Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) said that it has made a profit attributable to shareholders from a year-earlier loss, aided by higher oil prices
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ASHRAE to inaugurate global training centre in Dubai
ASHRAE will be hosting a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Global Training Center for Building Excellence on 19 September, 2017
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Video: Construction update of Dubai's $2bn One Central
The mixed-use development’s Offices 2 building is due for completion this year, a DWTC official told ConstructionWeekOnline
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Special Report: How Engineers Are Preparing for Sea-Level Rise
As sea levels rise—compounding coastal problems such as erosion, storm surge and tidal flooding—engineers are changing the way they work, using adaptive design and new technologies to prepare for an uncertain future
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Hampton Roads Region Looks for a Way To Live With the Water
Hampton Roads in Virginia—seven communities and 11 federal facilities—is facing one of the worst combinations of erosion, subsidence and sea-level rise in the nation.
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Cape Cod's 'Big Little' Projects Will Combat Sea Level Rise
A new 33-ft-long bridge on Cape Cod’s heavily traveled Route 28 stands to play an outsized role in combating sea-level rise.
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Atlantic City Fights Storm Surge With 1,740 ft of New Seawall
To combat rising waters and storm surge in Atlantic City, N.J., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a $34-million seawall-like project—the Absecon Inlet Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Structure.
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Erosion Trumps Sea-Level Rise on a Small Settlement in the Chesapeake Bay
In one respect, Tangier Island, Va.’s situation has been the same for centuries: Its shorelines are still eroding into the Chesapeake Bay.
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After Battle With Erosion on Hatteras Island, Critical Road Rerouted Over Causeway
Maintaining Route 12, the main highway serving the barrier island of Hatteras Island, N.C., is a near-constant battle against the elements. Now, instead of continuing the battle, the state has decided to move the road.
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Public Outcry Prompts Miami Beach's Action on Sea-Level Rise
For years, the city of Miami Beach had approached the concept of sea-level rise much like that of other coastal communities: with a lot of “talk talk talk” but not much action, says Bruce Mowry, city engineer.
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