All Archive Titles articles – Page 242
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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 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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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 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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Archive TitlesOFT crackdown on unfair bids
Competition watchdog goes on the warpath after investigations reveal £3bn fraud
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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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 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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UN says low energy buildings key to cutting emissions
A third of the projected greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment can be avoided by 2030, according to an influential UN panel.
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Build Desk acquires Carbon Checker
Build Desk, providers of software design tools for engineers and architects, has acquired Carbon Checker from Southfacing Services.
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Institution offers electricians fast-track membership
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) have launched a reciprocal partnership to increase recognition of professionalism in the electrotechnical and construction industries.
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Watchdog slams government’s green record
Whitehall has been criticised for failing to meet its own targets to reduce carbon emissions from new and refurbished government buildings.
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ECA’s ZAP initiative beats safety targets
New accident statistics from the Electrical Contractors’ Association’s Zero Accident Potential initiative highlight the industry’s improving health and safety record.
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Electrical Safety Council welcomes HIP scheme
The Home Information Pack Regulations are to include Building Regulations Compliance Certificates issued under Competent Person Self-certification Schemes as part of the required Local Authority searches.