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Archive TitlesFire safety installations
This month the cost research department at Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall reviews the principles and practices of life safety electrical services, with particular emphasis on fire-resistant cable types and costs, and with reference to the relevant standards.
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Energy white paper falls short
The government’s White Paper on energy has been criticised for failing to address energy efficiency
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Solar eclipse
The PV industry’s chumminess with government might explain why it attracts such high subsidies, says Robert Kyriakides
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Drive time
Does your company have a strict embargo on the use of mobile phones while driving? If not, it needs one and now.
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Archive TitlesDont lose sleep over this...
Company directors get the least amount of sleep of any profession – 5.9 hours a night – but tradesmen aren’t far behind, clocking up a measly six hours. According to a survey of 5,200 people by hotel chain Travelodge, marketing executives get the most sleep with a whopping 8.5 hours ...
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Domestic water
The British Standards Institution has published a revised edition of BS 6700:2006 Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages.
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Home delivery
There’s so much more to the smart home than movies on demand. IP communication systems could deliver health services, education, security and energy monitoring. Mike Perry explains
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Home packs delayed
Estate agents heaved a sigh of relief as the government announced that it was delaying the introduction of Home Information Packs (HIPs) by two months and said that it would initially only apply to four bedroom properties and above.
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Archive TitlesWhite Paper rekindles nuclear power debate
The Government has insisted that nuclear power is integral to Britain’s future energy supplies in an energy White Paper launched last month.
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Lies, damn lies...
Did you know that the trees used to produce a planning application – and reports – for a development of ten sustainable homes would absorb enough carbon dioxide to offset the houses’ emissions over a 12-month period?
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A new cycle
One-time Olympic biker Peter Bonfield tells Stephen Kennett why he has more than a sporting chance of doubling BRE’s turnover and pushing sustainability to the fore
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The government won’t profit from Home Information Packs, but construction will
I write with grave concerns over Chris Blythe’s column regarding Home Information Packs (CM May) as I feel that the new process is being unjustifiably condemned by him. Why link the Home Information Pack with inheritance tax and stamp duty?
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Archive TitlesCombating counter offers
The skills shortage means counter offers are becoming more of an issue, but keep a calm head
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Archive TitlesPiccadilly’s classical cover up
Standard Life’s 198-202 Piccadilly scheme looks like an original hand-built classical building. In reality, it’s a steel frame with some state-of-the-art cladding.
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Migrants in the circle
A group of London-based construction companies have got together to produce a set of ethical guidelines for employing migrant workers on Olympic projects.
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Global Warming and CIBSE Policy
In response to John Moss (BSj 03/07), genuine scientists would not present the science of climate change as being beyond question as he implies, but would welcome constructive criticism. If he has a serious point about the science of climate change that he believes is not being properly considered, he ...
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... and a Last-Minute Cheque
Chattan was not happy with the arbitrator’s award refusing it damages and asked the court for leave to extend its time to appeal on the point of law.
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Archive TitlesPlanning changes come at a cost
The newly published White Papers on planning and energy look set to clear the way for a lot more construction.
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CIBSE president champions FM
The new president of CIBSE is calling on building service engineers to move out of their silos and work with other people in their organisation on environmental issues.