“We develop floating buildings. The residential ones are like floating penthouses; very aspirational, not at all like the alternative life style canal barges which most people think of as house boats. We also do hotels, restaurants and offices..”

After delivering this, the delegate opposite me either believed me, or didn’t…

Water is, of course essential for life and, from time immemorial, people have been attracted to water.  The source of its attraction was intially for domestic consumption and as a source of food then later as a power source. During the industrial revolution, the attraction of water increased for the development of towns and cities which could exploit it [...]