CSCEC Middle East

Humanitarian Innovation Awards | July 30, 2020

Solving the world’s great humanitarian problems is high on the agenda for the global STEM community, and a recent hackathon at the University of Sydney showed that this is a key priority for the next generation of engineering students. Over the weekend of 24 to 26 July, some 144 university students from 19 Australian universities participated in the RedR Ron Johnston Rapid Response Hackathon, hosted by The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering as part of the Humanitarian In...

Constructconnect | September 10, 2020

Existing technology designed to be worn by construction workers is teed up and ready to go but the usual barriers of cost and risk aversion is keeping it parked at the jobsite gate. While wearable monitors have been around for some time, they’re only being adopted at extreme high-risk jobs, such as petrochemical plants, oil rigs and remote wilderness locations where workers face hazards beyond slips and falls such as bears and wolves. The issue, says Keith Beckles, CEO of TechMarq, a Toron...

Engineering Tech

Hill International | March 23, 2022

Hill International delivering the infrastructure of change, announced today it was selected by City Edge Development on behalf of New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to provide Construction Management services for its flagship mixed-use project in the New Alamein City, North Coast, Egypt. The project is one of the most prominent developments in New Alamein City and will feature three residential towers, a commercial tower, and a hospitality tower, each ranging from 30-40 floors. The Hill Inte...

PBC Today | August 24, 2020

Good morning, UK – welcome to dystopia! Yeah, well, we’re finally here: every dictator’s dream scenario where total control of the populace is within easy reach and, of course, to quote Kenny Everett, “it’s all in the best possible taste” and totally for your own safety health and comfort. Whoa there! You’re thinking, where’s this come from? So let’s backtrack a little. Last time round, we considered some post-Covid thoughts. Three months on ...