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AD prepares for 5-month worldwide solar flight
Solar Impulse representatives have arrived in Abu Dhabi to meet local authorities in preparation for the plane’s arrival in January. With the historic flight scheduled to take off from Abu Dhabi next March, pilots of the...
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Dubai planning to build a temp-controlled ‘city’
Dubai is planning to build a temperature-controlled city featuring the world's largest mall and an indoor park, as well as hotels, health resorts and theatres, the developer said. Already home to one of the globe's biggest...
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Bouygues team lands Paris metro tunnel
A consortium led by Bouygues Travaux Publics has signed a contract worth €164.9m (£131.8m) for the second tunnel package of the Paris metro line 14 extension project, north of the French capital. Bouygues wll work with...
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Hill picked to manage Qatar mall project
Hill International has been appointed as project manager for the construction of the Mall of Qatar in Doha, Qatar. The three-year contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately QR 35.0m (£5.6m). The Mall of...
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Think tank to investigate construction apprenticeships
Think-tank Demos is calling for evidence from across the construction industry for research it is undertaking into construction apprenticeships. Demos is providing research support for a cross-party commission investigating apprenticeships in the construction sector and aims...
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Golden Gate Bridge to get $76m suicide barriers
Plans to fit the Golden Gate Bridge with suicide-detention barriers have been unanimously approved. In 2013, 46 people died by jumping off the bridge; the total is more than 1,400. The board of directors of the...
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Energy-efficient ‘micro-city’ opens in Paris
The government has updated its construction pipeline, setting out £116bn of planned public sector projects. An additional £13bn of construction work has been added to the list this year, according to business secretary Vince Cable. The...
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