Construction is all about creating materials such as brick, cement and wallboard in one place and shipping it to another place, all of which uses energy.

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If eBay Now catches on, it could be a coup for the site, which has been increasingly making moves to cement its status in the brick and mortar world.

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And recently, workmen can again be seen shovelling cement into mixers at a few brick factories in Gaza .

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