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Often, when models for buildings are developed, material resistance to blast pressure and fire are unknown, as is the lifetime of materials, microstructure and stresses.
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His analysis was based on U.S. Energy Information Administration data, although Mazria told me the energy footprints of buildings in developed countries worldwide are likely comparable.
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Hybrid solar systems for buildings have been developed, including by the Turkish company Solimpeks Solar Energy.
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In Jersey City, a place long plagued by political corruption, crime, financial mismanagement and industrial pollution, the newcomers have settled in gleaming new buildings around the newly developed waterfront.
WSJ: Old guard sees threat in youthful NJ urban influx
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In the 18th century, under George III, it developed into an elegant town with neoclassical Palladian buildings, which blend harmoniously with the Roman baths.
UNESCO: World Heritage
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The concept was developed in the 1980s, focusing on collapsed buildings.
CNN: The brotherhood of Disaster City
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At least two buildings in Sikkim had collapsed and others developed cracks, Gyatso said Sunday.
CNN: 18 dead in India, Nepal after magnitude-6.9 quake
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Triadic architecture, developed by the Maya, involved a main structure with two inward-facing buildings on either side.
MSN: The Maya may have sacrificed earliest domestic turkeys
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Reaction Engine's heat exchange know-how, if developed, would benefit not just jets, but also power stations, cars, trains and buildings.
BBC: For economic inspiration, look to space
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In other green tech news, Spanish researchers have developed a new type of biological concrete that makes it easier to attach plants to the side of buildings to create living walls.
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The two institutes have developed compact and portable x-ray devices capable of analysing the structure and chemical composition of ancient bones, buildings, and art objects in a non-destructive fashion.
UNESCO: Basic Sciences