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Consultation on smart meters
The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has launched consultation on the installation of smart energy meters in every home and business in the UK.
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Archive TitlesPumps, pipes and controls
This month’s product focus begins with a look at five key aspects of pump replacement by David Seymour, technical director of Grundfos Pumps
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Archive TitlesDrill makes deep impact
In a huge disused railway shed in Euston, London, Glenn Doe and Andrew ‘Billy’ Patterson are happy in their work. ‘It’s not boring, it’s so quick,’ says Doe. ‘We never clock watch’.
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Engineering doctorate “undervalued by the profession”
A review of the Engineering doctorate (EngD) has concluded the work-based postgraduate degree has never been fully appreciated by the profession and that it offers a credible route to becoming a chartered engineer.
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Electrical training
With the overhaul of the Building Regulations, inclusion of Part P and imminent introduction of the 17th edition of the Wiring Regulations, the electrical industry is in a state of flux.
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Electronic organisers
CM spoke to providers of electronic trading hubs and their users to gauge how it is developing and what the benefits are
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Archive TitlesO’Rouke’s new era
Tony Douglas has left Heathrow to embark on a five-year plan to accelerate Laing O’Rourke’s ambition to become the industry’s biggest player.
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Archive TitlesFans of Fetter Lane
Trox UK has supplied fan coil units worth £2 million for Land Securities’ New Street Square mixed use estate in Fetter Lane, London.
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Security first
Security comes in many forms, from guards on patrol to computer passwords. However, you’d be surprised how easy it is to slip up.
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Archive TitlesFlexible pipes
Rehau says its Everloc flexible plumbing and heating pipework halves installation time.
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Archive TitlesFloating wind turbines
If rivers can be harnessed by dams as they flow through canyons, why not the winds funnelling above?
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Archive TitlesFloor show
Flooring has added a touch of class to the new home of consultant EC Harris.
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Archive TitlesHow low can you go?
In the run-up to this year’s CIBSE carbon clean-up campaign, low carbon consultants visited 20 sites to advise on simple, low-cost energy saving measures. BSj reports
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Green investment
Clarkslegal and the Environmental Industries Commission have launched the EIC Environmental Investment Network.
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Performance guide
ASHRAE, CIBSE and the US Green Building Council are collaborating to provide guidance on measuring and reporting building performance.
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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.
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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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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 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.