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Weekly Quiz: What’s behind Volvo CE’s crawler excavator investment? | $20bn data centre plan

From inside the cab of the Volvo EC145 crawler excavator Volvo’s new excavators offer improved visibility and include easy-to-use features to reduce operator fatigue. (PHOTO: Volvo)

It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of construction over the past seven days?

1) Doka has introduced a new artificial intelligence tool, which is now being used at 50 locations worldwide. What does it do?

  • It automates counting and identifying returned formwork and scaffolding items with over 98% accuracy.
  • It predicts concrete curing time based on embedded sensor data.
  • It enables fully autonomous robotic assembly of formwork panels.

2) What reason did Mexico’s government give for announcing a $6.6 billion spending programme on its airports?

  • To comply with new international aviation safety regulations.
  • To prepare for hosting a forthcoming major international soccer event.
  • New economic conditions facing the country

3) Which consortium has been named as the preferred bidder to build the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR)?

  • Rolls Royce SMR
  • GE–Hitachi Nuclear Energy International
  • Westinghouse Electric Company

4) What is the primary objective behind Volvo CE’s announcement that it is making a US$260 million investment in crawler-excavator production?

  • To increase global export capacity from Sweden.
  • To develop a new electric crawler excavator series.
  • To localise production, reducing supply chain vulnerabilities and cutting carbon emissions.

5) In which US state is Amazon planning to invest $20 billion in the construction of a series of large-scale data centres?

  • Pennsylvania
  • North Carolina
  • Texas (FBI)

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