Belfast City Council and the Health and Safety Executive stepped in and ordered the buildings taken down in line with asbestos guidelines.

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The report, which will go before the council's executive on 18 January, singled out buildings at Levenshulme, Miles Platting and Chorlton as "not meeting modern standards".

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Ana Cristina Defortuna, executive vice president of sales for the developer, says previous buildings have included kids' spaces that were about a quarter of the size.

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Sinn Fein's two ministers on the Northern Ireland Executive, Martin McGuinness and Bairbre de Brun, might refuse to work in the buildings should the Union flag be flown without the Irish tricolour at its side.

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Mr. Nislick is the chief executive of Edison Properties LLC, which owns parking garages, self-storage facilities and office buildings in the city.

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Agencies are also evaluated on demonstrating continuous progress towards implementing additional statutory or Executive Order targets and goals reflected in their annual Sustainability Plans, such as fleet management and green buildings.

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