All Archive Titles articles – Page 212
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Paper weight
Dealing with the red tape on public sector projects can tie you in knots. What real value does it bring?
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Vibration paper
I read with interest the article on Hand-arm vibration (HAV) in your July/August edition and particularly noted that said article recommended better use of OPERC’s Hand-arm Vibration Database, known as HAVTEC.
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Archive TitlesThe soft option
Ranting and raving to get what you want are out, gentle persuasion and diplomacy are in. Now so-called soft skills have formed part of a masters degree.
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Archive TitlesIn with the old
At Unilever House, the rebuilt interior includes painstakingly restored 1930s parquet blocks.
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Soil nailing
Soil nailing was the cheapest solution for retaining this steep slope on the site of a new Tesco store in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
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Archive TitlesSmart move
Imagine all members of a project team working from the same building data model… Christoph Morbitzer of HLM Architects explains how buildingSMART, the international system of interoperability, is making this a reality
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Archive TitlesMug of the month
Entries have been positively trickling in this month. Fortunate, then, that Matthew Fryett has sent in a photo of this little beauty.
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Merton Rule under threat
Defenders and detractors of the 10% renewables rule rush to lobby government as they scent blood
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Push-fit manifold
Hepworth Building Products has extended its Hep2O manifold range with a new fitting that allows direct connection from 22mm to 15mm pipework.
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Archive TitlesLeading ladies:
CIOB will be supporting 50 female graduates between now and March 2008 in a scheme called Female Graduates into Construction.
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Keynes? that’s new
I enjoyed the article in the June issue of CM entitled ‘Lessons from the New Towns’, but as a resident of Milton Keynes I am intrigued by the revelation that it is known locally as ‘Keynes’.
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Archive TitlesTunnel struts its stuff
The largest hydraulic struts in Europe are being used in the construction of a casting basin for tunnel sections for the Limerick Tunnel in Ireland.
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Archive TitlesIt’s a people thing
We all know what’s important in property: location, location, location. In construction, it’s people, people, people. It’s people who carry out the work, people who manage the construction process and it’s people who create the designs.
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Archive TitlesYour institute needs you...
Ever fancied being an ambassador? Well, now’s your chance. CIOB is revamping its Ambassador Programme and looking for volunteers.
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Archive TitlesThe hole story
Kristina Smith reports on how Tensar is attempting to regain market share by reinventing a tried and tested product
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Put planning in private hands
I have been lobbying for changes to planning legislation, which is archaic and totally out of date with modern trends.