| He said that only 75 percent of the existing 800 water hydrants located near high-rises and other public facilities were operable. |
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| Experts explained that overcrowded high-rises and overusage of underground space hasten the speed of subsidence. |
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| Security of air intake vents is important, especially for high-rises and large sports facilities. |
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| The project's opponents concede the project is tastefully designed, with no Nassau-type high-rises knifing into the sky. |
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| It is in fact, a concrete jungle where towering high-rises, slums and resplendent Gothic buildings lie next to each other. |
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| All the surrounding high-rises are screened out with clematis and honeysuckle vines on the perimeter fence. |
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| His large-scale color photographs illustrate the unbelievable density of Hong Kong's residential high-rises. |
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| In high-rises, for example, there is a requirement that the fire system be interoperable with other systems. |
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| Once trendy in upscale city buildings were the mirror-like window facings of many high-rises. |
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| Many people live in walkups, and elevators are usually found only in high-rises. |
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| The wide view outside displays Shanghai's historical buildings and modern high-rises. |
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| This densification of office and residential high-rises is new here, but the area has become an El Dorado for those interested in water sports, disco, and in-line skating. |
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| Upgrading shotgun shacks to uber-rich steel and glass high-rises is as simple as clicking through a transparent overlay, provided you have the funds. |
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| The understated, brick exterior now stands out amongst the bland residential high-rises that have sprouted in the River North area in recent years. |
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| Civil Defence officials say the main challenge faced by firefighters while battling fires in high-rises is the obstruction of fire exits. |
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| Asians and Middle Easterners view high-rises even more positively than Europeans and Americans. |
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| Emmett is probably paying more for the high-rises than the partnership did for the whole package. |
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| But he also points out the glaring difference in fire protection between newer and older high-rises in Chicago. |
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| Many of the buildings destroyed in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Bhuj are new structures, some of them high-rises. |
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| The two differing fires come days before Chicago's January 1, 2015, deadline for pre-1975 residential high-rises to comply with the city's Life Safety Evaluation ordinance. |
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| The series features architects whose work on high-performance high-rises has pioneered the field, setting new standards for environmentally conscious urbanism. |
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| When the Big One hits, even the most advanced steel high-rises across the San Fernando Valley will be at risk of collapse, according to a recently published Caltech study. |
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