All Archive Titles articles – Page 196
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HSE replies
We asked the HSE what they thought CIOB members should do in situations similar to those mentioned above.
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Mug of the month
Our shiny CM mug goes out this month to little Tea Belly himself Peter Bailey, who comments: ‘No one else dare use it!’ We wonder why.
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Of the 200,000 migrants entering the UK each year, 77,000 find work in the construction industry and around 10% of all construction workers are non-UK nationals.
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The month... in words
We do expect them to submit a bid, but if they don’t, we have a plan B. But they are a world-class company and they are very interested in the project. ODA chief executive David Higgins on Balfour Beatty’s aquatic centre bid.
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The month... in numbers
9 The number of storeys developer Heron has had to slice off its planned central London tower over concerns about views of St Paul’s Cathedral raised by architecture watchdog CABE, English Heritage and local residents.
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PFI
GoldAlan Lyons I Project manager, Stepnell I Whitecross School, Hereford: construction of two-storey secondary school, completed in 77 weeks, £14m, Bespoke PFI
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Restoration
SilverTerry Hughes I Project manager, Laing O’Rourke I Leeds Grand Theatre: refurbishment of Grade II-listed theatre and construction of rehearsal rooms, completed in 59 weeks I £15m I JCT 1998 Local Authority, with quantities
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Tag team
The two biggest problems when it comes to scaffolding are people removing ties and using it unfinished. The former can lead to an unstable structure and potentially a collapse, the latter to falls from height.
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Whats in a title?
I was reading through this month’s appointments section when something made me baulk.
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Stephen Ponting is the new construction manager for ISG Jackson’s public division
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Sustainable approaches can make or break your bid to design new leisure facilities. Barry Redman, the head of Silcock Dawson’s energy and sustainable design group, discusses what will and won’t wash
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London cuts carbon by 26%
Independent study shows Ken Livingstone’s tough policies are setting benchmark for local authorities
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Central locking on cars is now commonplace. Smart home technologies make it possible to achieve the same type of functionality in the home.
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ADDING UP THE CARBON BENEFITS
ADDING UP THE CARBON BENEFITS OF RAIL The article by Toby Balson (BSj 10/07) rightly draws attention to the substantial effect of air travel on personal carbon emissions. He says that switching to rail would reduce emissions by more than 50%. This may be an understatement. Sources I have seen ...
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Aerial mapping specialist
Aerial mapping specialist BlueSky has produced a colour-coded temperature map of Hastings to help the council to tackle fuel poverty and climate change. The map highlights properties that are losing the most heat so the council can take steps to better insulate its housing stock and premises. It also helps ...
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Archive TitlesColwyn Foulkes & Partners Architects
This four-storey, steel-framed building in Felixstowe was designed by Colwyn Foulkes & Partners Architects, with Charles D Smith Associates acting as services consultant, for China Shipping (UK) Agency and Johnson Stevens Agencies. The building is clad in glass and copper. A custom-built system using Levolux’s western red cedar timber louvres ...
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Arts and graft
Balfour Kilpatrick has won a £0.6m mechanical services contract at the Mackintosh Building, Glasgow School of Art, as part of a multimillion-pound revamp.