Construction

Large cast iron cannon discovered during excavation work at Queen’s Gardens in Hull, England, during a city redevelopment project.

Workers find a cannon weighing more than a ton buried in England, and its story could have remained hidden for centuries

Sonia Ramírez
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March 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM

What turns up when a city digs to make itself greener? In Hull, the answer…..

Construction site in Bonsucesso, Guarulhos where a large logistics and e commerce distribution complex is planned.
Render of Tour F in Abidjan, the planned 421-meter tower that could become Africa’s tallest building.

Africa’s tallest tower is rising in Abidjan, but its biggest test may be environmental

Adrián Villellas
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March 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Africa’s next skyline record is taking shape in Abidjan. Tour F, now under construction in…..

Timber-frame house under construction, showing wood framing as part of lower-emission building methods

Why a family-built timber home says something bigger about the future of green construction

Indux
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March 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM

A family assembling a German-style timber-frame home by hand may look like a small residential…..

Sugarcane field in Brazil using precision irrigation as buried drip systems help save water and improve crop yields

Brazil’s buried drip irrigation boom is turning water savings into bigger harvests

Adrián Villellas
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March 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM

What happens when farmers stop watering the surface and start feeding the roots directly? In…..

DIY micro hydropower setup in a creek with a small turbine generator and a long blue hose carrying water from upstream.

This DIY hydropower build shows how off-grid electricity can work when water never stops moving

Adrián Villellas
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March 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM

What happens when a steady stream replaces the power company for part of the day,…..