Spain: Murcia City Council says that it is building an underground bus depot as part of the upcoming Central Plaza urban space at Barrio del Carmen railway station. Local press has reported that town planning company Urbamusa and architect Javier Peña plan to build the depot using 3D concrete printing. The concrete will be coloured according to its level in the building: blue at ground level, progressing down through maroon and orange to yellow. A ‘large elliptical pergola’ will allow daylight to permeate to the lowest level.
Amrize to develop AI-optimised concrete mix for data centre in Minnesota
US: Amrize has partnered with social media conglomerate Meta to develop an AI-optimised concrete mix for the latter's upcoming Rosemount, Minnesota, data centre. The Fly News has reported that the concrete will deliver high strength, reduced CO₂ emissions and a rapid set time. It will leverage Meta’s own open-sourced artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Ready-Mixed Concrete Transport Workers’ Union halts supply to HDC Hyundai Development Company in Seoul
South Korea: The Ready-Mixed Concrete Transportation Workers’ Union (RUNJ) has halted the supply of ready-mixed concrete for Hyundai Development Company’s Kwangwoon University Station mixed-used development in Seoul. The union opposes the company's plans to install ready-mix concrete batching plants at the construction site. ChosunBiz News has reported that Hyundai Development Company made its decision due to traffic concerns.
RUNJ said "Construction firms directly installing batch plants at sites where ready-mixed concrete can be transported from nearby plants is nothing short of taking away the livelihood of the ready-mixed concrete transport industry. If the installation of batch plants is pushed forward, we plan to completely refuse ready-mixed concrete transportation, not only at Hyundai Development Company's sites but also at all construction sites nationwide."
Acciona opens Western Harbour Tunnel precast concrete plant at Boral’s Emu Plains site
Australia: Acciona has opened a precast concrete plant to serve the Western Harbour Tunnel at Boral’s Emu Plains site in New South Wales. The plant will supply 13,000 precast concrete segments and 1400 culverts for the project, adding up to 90,000m3 in total volume. Boral will operate an adjacent 120m3/hr ready-mix concrete batching plant to serve the precast plant.
The Emu Plains site operated as an aggregates quarry, serving Sydney, between 1883 and 2014.
