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Alvarez urges construction sector to put up 'green buildings' (Philstar.com)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:14:27 GMT In the wake of his fresh appointment as Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change, former senator and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Heherson Alvarez urged architects, engineers, and other stakeholders in the construction sector yesterday to make ‘Green Buildings’ and help in efforts to curb the impact of global warming in the country.

Seattle construction worker dies in trench cave-in (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:09:30 GMT Associated Press - September 7, 2008 2:55 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - A trench cave-in at a housing project in Seattle has cost a construction worker his life.

Construction watchdog row splits Labor (Glen Innes Examiner)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:23:34 GMT KEVIN RUDD and Julia Gillard are staring down a growing revolt by Labor backbenchers and the unions over demands the Government abolish immediately the construction industry watchdog, the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

Aberdeen runway to close during construction (The Bismarck Tribune)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:53:41 GMT ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Construction at the Aberdeen Regional Airport means the main runway will be closed for a while, starting Monday.

Local construction firm awarded contracts (Danvers Herald)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:26:08 GMT William A. Berry & Son, Inc., one of the region’s largest construction management firms, has been awarded a total of $6 million in projects by two Boston-area academic institutions.

Construction will force closures (The Desert Sun)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:34:36 GMT Overnight freeway closures for bridge construction loom on Interstate 215 in the Murrieta area this week.

Illawarra construction hit by worker shortage (Illawarra Mercury)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:19:47 GMT Illawarra's skill shortage is creating major headaches for the construction industry. At least one large company is looking towards employment markets in Asia.

Crushed construction worker dies from injuries (KOMO Seattle)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:45:02 GMT Steven Dale Slee, a construction worker who had been pinned in a trench at a Rainier Vista construction project Thursday, has died, the King County Medical Examiner's Office reported.

Arabtec Construction LLC Signs contract with Saba Properties JLT valued at AED 664 Million (Zawya)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:58:55 GMT 07 September 2008 Saba Properties Saba Properties JLT has awarded Arabtec Arabtec LLC, a subsidiary of Arabtec Holding PJSC, the AED 664 Million contract for the construction of its latest quality tower, Saba 4.

Arabtec Construction signs contract with Saba Properties JLT valued at Dhs664m (AME Info)
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:39:30 GMT Saba Properties JLT has awarded Arabtec LLC, a subsidiary of Arabtec Holding PJSC, the Dhs664m contract for the construction of its latest quality tower, Saba 4.

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