026 budget.

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