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Shimizu begins construction of 1.9MW biomass power plant in Nagano

Tokyo- Shimizu Corp has started construction of a woody biomass power plant with a rated output of 1.99MW in an industrial park in Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture. The plant will combust about 30,000 tons of wood


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Mace tops out record-breaking Vietnam tower

Ho Chi Minh City’s Landmark 81, the tallest building in Vietnam and the 11th tallest building in the world, has reached its full height of 461m. The project’s concrete framework was topped out six weeks ahead


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A Royal Flush

British construction software company COINS scores a first in its sector with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Martine Beale asks Emerging Markets CEO Nigel Cope what it means for the business. COINS (COnstruction INdustry Solutions) has


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Interview: Shaolin QS

Rider Levett Bucknall managing director Stephen Lai Yuk-fai talks about QS training and working on some of the biggest jobs around   Danny Chung Let’s say you go to an office and talk to any locally


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Interview: Airport Authority Hong Kong

Danny Chung While other major infrastructure works such as the railway expansion projects of the MTR Corporation (0066) and other government public works are charging ahead, over at Airport Authority Hong Kong, the pace of its


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Interview: Casino contractor

The Macau construction industry can expect good times to roll for up to 10 years on the back of renewed casino development and government infrastructure spending although labour shortages will remain a difficult problem, according to


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Gammon interview: Golden Decade awaits

The Hong Kong construction industry can be confident of bulging order books for at least the a decade as the current boom continues according to leading construction firmGammon Construction. “In the coming ten years, we think


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