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Famalicão marks 41 years as a city as Mário Passos and João Cerejeira highlight progress
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Housing, infrastructure and environmental investment will enable the municipality to take a “qualitative leap”, believes Mário Passos. The state must...
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Prime Minister Luís Montenegro signs 70.2 million euro EN222 variant linking Castelo de Paiva to the A32
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A pledge that has outlasted generations, survived successive governments and piled up decades of waiting has moved decisively towards delivery....
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Porto shortlisted by the European Commission for the European Green Capital Awards 2028
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Porto has been chosen by the European Commission as one of five cities through to the final phase of the...
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Rubber seal for undersea tunnels loses 67.66 percent of sealing force over 100 years
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Engineers once expected a rubber seal used in undersea tunnels to keep joints watertight for at least 100 years, but...
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Arouca announces €9.5 million remodelling and expansion of Escola Básica e Secundária de Escariz
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The Municipality of Arouca announced yesterday a €9.5 million project to remodel and extend the Escola Básica e Secundária de...
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Canidelo–Arrábida cable car in Gaia to cost 'zero' to the council, says Luís Filipe Menezes
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Luís Filipe Menezes, the Mayor of Gaia, says the future Canidelo–Arrábida cable car link will cost the council "zero". The...
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Why Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Import Sand
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates import sand because not all sand is suitable for concrete, glass, and large-scale...
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CIM of the Setúbal Peninsula: a Turning Point for the Region
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The recent creation of the Intermunicipal Community (CIM) of the Setúbal Peninsula signals a turning point for a territory that,...
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Vitória Airport starts solar power plant complex project, says Zurich Airport Brasil
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Zurich Airport Brasil, the concessionaire, reports that Vitória Airport in Espírito Santo began works on Wednesday, 1 July, to install...
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Force-limiting connections reduce damaging earthquake shaking in building bracing
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Researchers report that installing force-limiting links between each floor and a building’s primary bracing - the network of beams and...
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Luís Neves Odemira works: CNN Portugal shows pool built without licence
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The controversy surrounding building work at the local accommodation owned by the Minister for Internal Administration, Luís Neves, in Odemira...
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José Manuel Fernandes says Vila Praia de Âncora small harbour reconfiguration will be completed by 2030
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The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, José Manuel Fernandes, said on Friday that the reconfiguration works at the small harbour...
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Full Bathroom Renovation Cost: Planning Your Budget and Investment
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Planning a home renovation demands close attention to your finances. Changing a room usually comes with substantial spending on materials...
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How land use is driving rising pedestrian deaths on American roads
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American roads reveal an unsettling contradiction. While many nations have brought down the number of people killed in traffic over...
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New Santa Rosa-RS Airport works progress quickly
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Work on the new Santa Rosa-RS Airport is moving ahead at speed. Construction of the new runway has reached 65%...
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Roman concrete’s longevity: carbonation and calcite help it self-seal
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Time only moves in one direction, and everything built within it is subject to wear. We can design buildings and...
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Water cuts in Almada and Costa de Caparica expose planning failures, says ERSAR report
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Turning on a tap and seeing water gush out has become so routine it can feel almost like magic. By...
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China’s Horizontal Skyscraper The Crystal in Chongqing Explained
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A monumental piece of engineering in China appears to defy gravity, linking four vast towers with an extraordinary suspended structure....
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GNR detains Henrique Paulo in Arcos de Valdevez over alleged builder scam
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He lured victims with low-cost quotes, then moved to other areas using the deposit money. Posing as a licensed contractor,...
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Living Root Bridges in Meghalaya, India: Natural Engineering and Tradition
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Living root bridges, found in Meghalaya in north-east India, stand out for blending natural engineering with tradition. They may take...
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Why a 49-foot tunnel boring machine traps its own broken rock
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A 49-foot (about 15-metre) tunnel boring machine - a vast underground drilling system that cuts through rock to form tunnels...
