All Archive Titles articles – Page 239
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Government cuts home renewables funding
The government’s re-launched Low Carbon Buildings Programme has come in for scathing criticism from the renewables industry after grants supporting householders installing microgeneration technologies were slashed.
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The cost of zero carbon homes
The cost of building green residential developments could be up to 12.5% higher than conventional homes according to a research carried out by property advisors CBRE Hamptons International.
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BPF launches energy benchmarking
Tenants will be able to compare their energy consumption with similar organisations following the launch of a new initiative by the British Property Federation.
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Archive TitlesParc 1
Arup is leading the engineering design on Parc 1, a £750 million sustainable development on Yeouido Island, Seoul, for Skylan Properties.
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Software to aid green design
New design software will allow engineers and architects to quickly assess a building’s energy performance, after design software developer Autodesk incorporated Integrated Environmental Solutions’ building performance analysis software into the firm’s Revit building information modelling software.
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Archive TitlesNews alert
BSj has launched an email newsletter. Every fortnight it will bring the latest news and views along with top feature stories from the latest issue and highlights from the archive straight to your desktop.
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Let’s do away with planning all together
Ian Abley’s article in your April issue was surely tongue in cheek.
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Archive TitlesCase notes... from Ann Wright
Want to avoid costly disputes on your job? Then read Ann’s short-but-sweet summaries of the latest legal cases
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Archive TitlesTomorrow’s people: Anthony Dillon
Anthony Dillon will take charge of Willmott Dixon’s planned expansion into the north west. Dillon, who was a senior commercial manager at Costain, is operations director and a candidate for the northern MD’s job when the office opens next year.
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Archive TitlesNo argument
It’s hardly surprising that mediator Sean Hazell is pleased dispute boards are being written into every Olympic contract. As far as he’s concerned it’s a win-win decision
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The brain of a professor and the back of an ox
The government’s push to restore vocational subjects to the national curriculum appears to have lost its momentum.
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The housing sector has become
Home Information Packs are introduced in June amid mounting controversy. Whether the government will lose its nerve and shelve the introduction at the last minute is a good each way bet.
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Archive TitlesOFT crackdown on unfair bids
Competition watchdog goes on the warpath after investigations reveal £3bn fraud
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Archive TitlesBobs world
I can’t believe that we’re going to let foreign contractors muscle in on the big Olympics projects.
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Improvements to Building Control
Changes to the way Building Regulations are amended are set to be introduced under a modernisation of the Building Control system.
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Archive TitlesTaking care of business
It’s a tough world out there. Does anyone give a damn any more? Well, yes. The Considerate Constructors Scheme is proof. Rory Olcayto spent a day with a site monitor
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Archive TitlesGet on the case
Designing energy systems is all very well, but who monitors their performance? It should be us
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Archive TitlesGLS lamps versus CFLs
I was surprised to see in your online poll on the incandescent lamp that my fellow professionals give serious consideration to banning them.
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Archive TitlesTimes are changing
This year’s CIBSE National Conference outlined some of the future opportunties for engineers, BSj reports
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CIBSE shows commitment
CIBSE has committed to develop and promote commissioning in the construction industry after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioning Specialists Association.