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Award of Merit Sports/Entertainment - Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre

September 15, 2016

Built on the University of Toronto Scarborough campus in time for the 2015 Pan American Games, the CA$158-million ($122 million) sports complex represents Canada’s largest investment in an amateur sports facility to date.

Award of Merit Education/Research - American University of Central Asia

September 15, 2016

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The new campus of the American University of Central Asia, located outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, exemplifies how the modern world is transforming the capital of this former Soviet republic.

Italy Recovers From Quake that Killed 300—and Weighs New Protections

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin Michael Dumiak

August 31, 2016

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Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a long-term program to reinforce millions of aging buildings against earthquakes following the Aug. 24 shocks, measuring magnitude-6.2, that caused nearly 300 deaths as of Aug. 30 in an area northeast of Rome.

Spanish Firm FCC Bids Abroad As Home Workload Slows

Peter Reina

August 24, 2016

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The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.

Health in Harmony Saves Rainforests with 'Stethoscopes'

Kinari Webb's group is building a hospital in Borneo to discourage illegal logging

Nadine M. Post

August 16, 2016

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American design team, led by architect Richard Ramer, provides pro bono services for 27,000-sq-ft hospital that will never turn a patient away.

Will Global Firms Be Part Of $580 Million Gaza Barrier Project?

Neal Sandler

August 10, 2016

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Security risks and geopolitical issues are expected to prevent non-Israeli companies from participating in an Israeli Defense Ministry project to build a 60-kilometer barrier designed to prevent and monitor Hamas tunneling, according to knowledgeable Israeli sources.

Building Renovation

This Times Square Makeover Is Not a Tourist Attraction

Builders erect tall wall to shield work at congested Manhattan site.

Alisa Zevin

July 27, 2016

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A 53-ft-tall enclosure is safety feature in upgrade of 80-year-old building at Manhattan core site.

Flood Protection and Hurricanes

New Orleans Pushes to Finish Last Big Storm-Surge Project

The final post-Katrina flood protection project nears completion

Pam Radtke Russell

May 4, 2016

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On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina winds pushed water from Lake Pontchartrain into New Orleans’ three major drainage canals, putting pressure on floodwalls-topped levees that failed to withstand the load of the water.