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Construction International News Archives - August 2007

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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Investigations focus on Construction

Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 00:00:00

The investigation continues into what exactly caused the collapse of the Minneapolis Bridge on August 1st 2007. The most recent factor to en...

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Bridge Under Construction Collapses in China

Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 10:17:18

Authorities have confirmed the collapse of a bridge under construction in central China, resulting in at least 22 fatalities. The fatal inci...

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SMF: Brown's 3m Houses Plan Will Need Greenfield Land

Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 00:00:00

A prominent think tank organisation has suggested that the construction of two million houses will need to take place on greenfield land, if...

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US Housing Sector Slumps to 10-Year Low

Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 00:00:00

Reports from the US suggest the housing sector over there has descended to a 10-year low, citing January 1997 as the last time that construc...

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Construction Report: Majority Push for 'Green' Future

Posted by Construction International's News Correspondent on 00:00:00

An environmentally-geared report has just been published by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Entitled �The Green Perspective�...