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Construction Commences on China’s First Shale Gas Pipeline
State-owned enterprise China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has commenced construction work on the PRC’s first dedicated shale gas pipeline in the vast inland province of Sichuan. The pipeline will be...
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Subway Construction Destroys Ancient Chinese Tombs
Construction work to expand the subway system of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has led to the destruction of a group of ancient tombs ranging between 2,200 to 3,000 years in age. The tombs,...
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China Finishes Work on Record-Breaking Bridge
Construction work has wrapped up on the world’s longest multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge, which spans a distance of 10 kilometres over Hangzhou Bay in the Chinese coastal province of Zhejiang. The...
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China Turns to Britain for Ecocity Planning
British engineering firm WS Atkins has obtained a key commission to help China devise guidance for ecocity planning as the Middle Kingdom increasingly turns to sustainability and efficiency measures...
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Developing Nations Close the Renewable Energy Gap
Renewable energy investment by developing nations surged last year and is now closing in on spending by industrialized economies according to a pair of new studies promoted by the United Nations....
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China’s Building Automation Market to Undergo Massive Growth
China’s building automation market harbours immense growth potential for the near future as the country’s urbanization drive continues unabated and the government pushes for more sophisticated means...
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Nesting Swallows Bring Construction Work to a Halt
A colony of thousands of nesting sand martins have halted construction work on a residential project in the central Chinese city of Xinzheng. The sand martins are believed to have first begun nesting...
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Chinese Construction Firm Grabs Lucrative US Projects
Ning Yuan, president of China Construction America, at the construction site for the Alexander Hamilton Bridge in the Bronx. A Chinese state-owned company has made major inroads into the US building...
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China Embraces Green Building Retrofits
While many have lamented China’s belated embracing of green building measures and the lax nature of its domestic certification system, the country is now striving to remedy the inefficiencies of...
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Stricter Chinese Standards Could Favour Aussie Coal
Plans by the Chinese government to lift standards for coal imports could provide a much-needed boost to the Australian resources sector, which produces thermal coal of a higher quality than its...
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Chinese Renewable Energy Firms Struggle Against Debt
Renewable energy companies based in the greater China region are struggling against onerous debt burdens, with analysts and investors increasingly concerned about the risk of default amongst leading...
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China’s Construction Projects Abroad Plagued with Problems
Two of the biggest infrastructure projects undertaken by Chinese companies abroad have been wracked by huge cost overruns and severe delays.Citic Pacific’s efforts to build a pair iron ore mines in...
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Aerial Views: World’s Highest Observation Decks
Dubai’s 828-metre tall Burj Khalifa may boast bragging rights as the tallest building in the world, but its observation deck did not quite secure the same position among the world’s highest observation...
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Green Building a Potential “Silver Bullet” for Hong Kong Power Reform
As the Hong Kong government moves to reshape the local electricity market, sustainability advocates are promoting green building as a potential panacea for resolving the city’s energy dilemmas.A new...
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China Lends US$3.3 Billion to Rail Construction in Horn of Africa
The Chinese government has agreed to provide US$3.3 billion in financing to the Ethio-Djibouti Railway project in the Horn of Africa.Officials from the Export-Import Bank of China will travel to the...
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UK Green Building Makes Foray into Shanghai
British green building consultancy the Building Research Establishment (BRE) has entered an agreement with a state-owned Shanghai-based company to upgrade its facilities in the city and promote...
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Australian Coal Investments Imperilled by Climate Change
Copious investment in Australian coal resources faces major risk in the form of stricter climate change policies and global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.According to a new report by the...
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Engineering Investment Set to Decline As Mining Boom Ends
Whitehaven MineInvestment in engineering projects is set to decline in Australia as the China-backed mining boom comes to an end and miners shelve or delay their expansion plans.A new report by BIS...
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China’s Industrial Shift Spurs Inland Construction
Anticipated changes to the geographic distribution of China’s manufacturing industries have spurred government investment in large-scale construction projects situated in the country’s less developed...
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China Stills Lags in Green Building Despite Urban Growth
Despite increasingly severe pollution in its urban centres, China continues to lag in the application of sustainability measures in its construction sector, with only a minute number of projects in the...
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