All Archive Titles articles – Page 173
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Diploma dismissed
A survey of admission tutors at research universities has revealed that 38% are ‘unlikely’ or ‘very unlikely’ to accept the new diplomas, including the Construction and Built Environment Diploma, which are due to be introduced this autumn (see last month’s CM).
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Archive TitlesLearning curve
A new sixth-form college in a deprived area had to be something special – and that meant handmade bricks on a curved façade and a tight timeframe. Stephen Cousins swotted up on the details
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Curious incident on Mars
While everyone and their aunt continues to fret over the “need to take action against global warming”, a curious thing has been occurring on Mars.
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Archive TitlesHow to solve our identity crisis
Dr David Strong is wasting his energy on worrying about the CIBSE title. Unlike him, I did not stumble into building services.
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Your vote counts
Product Innovation of the Year is a new category at the 2008 Building Services Awards, intended to recognise the best new product from an equipment manufacturer.
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Taxman clamps down on taxis
HM Revenue & Customs is clamping down on employees’ excessive use of taxis when working after normal hours.
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Tips of the trade — Cladding
Stephen Maddalena, chairman of the Architectural Cladding Association (ACA), has some advice on precast concrete panels
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Take a few chapters from the Chinese
Sub-prime woes are taking their toll on the banking sector, with repercussions for world stock markets and a threat of widespread recession.
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Archive TitlesSporting chance
Work will soon start on Newport’s Bettws High School, a 1100-pupil project with a 25m swimming pool and sports hall.
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Archive TitlesEnergy Performance Certificates: what you need to do
In less than two months, energy performance certificates (EPCs) will be required by law, whenever a new home is built or a new or existing non-residential building over 50m² is constructed, sold or rented out. Andrew Tee explains the impact of the legislation and what you need to do before ...
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Summer casts cloud over NCM templates
Just a quick comment on the subject of discrepancy in the NCM templates for schools.
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In for a bumpy ride: recession predicted for sector
The Construction Products Association downgraded its growth forecasts made last summer, from 1.8% to 1.1%, warning that the slowdown in the housing sector, combined with slow government investment, could lead to recession in the industry. The Federation of Master Builders reported that client enquiries for all types of work ...
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Archive TitlesNew York Times and the Hearst Building: New York’s greenest buildings
Two landmark buildings have joined the manhattan skyline. one is LEED Gold, the other isn’t rated at all, but which is the greener, and can they make a dent in the city’s energy-guzzling reputation, asks Will Jones
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BSJ preview the Energy-using Products Directive
Stand by for another EU directive, this one aimed at making construction products and systems more sustainable. David Arminas explains
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Archive TitlesBobs world
We’ve been reminiscing this month about the bad old days of subbie bashing.
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Blood, sweat and tears
Ian Whittingham, the subject of this month’s cover story (p16), makes a bleak observation about construction deaths: they just aren’t news. The assumption is that construction is a dangerous business so if someone happens to die while building something, so what?
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Blazing saddles
Contrary to your article, Sustrans’ Connect 2, which won The People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway, involves a great deal of construction.
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Don’t blame utilities
I would like to comment on the problems that utility companies allegedly have on construction contracts.
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Bishop offers recruiting tip
The Bishop of Southwark has challenged the UK’s leading engineers to use climate change and energy generation issues as the carrot to get more young people into the profession.
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Archive TitlesMerton Rules over biomass confusion
Think again if you believe biomass is an easy response to the Merton Rule. It’s not great for the environment, or us, says Robert Kyriakides