Saturday, August 14th, 2010
BARCELONA REPORTER – Spain loses 7.7 hectares of coast each day that passes for urban developments, commercial and industrial land, according to the report submitted by the NGO. In the case of Catalunya, excluding parts of its protected coastline, 89% of the rest of the coast is built on. Read More
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
ECONOMIC TIMES – Russia is starting to count the losses of the worst heatwave in its history, with economists warning the weather may cost the country up to 15 billion dollars and undercut a modest economic revival. While it may take months for the government to tally the damage caused, several economists said the disaster might
Friday, August 13th, 2010
New version of the GSD Calculator is available for download. Now ICAROS camera included. Download the free GSD Calculator.
Friday, August 13th, 2010
The Finnish version is the twelfth of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s global release schedule, and follows the release of the International, German, Austrian, New Zealand, US, Italian, Australian, French, Polish, Hungarian, and Dutch versions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010. For more information about
Friday, August 13th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – Response to disasters and emergencies in northern Kenya continues to be hampered by lack of infrastructure – airstrips, communication, health facilities and personnel – with aid workers and disaster response experts calling for more preparedness. Prepositioning more emergency supplies in “rescue centres” in key locations would greatly enhance disaster response, they say.
Friday, August 13th, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Limak Holding, a Turkish group with operations in tourism, energy, cement, technology and aviation, on Thursday signed a Public Private Partnership, or PPP, agreement with the Republic of Kosovo regarding expansion and operation of Pristina International Airport for 20 years. Read More
Friday, August 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Notably, the company chose August to make the announcement and to launch a website where private residents are being given one month to submit requests to have images of their homes or businesses blurred out. It’s a month when Germany’s politicians and the residents of about half of the country’s states are
Friday, August 13th, 2010
The total number of fires to date this season is 6093, about 15% greater than the 10-year average of 5231. The area burned to date is currently estimated at 2,626,577 hectares, nearly twice the 10-year average of 1,352,867 hectares. In the last week, 410,791 hectares burned, most due to fires in BC, Alberta, northern Saskatchewan,
Friday, August 13th, 2010
Located on the Claro River in Brazil, the 90-megawatt Barra dos Coqueiros hydroelectric power plant will generate energy for 650,000 people in the state of Goias. It is one of two new hydroelectric plants being put into operation in April 2010 by the Gerdau Group, the leading manufacturer of long steel in the Americas. The
Friday, August 13th, 2010
AGL Energy Ltd. said Thursday that its joint venture with Meridian Energy Ltd. of New Zealand plans to build a one billion Australian dollar (US$898.8 million) wind farm in Victoria state by early 2013, as Australian policy measures designed to stimulate renewable-energy investment start to bear fruit. Read More
