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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

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Airports K-12 Schools Hospital Design Trends Office Buildings Designers Architects Biophilic Design Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Atlanta, Ga.

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Europe Day: Celebrating some of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects

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Now, construction is underway on an immersed underwater tunnel, the Fehmarn Belt, to carry both road and rail traffic between the countries. Trains will be able to travel up to 200 km/h – so when the tunnel replaces the ferry link, crossing the border itself will take just a ten-minute drive. Powering incredible European innovation.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. NASHVILLE ASCENDS: A CITY AND AIRPORT FLYING HIGH.

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Flying Without Altitude

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When the ribbon was cut on a redesigned and expanded Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) in 1992, economic development planners had every reason to hope that this world-class facility would drive growth in the region for decades to come. This year, only 300 flights and about 8 million passengers will travel through PIT.

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More than a million travellers visit the Maldives each year. Here’s what they don’t see

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There are not too many airports in the world where you can walk outside the terminal at 10pm, cross the road and board a speedboat, a la James Bond. Our hotel is surrounded by pastel houses – blue, pink, green – with hand-drawn carts parked on the sandy street in front of some of them. While more than 1.5 TO THE ISLAND.

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BALANCED CANTILEVER METHOD OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

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The complete pier segment is then used as an erection platform and launching base for all subsequent travelling formwork and concrete segment construction. Special formwork is positioned and cast-in-situ pier segment is begun. Cast-in-situ segments range between 3mm to 5m in length with formwork moving in tandem with each segment.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Green.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Electrical Contracting. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. A Green Infrastructure Unlocks Several Successful Environmental Initiatives. Name: Kelly Hart.

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