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New Guidance for San Francisco High-Rise Foundations
New tall buildings in San Francisco to comply with updated guidelines for foundation peer review and monitoring. New tall buildings in San Francisco to comply with updated guidelines for foundation p...
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Historic deal to address shipping emissions
Shipping, previously excluded from climate agreements, should now cut CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050 Shipping, previously excluded from climate agreements, should now cut CO2 emissions by at...
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Flood-resistant buildings: a concept-project for the city of New York
The proposed towers could survive 6ft(!) of sea level rise at Manhattan’s Pier 40 The proposed towers could survive 6ft(!) of sea level rise at Manhattan’s Pier 40 Read more
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This portable USB charger generates energy from any type of moving water and stores it for off-grid use
Due to its compact size, it can be carried anywhere Due to its compact size, it can be carried anywhere The US startup Enomad has developed Estream, a portable water-powered generator that when su...
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North America’s largest coal plant is being replaced by a solar farm
The plan was part of a larger Canadian initiative to reduce its carbon emissions The plan was part of a larger Canadian initiative to reduce its carbon emissions The Nanticoke Generating Station i...
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A floating pool in the River Spree, Berlin
A harbored barge has been transformed into a floating swimming pool and a whole recreation area has been developed around it A harbored barge has been transformed into a floating swimming pool and a...
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A NASA experiment creates rain clouds
The white smoke that comes out of a rocket’s engine is just a cloud that can produce rain The white smoke that comes out of a rocket’s engine is just a cloud that can produce rain It s...
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The Dutch solution to rising seas
In a country vulnerable to floods, water management engineering is outstanding, with the chance of failure in any given year being one in 10,000 In a country vulnerable to floods, water management en...
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In Beijing, plastic bottles can pay for your subway ticket
In an effort to prevent plastic bottles ending up in the landfill, the city found this rewarding way to encourage citizens to recycle In an effort to prevent plastic bottles ending up in the landfi...
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A half-finished TV tower in Russia is demolished
The tower was the world's tallest abandoned building for a while and the biggest structure in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg The tower was the world's tallest abandoned building for a while and th...
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