The movie We Are Young, We Are Strong is among the 14 titles screened at the Festival of German Cinema in China. [Photo provided to China Daily] When you speak of Germany, most Chinese probably think of beer and soccer, but an ongoing ...
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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd of Coventry, UK is participating in a £9.5m government initiative to modernize the UK energy infrastructure to cope with the unprecedented change in energy consumption, generation and distribution. UK ...
Power management company Eaton will showcase its innovative and energy-savings solutions for the residential building and construction industry at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show® ...
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According to Statistics Canada, municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8 percent from April. This followed a 2.2 percent rise in the previous month. The total value of permits has been on a slight upward ...
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Following two consecutive monthly declines, the total value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 1.1 percent to $6.0 billion in April, according to Statistics Canada. This increase resulted from higher construction ...
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US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
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In the January-April this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 2.2322 trillion ($0.364 trillion), up 16.4 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.4 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase ...
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According to Statistics Canada, investment in non-residential building construction was down 0.6 percent from the previous quarter to $12.9 billion in the first quarter. This decline followed two consecutive quarterly gains and was largely ...
In March this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 1.5339 trillion ($0.25 trillion), up 16.8 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 2.5 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase rate recorded ...
Residential building HQE™ certification responds to a general aim to provide new, sanitary and comfortable housing and thereby ensure a better living environment while limiting the building’s impact on the environment. During ...
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Underpinned by its widely acknowledged expertise, HQE™ certification is the best solution to gain objective and credible recognition for: Best practice in terms of the sustainable construction and operation of buildings. ...
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In the January-February period this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 795.6 billion ($130 billion), up 19.3 percent year on year, with this growth rate down 0.5 percentage points compared to the year-on-year ...
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In 2013, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 8.6013 trillion ($1.41 trillion), up 19.8 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.3 percentage points compared to the year-on-year increase rate recorded in ...
In the January-November period this year, total real estate investments in China amounted to RMB 7.7412 trillion ($1.27 trillion), up 19.5 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.3 percentage points compared to the year-on-year ...
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Supported by technological improvements and regulatory changes designed to lower electricity used in lighting applications, US demand for high-efficiency lighting is growing more than 10% annually, from $7.1bn in 2012 to $11.7bn in 2017, ...
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