All Archive Titles articles – Page 205
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RTPI comes out swinging for the Merton Rule
The Merton Rule, which is under threat of being scrapped by the government, has been given a ringing endorsement by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
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Roofing: we've got it covered
This month’s roofing solutions include modular sections for a mountain application, a mosque and curved roofs at a care centre in Plymouth
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Union delivers site safety training
Union leaders are demanding that site managers be trained in the latest safety standards in a bid to reduce the industry’s rising death toll.
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Encouraging talent
CIBSE is financially supporting a gifted school leaver through the Arkwright Scholarships Trust, an organisation that encourages very talented young people to consider engineering as a career.
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Metronet’s highly publicised collapse once again put PPP contracts under the spotlight. But, as Kristina Smith and Grant Prior discover, Tube Lines has shown that the model can be made to work.
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Energy rethink
The Sustainable Development Commission’s proposal to overhaul the energy market through changes to Ofgem’s remit could revolutionise the UK energy industry.
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GLA offices to get energy upgrade
London will be the first of the 16 world cities signed up to the C40/Clinton Climate Initiative to act to reduce CO2 emissions in existing buildings.
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Leave it to the experts
In the headlong rush to go green, plumbers and electricians are fitting solar panels. But, as Grant Prior reports, poor installation is costing billions across Europe as roofs fail
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Archive TitlesMake a stand on FEET
Firms’ attempts to be greener often wither on the financial director’s desk. A new spreadsheet-based model helps make the cost case for buying more environmentally friendly products
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Fresher week
A Reading University study has confirmed that good ventilation significantly enhances children’s achievement in the classroom. BSj examines the evidence
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Manchester giants
As a Mancunian working abroad, I was interested to read the article in BSJ August about the new court building in Manchester.
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Go greener, SDC tells Ofgem
Government watchdog wants energy regulator to lead the way in creating a sustainable energy system
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Project management MSc pupils graduate
Students from the industry’s first Interdisciplinary Management of Projects MSc graduated last month. The course was the brainchild of Bob White, founder and non-executive chairman of Mace and chairman of Constructing Excellence.
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Archive TitlesGreen king
Paul King is bringing together unlikely bedfellows in pursuit of creating a single blueprint for sustainable development from the maze of environmental policies and arguments.
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Hard Science
An extension at one of the world’s leading scientific facilities, complete with sensitive, highly expensive equipment, left project manager Edwards Partnership with a huge procurement challenge. Steve Menary reports
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What price a sustainable home?
How much energy will the perfect sustainable house save each year? And at what cost? Over the next four pages Angela Lemon and Terry Keech attempt to tell us.
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Its showtime...
All the latest products and services will be showcased by a host of exhibitors at this year’s M&E Event, 10-11 October, plus seminars throughout. Three other exhibitions take place alongside: the AMPS Power Expo, E2 Energy Solutions Expo and Total Workplace Management see you there.
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Archive TitlesA tough lesson from a PFI school
The thing about this job is that when I tell people what I do, I get assailed with horror stories about builders.