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Measuring and Making the Grade
2013-04-03 18:34:53| ENR.com: Headline News
The American Society of Civil Engineers launched its first infrastructure report card in 1998, and as it issues new ratings in 16 infrastructure categories every four years, it has been making significant improvements in the process. The newest report is intriguing and fun to readand its not just doom and gloom.
Climate change making extreme events worse in Australia report
2013-04-03 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The extreme heatwaves, flooding and bush fires striking Australia have already been intensified by climate change and are set to get even worse in future, according to a new report. Only fast and deep cuts to carbon emissions can start to reverse the trend, say scientists from the Climate Commission, an independent advisory group set up by the Australian government. "Climate change is making many extreme events worse in terms of their impacts on people, property, communities and the environment,"...
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Experts Propose Research Priorities for Making Concrete 'Greener'
2013-04-03 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to NIST report, potential engineering performance, energy efficiency, and environmental benefits make Greener concrete a challenge worth tackling. Some consensus high-priority research topics identified by experts include: developing tools and metrics for quantifying advantages/disadvantages of using different materials in concrete; developing computer models that can predict performance of green concrete mixtures; and improving test methods for characterizing portland cement ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Fridman mulls making $4-bn bid for Tele2 Russia [Financial Express (India)]
2013-03-30 17:52:20| Appliances - Topix.net
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Billionaire Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group said it's ready to offer as much as $4 billion for Tele2 AB's Russian mobile-phone unit to trump a bid by state-controlled lender VTB Group.
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Shermco Industries' James R. White Appointed Principal Member of NFPA Code Making Panel 13
2013-03-29 22:10:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
James R. White, training director for Shermco Industries, has been appointed to be the Principal member of NFPA Code Making Panel 13 of the National Electrical Code read more
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