In March 2011, Shanghai is hosting the 4th Annual Ultra-High-rise Building Summit -- which extols the merits of high-rise construction.

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According to FDNY reports, high winds are already responsible for damaging a high-rise construction crane on West 57th Street in midtown Manhattan.

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Construction crews working on high-rise rental buildings roam the area as joggers make their way through a newly opened portion of the waterfront.

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Most of the high-rise office buildings built in those cities before the mid-1990s do not meet current standards for new construction, and most of them have not been upgraded, said Hamburger.

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Construction crews are swarming over new high-rise buildings in Seattle and big suburban areas such as Bellevue.

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