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			<title>Green thinking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) chairman Jeff Willis talks to CW about his views on the progress made so far in terms of green building and his hopes for the future.]]></description>
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			<title>Meeting standards</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[During tough economic times the temptation to procure cheaper products and cut corners on installation techniques can grow. Construction Week examines why it’s vital to comply with internationally recognised Standards and certification.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Flight to quality</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jeff Willis talks about managing the design of complex construction projects with a measured cadence that speaks of both authority and experience. In his capacity as leader of the technical committee of the Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC), and as an associate director at Arup, Willis is a regional luminary when it comes to green building and sustainability. But a campus radical at the forefront of student protest? We take a closer look at how this combination of youthful passion and seasoned experience has helped rejuvenate the MEP sector in the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Maintaining MEP</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MEP Middle East assistant editor Peter Ward reports on FM solutions to the problems of maintaining MEP systems.]]></description>
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			<title>Legrand joins EGBC</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Legrand Group has announced it has joined the Emirates Green Building Council in an effort to further promote green building solutions in the UAE. The announcement was made at a recent ceremony in Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Going for green</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  KHDA reveals its plans to build the Middle  East's first LEED-accredited schools.    ]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
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			<title>Green group says no to bio-fuel</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE's green building practices watchdog, the Emirates Green Building Council, has said plans for a commercial-scale bio-diesel plant is not the answer to reducing the construction industry’s carbon footprint.]]></description>
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			<title>Water works</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Low rainfall in the Middle East makes water a precious commodity. Peter Ward reports on the water saving initiatives underway and those likely to hit the region in the future.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>New EGBC chair appointed</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ali bin Towaih has been appointed as chair of the Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) for 2008-09.]]></description>
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			<title>Green agenda</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[     Sarfraz Dairkee, of the Emirates Green Building Council, explains why commissioning is key to avoiding "obese" developments.  ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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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>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Regional building code a must for sustainability</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Green building rating systems across the GCC are failing to address regional concerns, according to the Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC).]]></description>
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			<title>BUiD to offer region’s first LEED accreditation course</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The British University in Dubai (BUiD) has partnered with the Emirates Green Building Council to offer the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional Examination Courses in the region.]]></description>
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			<title>Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Jeff Roberts finds that the desire for dollars is driving design.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Experts urge against purely iconic architecture</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Architects and sustainability experts have asked that Dubai concentrate less on iconic buildings and more on overall projects.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai in need of urban masterplan, says EGBC chairman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Call for move away from icons, to greater interconnection between disparate areas.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Green training aid</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=511411&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Extended availability of LEED exam set to help sustainable aims.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>LEED exams available in UAE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The LEED Accredited Professional exam is now available in Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Gulf leader</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Winner of the first MEP Middle East Project Manager of the Year award, Basheer Massad stresses to Alison Luke the impact of productivity, partnering and prefabrication to the region's MEP sector.]]></description>
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			<title>Concept of sustainability</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=507445&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  As the sustainable building regulations come into force in the UAE this month, Mohammed Azad Hossain, deputy head of contracts for Gulf Construct in Kuwait, assesses how other GCC states can learn from this.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>LEED designed projects cost-effective</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The cost of constructing a building to international sustainable standards is no higher than creating a non-green building according to a leading industry professional.]]></description>
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			<title>A long road ahead</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=503807&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The pace and scale of development in the UAE is forcing the EGBC to catch up quickly.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Cityscape Dubai 2007</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=503440&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  A celebration of sustainability, walkability or futility?]]></description>
			<category>Real Estate | Features</category>
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			<title>Time flies when you’re having fun in FM</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501159&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  Happy anniversary facilities management Middle East!]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>Top Japanese consortium to visit UAE with “green” proposal</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501875&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Japanese delegation proposes a sustainable city based on eco friendly urban development and architecture.  ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | News</category>
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			<title>Looking to the future</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501092&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  The path towards a sustainable built environment in the Middle East took a huge step forward this month.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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			<title>Facing change</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501302&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Innovative materials and global initiatives are transforming the skyline in Dubai.    ]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Features</category>
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			<title>Emirates LEED system launched</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=501722&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) has launched a proposed building sustainability assessment system for the UAE.]]></description>
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			<title>Green Building Council in new sustainability drive</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) has appealed to contractors and developers to join the LEED Emirates pilot programme in a drive to push sustainability on new buildings in the UAE.  ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE promotes environmental construction</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates Green Building Council launches rating system aimed at raising awareness in industry.  ]]></description>
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