All Archive Titles articles – Page 118
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Leaders of the pack: icons of building services
Who is responsible for the building services sector as it stands today? Who has shaped the profession and the way we work? BSj polled 50 senior engineers for their nominations for the 30 people who have most influenced the industry in the past three decades
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Evolution of the building services engineer
Building services engineers now command a seat at the top table but it wasn’t always so. Chris Cole, chief executive of WSP Group, charts the past, present and future of the profession
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Archive TitlesThere’s a lot of nice builders out there
The Considerate Constructors Scheme is celebrating the registration of its 30,000th site.
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The projects that broke new ground
So, what about the fruits of services engineers’ labours? We asked a panel of sector leaders and academics to name 30 projects that have reshaped the built environment over the three decades since BSj’s inception in 1978
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BREEAM rolls out to Europe and the Gulf
The BRE has launched a European version of its environmental assessment system BREEAM, to be followed later in the year by BREEAM Gulf.
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Classical brackets
Saint-Gobain has produced new rafter and rise and fall brackets for its Classical range of cast iron rainwater systems, to extend the fixing supports for its Victorian Ogee gutter shapes.
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Government to boost schools framework
Contractors are to be offered a new chance to secure work on schools projects when the national academies framework is revamped next year.
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Archive TitlesBob's world
I don’t know about you, but my memories of school involve good old chalk and blackboard teaching, cold school halls and inedible school meals.
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Expanded BMS
Johnson Controls has launched Metasys 3.1, an expansion of the Metasys building management system for owners of non-residential buildings.
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Block and bleed valve
The SafeBloc Double Block and Bleed (DBB3) Valve from Spirax Sarco incorporates two isolation valves and a bleed port in a compact assembly.
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Blansol’s UK distributor
Blansol’s range of plastic pipes for heating applications will be available in the UK following the appointment of Comfort Corporation as sole UK distributor.
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The big issues in building services today
Sustainability is at the forefront of the industry’s thinking, but what else are building services engineers talking about? BSj asked leading practitioners to name their hot topics
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Constructing Better Health launches website
Constructing Better Health has launched a website to help promote good occupational health, with advice for employers, contractors and tradesmen.
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Battersea could be our eco exemplar
It was wonderful to see the design for the Battersea power station redevelopment last month (CM July/August, page 7) and I noticed some striking similarities between this article and Chris Blythe’s column on eco-towns on page 12.
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Get your green badge
Energy assessors will soon be in greater demand as the government insists our buildings become greener. If you’re tempted to become one Eleanor Cochrane explains what’s involved
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Rooting out bad practices
Research for the Institute of Business Ethics has shown that while one in four employees are aware of misconduct at work, more than half stay silent.
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Archive TitlesBack to school
After five years, the Building Schools for the Future programme is finally delivering some results. Over the next four pages Eleanor Cochrane looks at its progress, how it is working in practice, and catches up with Tim Byles, chief executive of delivery body Partnerships for Schools
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The press gang: Former BSj editors look back over three decades
Former editors of BSj look back over three decades of reporting, picking out the issues that have made the magazine required reading for the industry, clients and government
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Avoiding illegal plywood
The UK remains a major player in the illegal plywood trade despite fact that sustainable and cost-effective alternatives already exist.
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How to avoid pump cavitation
Oliver Brigginshaw opens our focus on pipes, valves, pumps and controls with an explanation of how to cost-effectively operate pumps in a low NPSH environment