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  • September 2008

    • Vertical Farming Puts Pigs High in the Sky

      Scientific American  |  Sep 30, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Vertical Farming Puts Pigs High in the Sky

      (Newser) - They're not the most traditional tenants, but pigs, poultry, and crops might be reared in city skyscrapers of the future, drastically reducing environmental damage caused by traditional farms, Scientific American reports. Engineering airflow inside glass towers remains tricky, but the potential for a year-round growing season in the face of a booming world population has some urban developers looking to integrate skyscraper farms. More »

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      environment  • farming  • skyscraper  • green home  • urban planning

    • Fed Agency Battles Tough Post-9/11 Building Code

      New York Times  |  Sep 8, 08 3:36 AM CDT

      Fed Agency Battles Tough Post-9/11 Building Code

      (Newser) - A federal agency is joining major landlords in fighting tough new building safety standards developed in the wake of 9/11, the New York Times reports. The requirements, added last year after a federal probe into the Twin Towers collapse, call for better fireproofing and extra stairwells. But the General Services Administration,which manages federal property, complains that the cost could outweigh safety benefits. More »

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      skyscraper  • workplace safety  • building  • office buildings

  • August 2008

    • Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report

      Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 08 12:10 PM CDT

      Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report

      (Newser) - Fires, not explosives, caused the collapse of World Trade Center 7—a skyscraper near the twin towers—on Sept. 11, a 3-year US government investigation concludes. Scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology say the 47-story tower was destroyed by fires, made worse by a failed sprinkler system after the crumbling twin towers broke a city water main, the AP reports. More »

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      World Trade Center  • collapse  • 9/11 attacks  • fires  • skyscraper  • conspiracy theory

  • June 2008

    • Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      Philadelphia Daily News  |  Jun 20, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      (Newser) - Philadelphia took a step toward entering America's mega-skyscraper club today, the Daily News reports, with a city councilman introducing zoning legislation for a building that, at 1,500 feet, would eclipse Chicago's Sears Tower. Plenty of bureaucratic hurdles remain for the proposed American Commerce Center, including retooling the city's planning commission.  More »

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      real estate  • Philadelphia  • mayor  • skyscraper  • Michael Nutter  • development

    • Abu Dhabi to Buy Chrysler Building

      New York Post  |  Jun 11, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Abu Dhabi to Buy Chrysler Building

      (Newser) - The Chrysler Building—a jewel of the New York City skyline since 1930—is poised to be sold to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, reports the New York Post . The nation's oil-rich sovereign wealth fund is offering $800M for a 75% stake in the skyscraper. More »

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      New York City  • Abu Dhabi  • skyscraper  • New York real estate  • Chrysler Building

  • May 2008

    • Peek at Perks in $2B Mansion

      Forbes  |  May 3, 08 1:43 PM CDT

      Peek at Perks in $2B Mansion

      (Newser) - The world's fifth-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, beat the competition with plans to build the first billion-dollar home to grace this earth, Forbes reports. In fact, his 27-story high-rise in India will cost $2 billion when it's done next year. Some of its frills: Nine elevators dot the lobby. 80% of the ballroom’s ceiling has crystal chandeliers. Indian accents keep the modern mansion true to its surroundings. More »

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      billionaire  • skyscraper  • rich  • Mumbai  • luxury homes

  • January 2008
  • November 2007

    • Low-Rise Paris Mulls High-Rise Revolution

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 23, 07 2:05 PM CST

      Low-Rise Paris Mulls High-Rise Revolution

      (Newser) - The mayor of Paris, Europe's most densely populated city, has unveiled an ambitious new plan to reinvent the city's skyline. Bertrand Delanoë wants to build a collection of skyscrapers in the north and east of the city, where a tall building hasn't been completed since 1977. Despite Delanoë's popularity, Parisians remain skeptical, so the Socialist mayor is teaming with a political opponent: Nicolas Sarkozy. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Paris  • skyscraper  • Bertrand Delanoe

  • October 2007

    • Chicago's Top 10 Contributions to Science

      Chicago Tribune  |  Oct 4, 07 4:20 PM CDT

      Chicago's Top 10 Contributions to Science

      (Newser) - It's not all about heavy winds and deep-dish pizza.  A bevy of scientists picked Chicago's 10 most important scientific achievements as a part of a week promoting science: World's first controlled nuclear reaction Invention of the cell phone Development of hormone treatments for prostate and breast cancer More »

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      list  • cell phones  • malaria  • skyscraper  • scientific discoveries

  • September 2007

    • SF Skyline Getting Big Upgrade

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 20, 07 6:40 PM CDT

      SF Skyline Getting Big Upgrade

      (Newser) - San Francisco officials are cementing deals to build a pair of skyscrapers that would challenge New York's 1,250-foot Empire State Building as the US' second tallest, Bloomberg reports. The city has selected a plan for a slender, 1,200-plus-foot obelisk to be built in the Market financial district, with a like-size complex of connected towers planned across the street. More »

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      San Francisco  • Gavin Newsom  • skyscraper  • world's tallest building

  • August 2007

    • 2 More Injured at Ground Zero Building

      Associated Press  |  Aug 23, 07 3:15 PM CDT

      2 More Injured at Ground Zero Building

      (Newser) - Two New York firefighters were injured today by scaffolding falling from the Deutsche Bank building near ground zero, the AP reports. The incident came less than a week after a fire at the skyscraper across the street from the World Trade Center site claimed the lives of two other firefighters. WNBC reports that today's victims sustained serious head injuries. More »

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      New York City  • firefighters  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • skyscraper

    • 2 Die in Fire at Ground Zero

      Associated Press  |  Aug 18, 07 9:50 PM CDT

      2 Die in Fire at Ground Zero

      (Newser) - Two firefighters died in a blaze that broke out this afternoon in a skyscraper being demolished at the edge of ground zero in Lower Manhattan. The fire broke out in the partially dismantled Deutsche Bank building, which had been vacant since 9/11, condemned because health officials ruled that it was too contaminated with toxic dust and debris to be renovated. More »

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      New York City  • firefighters  • Ground Zero  • fires  • Deutsche Bank  • skyscraper

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • JPMorgan Heads for Ground Zero

      New York Times  |  Jun 14, 07 9:05 AM CDT

      JPMorgan Heads for Ground Zero

      (Newser) - JPMorgan Chase has agreed to a $300 million dollar deal to develop and lease one of the five skyscrapers planned for the World Trade Center site, giving a big boost to the development effort at Ground Zero. The financial services giant's investment banking and trading divisions will migrate to the 50-story tower, scheduled to open its doors in 2013. More »

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      Eliot Spitzer  • JPMorgan Chase  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • skyscraper  • James Dimon

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