During a tour of the latest construction site, the interior of the West Building was still largely raw space, while the taller annex building already had pipes and wiring installed.

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The EPR is the biggest plant ever designed and has safety systems galore, which means more pipes, more wiring, more concrete and higher capital costs.

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Many buildings, constructed hundreds of years ago, are beyond repair, with walls unable to bear pipes or with rudimentary electricity wiring.

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We can use it for telephone wiring or for pipes for water.

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However, for anything that could potentially damage the house, such as the gas, the wiring or the pipes, he calls in the experts.

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Pop star David Byrne, formerly of Talking Heads, has turned the inside of a defunct ferry terminal into a giant musical instrument, retrofitting an antique organ and wiring it to the pipes, the beams, and even the plumbing of the Battery Maritime Building.

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Electrical wiring was replaced, new pipes were installed, the papal bedroom given a thorough makeover, and the kitchen was refurbished.

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