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			<title>Sitting comfortably?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Is your job causing you pain and anxiety? More often than not, it's not the work itself, but the design of the chair you sit on.]]></description>
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			<title>LEED status key to contract wins</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Employing professionals qualified to international green standards will be key to future contract wins, according to an industry expert.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Switching gears</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the focus now firmly on green construction, how can those in the electrical contracting field play their part? Praveen Kashyap outlines a switchgear technology aimed at helping.]]></description>
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			<title>Integrated design</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[How can you achieve good indoor air quality and energy efficient operations? Reem Emirates Aluminium demonstrates an integrated approach at its new headquarters.]]></description>
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			<title>Paying through the roof?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Roofing manufacturers warn against cutting corners with labour.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Energy audits are an essential tool in the bid to increase the efficiency of buildings. Dr Afshin Afshari, a LEED accredited professional and the assistant general manager of SS Lootah Group subsidiary International Energy Group (IEG), outlines the main methods available.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>Tower that will turn heads</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Plans to build the world's first fully rotating tower are progressing, with work due to begin in six months time.]]></description>
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			<title>Marketing manoeuvre or conscious company?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Is it right to use green movement as a marketing tool? ]]></description>
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			<title>Consumption reduction</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Energy and water are two precious commodities in ME but how do they fit into the green movement? ]]></description>
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			<title>Green building set to rise in India</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The use of environmentally friendly systems and processes in buildings is rising sharply in India according to the organisers of Cityscape India.  ]]></description>
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			<title>LEED Gold aim for India Tower</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Developer D B Hospitality is aiming to make its under-construction India Tower project one of the most environmentally friendly in India.]]></description>
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			<title>Gaining certification</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  LEED has become a common buzzword in the Middle  East's construction industry, but what's actually involved in gaining certification to the environmental rating system? Dr Afshin Afshari outlines the main points to consider.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[  How do you design an eco-friendly building? A recent conference in Dubai aimed to give some answers.]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As the Emirates Green Building Council prepares to launch a building energy rating system for the UAE, Alison Luke talks to the management committee about what this will involve and the future of sustainable construction in the region.]]></description>
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			<title>First impressions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  From storage to lighting, space management to ergonomic furniture - working in a visually appealing office can help increase productivity, prevent injury and save costs. Becca Wilson reports on how office interiors can help create the perfect office environment.]]></description>
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			<title>Green workshops approach</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The Emirates Green Building Council will be conducting a series of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) technical review workshops on 11-13 June in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.]]></description>
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			<title>Skanska wins management job</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Skanska USA Building Inc., in partnership with JCB Construction, has been selected as the construction manager of the new Orlando Utilities Commission headquarters.]]></description>
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			<title>ASHRAE: LEED needs integrated teamwork</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has called for the earlier involvement of all construction team professionals in order to ensure green buildings can be constructed in the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>LEED by example</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Green building veteran, Dr Mohsen Aboulnaga, explains to facilities management Middle East how going green is not just about improving a buildings environmental responsibilities.]]></description>
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			<title>Walking the long path to sustainability</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Environmental building design is slowly taking an upwards turn as awareness grows of the need to behave more sustainably. In response to the WWF’s Living Planet report, Christopher Sell assesses how the industry is reacting.]]></description>
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			<title>DuBiotech pledges sustainability</title>
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