New Technologies

Concrete to the Test of Fire in Tunnels Bored by Tunnel Boring Machines

Webuild engineers have developed a faster, cheaper and more effective method for testing the fire resistance of concrete, and have improved the fiber-reinforced concrete used for making precast segmen...

Latin America’s Longest Suspension Bridge Is in Chile’s Most Earthquake Prone Area

The Chacao Bridge, a new marvel of infrastructure, is an earthquake-resistant suspension bridge rising just a few kilometers from the epicenter of the biggest earthquake ever: the Valdivia earthquake,...

From the Thames to the Cheonggyecheon: 4 Global Comebacks of Clean Water

From London to Washington, Seoul to Buenos Aires, these stories show that restoring rivers is about more than just treated, cleaner water. Building sustainable infrastructure and sewage treatment plan...

Buenos Aires: South America’s Largest Wastewater Treatment Plant Kicks Off

The massive wastewater treatment plant is already an international landmark of sustainable infrastructure: it will clean one of the most polluted waterways in Latin America, and will benefit more than...

From the Lake Mead to the Tokyo Skytree: The Intelligence That Builds the World

Beyond technique: here is how major infrastructure projects embody the theme of the 2025 Architecture Venice Biennale.

A Month Under the Sea: Divers Lived in a Hyperbaric Chamber for Genoa’s Breakwater

The deep divers spent 28 days in a hyperbaric chamber for the ordnance clearance of Genoa’s Breakwater, working non-stop at a depth of 50 metres thanks to the sophisticated saturation diving technique...

From the Dardanelles Strait to China, The Great Bridges That Won Earthquakes

Rising in geotechnically complex and highly seismic areas, these bridges - including the longest suspended bridges in the world - stand firm against catastrophic events thanks to modern engineering br...

Buenos Aires Against Water Pollution: How To Protect The Rio de la Plata Basin

While a canal turns red from industrial waste dumping, the Riachuelo River is being revived thanks to a massive water a vital infrastructure for protecting the Río de la Plata Basin.

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