All Archive Titles articles – Page 244
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Government fails its own sustainability targets
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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GCSE students can now opt for building services
From September 2008 school pupils will be able to study for a diploma in building services engineering.
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Timetable for energy performance certificates published
The government has announced the timetable for implementing energy certificates under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
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10 000 diploma places available
New Diplomas related to Building Services Engineering (BSE) are to be available from September 2008. There will be two types of Diploma for the BSE sector: Engineering, with more than 6000 places available for the first delivery, and Construction and the Built Environment, with almost 4000 places.
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Archive TitlesAngie Turner
The ECA's Eastern regional manager Angie Turner (left, with the EEIBA’s Bryan Lovewell) is one of four industry figures to become EEIBA Ambassadors. They will help to raise the profile of the EEIBA by promoting the work that the charity does to alleviate distress and suffering as well as raising ...
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Archive TitlesElectrotechnical Craft Operative of the Year Award
Terry Pauls (pictured centre) of Bailey Rail has won the Electrotechnical Craft Operative of the Year Award at the Building Services Engineering National Training Awards 2007 organised by SummitSkills. This award category was jointly sponsored by the ECA and Select.
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Awards revamp
JTL has launched its new style national Best Apprentice Awards. The awards have been redesigned to incorporate the four key elements of the training framework – practical, theory, key skills and industry test scores.
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Archive TitlesBaskerville House
Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) was recently commissioned by Hoare Lea to provide the M&E services for one of Birmingham’s most prominent buildings.
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ECA supports climate bill
The ECA backs government pledge to cut carbon emissions by 60% by 2050.
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Prison break
Bowker has sentenced Legrand’s cable trunking, tray and ladder systems to a long stint behind bars by specifying its products for two new custodial centres in Lancaster and Preston.
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Bridging the office divide
The refurbished space did not previously benefit from air conditioning, having been built in the late 1980s with a perimeter wet heating system. Thankfully, this inefficient set-up has been scrapped in favour of a comprehensive environmental control system, designed to deal with the high solar gain in the substantially glazed ...
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Code for sustainable homes goes live
Technical guidance to help the building industry deliver key improvements to the energy efficiency of new homes has been published by Communities and Local Government.
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Archive TitlesA combined effort
Combined heat and power has been sparking a great deal of interest lately as an alternative to traditional renewable energy supplies. David Hatherill offers some hot tips on specifying a chp system.
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Contract killer
Bob Harris, in his interview with Andrew Brister (EMC, April 2007) is perceptive in his views and challenging of matters that affect electrical contractors. He singles out the contractual arrangements that are commonly used in the industry and he is right that we have not yet achieved all of the ...
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Archive TitlesDairy Cottage
The new series of Channel 4’s Grand Designs features an ambitious rebuild of a 400-year-old cottage in Hampshire, and Micromark has been given a starring role.
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Archive TitlesThe Ealing touch
When Ealing Council decided to consolidate its services on a low budget, Skanska and hurleypalmerflatt came to the rescue. Tracy Edwards finds out how value engineering can help the public sector tighten its purse strings.