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			<title>Portfolio management: Navigating through the crisis</title>
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			<title>Asbestos management in the UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Asbestos - not an issue in the UAE? Think again. Charles Faulkner explains how the region is at extreme risk of exposure.]]></description>
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			<title>In the zone</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Construction Week takes a closer look at Sharjah's free zones: what are the benefits of operating in these areas and how do construction projects gain from their existence?]]></description>
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			<title>Arabian lights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As architectural lighting has become the medium by which the built environment takes on a new persona and can be experienced during evening hours, Liz Moody reflects on the buildings that are instrumental in creating the scenic skylines that shape the Middle East. ]]></description>
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			<title>Going up!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The elevator and escalator industry continues to grow along with the construction sector. Shikha Mishra finds out how energy-saving designs and enhanced features have led to improvements.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Uncommissioned buildings are like untuned engines</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Peter Cummings, WSP technical director and Leed-accredited consultant, talks about the application of sustainable rating systems in the GCC.]]></description>
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			<title>Workplace fire safety </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[By following these simple steps you can reduce the likelihood of adding to the UAE's fire statistics.]]></description>
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			<title>Leeding change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Natural disasters like hurricanes are increasing as a result of climate change, and the impact of construction is among the worst causes. Jamie Stewart reports on what the industry is doing about it.]]></description>
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			<title>Fire safety 2007 and beyond</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Olof Axelsson, fire engineer and Dean McGrail, director, WSP Fire Engineering express their concerns over fire safety in Dubai.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Fire safety problems</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fire safety and training is an aspect of the construction industry that is feeling the effects of a lack of time and available resources.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The major MEP players</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Christopher  Sell looks  at the major players currently working in the MEP field, a key component of any  construction project.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Trust is a must for success</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As construction projects have increased in both size and ambition, companies now find they need to join forces to take them on. And, as Dr Sheriff Hashem, PMP, WSP Middle East, explains, joint ventures bring their own set of challenges.]]></description>
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			<title>Promoting fire safety</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  In the rush to build and refurbish, fire protection measures may be overlooked. Dean McGrail, director, WSP Fire Engineering - Middle East & Asia, explains how the fire engineer can help.]]></description>
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			<title>Risk analysis needed to innovate</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Sheriff Hashem, principal engineer - post contract operations, WSP Middle East, examines the risk analysis that should be made before attempting design and construction innovation.]]></description>
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			<title>Thinking big for fire safety</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Fire safety systems are an essential part of any building, but the hazards and risks associated with high-rise buildings in particular must be addressed in a pragmatic way throughout the design process. Dean McGrail, associate director, WSP Fire talks to MEP Middle East about the issues and possible solutions.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Training saves lives in emergencies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Two fires in two months have rocked Dubai's construction industry. Conrad Egbert sets out to find out what more can be done to avoid on-site blazes.  ]]></description>
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			<title>PFI deal for RW Gregory</title>
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