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	<description>Today's national Canadian construction industry news from Reed Construction Data Canada, including noteworthy projects, interesting people, innovative technologies, association activities, legislative changes, economic trends and statistics, environmental issues, and technological developments.  </description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:15:02 MDT</pubDate>
	
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		<title>A living lab for radio tag efficiency built in Germany</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A German research institute has erected a three-storey commercial building that houses no commercial activity. The building will house institute offices and labs, is also test-bed for RFIDs used in concrete forms, fa&ccedil;ades and insulation, both during and after construction. Other technologies related to energy efficiency will also be tested.]]></description>
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		<title>Lethbridge, Alberta viaduct stands test of time</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only is it the world&rsquo;s longest and highest railway trestle, but it may be the toughest, too. There are no restrictions on the length or weight of the mile-long freight trains that roll across the Lethbridge Viaduct a dozen times a day, even though the bridge is preparing to celebrate its 100th birthday in September.]]></description>
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		<title>MTO and Infrastructure Ontario issue RFQ for Windsor-Essex Parkway</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Ontario have released a request for qualifications (RFQ) to pre-qualify and shortlist teams to design, build, finance and maintain the proposed Windsor-Essex Parkway. The RFQ is the first step in the procurement process to select a team to design, build, finance and maintain the artery. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Trump Tower in Toronto</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conduit work continues on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at 325 Bay Street in Toronto, Ont. ]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian non-residential activity up as GDP declines</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New output numbers released this week show the economy is still contracting but the recession may be abating. ]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong's Disney theme park to expand</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hong Kong&rsquo;s government and the Walt Disney Co. have reached a deal to expand the territory&rsquo;s struggling Disneyland theme park at a cost of about US$465 million. ]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Construction Association negotiating over CAD fees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the recent CCA board meeting in Calgary, members of the standard practices committee agreed that contractors should not be required to pay for CAD (computer-aided design) files that are used in the preparation of shop drawings and as-built drawings.]]></description>
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		<title>Public interest groups urge sustainability in development of St. Lawrence Seaway</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, over 50 public interest groups from across the region are outlining principles to guide an environmentally sustainable future for shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. ]]></description>
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		<title>Operators back Ministry of Labour's crane safety blitz</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A provincial blitz of central Ontario tower cranes has received the full support of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). The Ministry of Labour has announced it will have its inspectors blitzing construction sites in the Greater Toronto Area, York Region and Simcoe County where there are tower cranes and mast-climbing scaffolds.]]></description>
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