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Google Street View cars used for high-resolution air pollution mapping
This new approach towards urban air pollution mapping offers much greater spatial precision in comparison to current monitoring methods This new approach towards urban air pollution mapping offers mu...
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California is blowing up Oroville Dam’s spillway in order to replace it
The main spillway of Lake Oroville Dam, California, whose major damage in February 2017 threatened the region with flooding and forced 200,000 people to evacuate, is now being demolished. The main sp...
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A ‘super sewer’ is under construction in London to stop the flow of waste into the Thames
As London’s population has doubled from 4 million in the 1860s to 8 million and counting by 2015, the old Victorian sewers, although in excellent condition, cannot handle the huge amount of waste anym...
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World’s largest tidal power project approved for construction in Indonesia
The $550m project has been welcomed as an alternative energy source to coal The $550m project has been welcomed as an alternative energy source to coalThe Indonesian government has given the green li...
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Elevated seawall to be built for New York flood resilience
The 11.2km-long seawall, stretching from Fort Wadsworth to Oakwood Beach, will protect communities from severe coastal flooding, while creating new wetland habitats and recreational amenities. The 11...
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These green coins is a new way to get people to recycle
Amsterdam innovates on waste management once again! Amsterdam innovates on waste management once again!A pilot project in Amsterdam’s Noord district is running since early 2015, urging residents to...
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Innovative piled raft foundation scheme used on building project in London
The construction site of the 33-storey student accommodation building at Miles Street, London was too tight to fit a piling rig, thus the engineering team adopted an alternative piled raft foundation...
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A Chinese architecture firm builds multi-story bamboo treehouses with no fasteners
In 2013, architects Dayong Sun and Chris Precht founded Penda, with the aim to reconnect people with our natural environment through their designs. Since then, the Beijing and Vienna-based architectur...
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A German coal-mine will be converted into a hydroelectric battery
Other mines may follow, as the area needs more industrial-scale storage to double its share of renewables Other mines may follow, as the area needs more industrial-scale storage to double its share...
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Link to mega bridge completed in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Highways Department has announced that a 12 km long tunnel and viaduct link to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be completed by the end of this month. Hong Kong's Highways Dep...
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