Expo 2020 projects win global sustainability rating
DUBAI, 2 hours, 18 minutes ago Eight infrastructure projects across Expo 2020 Dubai have been awarded the highest rating under CEEQUAL, the internationally recognised sustainability assessment for civil engineering. Ratings under CEEQUAL – the world’s first sustainability assessment, rating and certification scheme for best practice in infrastructure projects – range from a ‘Pass’ at 30 per cent to ‘Excellent’ at 75 per cent, assessed across a range of sustainability issues, including land use, ecology, transport, resilience and pollution. Expo 2020 is the first project in the Middle East to receive an ‘Excellent’ CEEQUAL rating. The beating heart of Expo 2020, connecting all three Thematic Districts and acting as a meeting place in a shaded microclimate unlike anywhere in Dubai, Al Wasl Plaza exceeded the award’s highest threshold, with a 91.6 per cent score.
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Irish People Drink The Equivalent Of 40 Bottles Of Vodka Per Year
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According to new research, Irish people drink on average more than 10 litres of alcohol per year.
It s the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka, 113 bottles of wine or 436 pints of beer.
The Health Research Board has found that alcohol consumption levels have plateaued since 2013, but people s consumption remains significantly higher than the government s 2020 target of no more than 9.1 litres of pure alcohol per person a year.
Professor Frank Murray, chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland, and Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the UK-based Institute of Economic Affairs, joined us to discuss this.
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What you need to know about AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine
The AstraZeneca vaccine was praised for its cost-effectiveness and its easy-to-store advantages. But recent cases of blood clots linked to the vaccine have led to doubts about its safety.
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The company has had to revise down the vaccine s efficacy. In a release on its website (March 25), AstraZeneca said the vaccine is 76% effective at preventing COVID-19 instead of an earlier figure of 79%. However, in the age group 65 and over the value is higher at 85%. According to the company, the vaccine is 100% effective against serious illnesses caused by COVID-19.