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Process of building or assembling a building or infrastructure
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| March 29 2025 | Scheduled end date for the Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics nighttime spectacular show. |
| March 25 2025 | Announcement made that the Avengers Headquarters Stunt Show, Avengers Assemble, would have its final performance on April 5, 2025. |
| 2025 |
Platform screen doors
Planned initial stage of platform screen door installations begins on the North–South Commuter Railway in the Philippines, with half-height platform screen doors being implemented.
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| 2025 |
Platform screen doors
Melbourne Metro Tunnel is scheduled to open, featuring platform screen doors on underground stations and new rolling stock with doors aligned with full-height platform screen doors.
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| 2025 |
Platform screen doors
Results of the TransLink platform screen doors feasibility study for Vancouver SkyTrain are expected to be released.
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| 2025 |
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors planned for the under-construction Line 4 of the Athens Metro in Greece.
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| 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
A study was conducted to propose steps for improving public perceptions of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and increasing industry adoption, following high-profile business failures in the sector, including the collapse of Ilke Homes.
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| 2024 |
Air source heat pump
A study concluded that for the UK, heat pumps with a nominal Coefficient of Performance (COP) between 2.8-3.2 are considered cost-optimal from an energy system perspective, recommending investment in renewable energy generation and storage technologies.
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| 2024 |
Platform screen doors
Line 14 extension from Saint-Denis Pleyel to Orly Airport is inaugurated with full platform screen doors as part of the Grand Paris Express project.
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| 2024 | At D23, a new Spider-Man attraction was announced for Hong Kong Disneyland's Avengers Campus. |
| 2024 | At the D23 Expo, Disney revealed the Avengers multiverse ride as 'Avengers: Infinity Defense' and announced a new attraction, Stark Flight Lab, with Robert Downey Jr. set to reprise his role as Tony Stark. |
| 2024 | Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts experience concluded its run at Ancient Sanctum in Avengers Campus, ending the interactive performance and storytelling attraction. |
| 2024 | A brand new Avengers-themed ride is set to open, originally planned to take over the area previously occupied by Autopia. |
| December 6 2024 |
Platform screen doors
The U2 line of Vienna U-Bahn from Schottentor to Karlsplatz station reopened after 3 years of construction work for platform screen door installation.
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| December 1 2024 |
Platform screen doors
Riyadh Metro opened, implementing full platform screen doors at all stations
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| November 2024 |
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors implemented on the newly opened driverless Thessaloniki Metro system in Greece.
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| November 23 2024 | Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics nighttime show premiered at Avengers Campus in Walt Disney Studios Park. |
| October 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
TopHat confirmed it was winding down its Derby factory operations, with most staff being made redundant, after accumulating around £87m in losses since 2016.
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| September 30 2024 | Disney announced a new nighttime spectacular show called Doctor Strange: Mystery of the Mystics for Avengers Campus. |
| August 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
Persimmon wrote off a £25m investment in TopHat due to risks in the modular build sector.
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| July 2024 | Wade Wilson / Deadpool was announced to appear at Avengers Campus for a limited time, marking the first Disney Parks live character experience from an R-rated film. |
| July 2024 | Story Time with Deadpool, a limited-time show featuring Deadpool and Wolverine, premiered. The show featured 'family friendly tales' told with Deadpool's signature humorous style. |
| June 2024 | Disneyland announced the final performance of the Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts show by June 30, 2024. |
| May 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
Andrew Shepherd left his position as Managing Director of TopHat.
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| March 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
TopHat postponed its factory opening and announced 70 redundancies.
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| March 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
Housing minister Lee Rowley announced a review of MMC policies following challenges in the volumetric house-building sector.
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| January 2024 |
Modern methods of construction
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee highlighted the need for a more coherent government approach to Modern Methods of Construction.
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| 2023 |
Air source heat pump
The International Energy Agency (IEA) appealed for better data collection, especially on air-to-air heat pumps.
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| 2023 |
Air source heat pump
UK heat pump sales increased to 60,244 units, showing significant market growth.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Full-height platform screen doors were implemented in underground stations of Line 2 of the Lima Metro upon its opening.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Munich plans to test platform screen doors on the Munich U-Bahn.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
The Réseau express métropolitain (REM), a 67-kilometre driverless suburban rapid transit network, begins its phased opening with plans to feature screen doors at each of its 26 stations.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Greater Jakarta LRT opened, implementing half-height platform screen doors in its stations.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Glasgow Subway plans to introduce half-height screen doors with new rolling stock.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
All stations in South Korea (except Dorasan Station) are planned to be equipped with platform screen doors.
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| 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Paris Métro Line 4 completes full driverless automation with platform edge doors.
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| December 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Platform doors are planned to be installed at a cost of $6 million, starting in December.
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| November 2023 |
Modern methods of construction
Homes England loaned £15m to TopHat to fund construction of a factory in Corby.
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| June 2023 |
Platform screen doors
TransLink announced a feasibility study into installing platform screen doors on the Vancouver SkyTrain's Expo and Millennium lines, prompted by the acquisition of new Alstom Mark V trains with compatible door positions.
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| June 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Honolulu's Skyline began operations, becoming the first large-scale publicly-run metro system in the United States to feature platform screen doors manufactured by Stanley Access Technologies.
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| June 2023 |
Platform screen doors
Designs for the platform doors were being finalized by the MTA.
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| June 2023 | Rogers: The Musical premiered at the Hyperion Theater, featuring a one-act production of the fictional musical about Captain America. The show ran from June to August 2023. |
| June 30 2023 |
Modern methods of construction
Ilke Homes went into administration, with most of its 1,150 staff made redundant and creditors owed £320m.
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| May 2023 |
Modern methods of construction
L&G Modular Homes halted production, citing planning delays and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| March 2023 |
Platform screen doors
First full-height variable screen doors installed at Osaka Station underground platforms, introducing an advanced automated door alignment system that uses train ID scanning to precisely match door positions with train car doors.
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| February 2023 | Characters from the Disney Television Animation Marvel series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur made special appearances in honor of Black History Month. |
| 2022 |
Air source heat pump
Heat pumps outsold fossil fuel-based heating systems in the US and France.
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| 2022 |
COBie
buildingSMART international planned to roll out their strategic approach for developing ISO-based specifications through a series of position papers and begin enrolling members in the Facility Management Handover - Equipment Maintenance project.
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