The Impact of Construction on the Environment

Anthony Rundle
Introduction
The construction industry impacts on the environment in a number of ways, both directly and indirectly. The ass...
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Somewhere in your community children can probably see a building being constructed. Make the most of their interest by setting up construction site learning centers in your classroom. Here is every...
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In the first quarter of 2007, the Manhattan housing market notched a record number of apartment sales for a single quarter. In the same three-month period, the Manhattan office market recorded its ...
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Consumers spent more in February while construction spending rose by the largest amount in 11 months, the government said Friday, in reports that should dispel some of the concerns about the health...
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Construction of new homes plunged to the lowest level in 14 years in September as turmoil in credit markets intensified the problems in the housing industry. Consumer prices, meanwhile, rose at the...
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Palestinian teenagers threw rocks at Israeli police and attacked a Canadian tourist bus Saturday in a new wave of protests against Israeli construction work near a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site.Th...
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Consumers shrugged off sagging home prices and financial market turmoil in August to push up spending by a better-than-expected amount.In other good news, a key inflation gauge showed price pressur...
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Crews broke ground Thursday on a new, 10-lane interstate bridge to replace one that collapsed over the summer, killing 13 people and drawing attention to the nation's aging infrastructure.The bridg...
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A slab of wet concrete collapsed on the 24th floor of a high-rise construction site Friday, injuring 17 people, seven of them seriously, authorities said.Rescuers had to shore up the fallen concret...
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