Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, an 82-year-old former finance minister of Spain, has quietly been building a global engineering and construction empire for decades.

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His will decreed the sale of Riversdale and its contents, including his car and watch and clock collections, with the proceeds going to fund the George Daniels Educational Trust, which will aid students of horology, engineering, medicine and building construction.

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Suntech Power designs, develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic products and also provides engineering and construction services for building solar power systems.

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It is not possible to meet development and integration needs without building a strong engineering base for the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure facilities.

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The current environmental crisis poses new challenges to the building and construction industry, in areas where engineering can provide innovative alternatives such as energy-neutral housing and energy efficiency, construction materials and practices, recycling and reuse of materials.

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This time, say reactor vendors and big engineering and construction firms hoping to do the building, things will be different.

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She ended up getting her Masters in Construction Engineering Management, with a focus on Green Building.

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