All Archive Titles articles – Page 247
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Planning curbs on domestic renewables to be scrapped
Householders will no longer need to apply for planning permission to install micro renewbles on their homes under plans announced by Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly.
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Confident T Clarke lifts dividend
Electrical contractor T Clarke has announced a 4% drop in revenue and a 23% dip in profit before tax in its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2006.
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10 000 Sector Diploma places available
New Diplomas related to building services engineering (BSE) are to be available from September 2008.
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ESC calls for swift government action to save lives
Home Condition Reports should be made mandatory, according to a recent address by the Electrical Safety Council.
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Archive TitlesWorkplace
Engineering consultants Faber Maunsell are one of the "Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For", but that doesn't make it immune to the industry's skills shortage. BSj finds out how its new STEP scheme aims to help tackle this
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Archive TitlesMy way
Clive Percival is Shepherd Construction’s new managing director of its southern division
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Tending to zero
The government has said all new homes will have to be zero-carbon from 2016.
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Archive TitlesDoing the splits
Mitsubishi has added a 5.2 kW cooling/ 6.4 kW heating model and a five-port, 10 kW cooling/12 kW heating unit to its M Series range of split air-conditioning systems.
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Archive TitlesWhy specify that?
This month’s roofing solutions are as diversified as they come: an Olympic stadium, a school, T5, an annexe to the Wordsworth museum and a housing development...
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Sign of the times
Kevin O’Connor and his wife Sue (who took this picture) came across this sign in an eastern suburb of Kampala, Uganda.
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Archive TitlesMy project
I’m a project manager on the £23m St Paul’s Square development in Liverpool for English Cities Fund.
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Tim Waters has been with Shepherd Construction for 18 years. Currently project manager on a multi-million pound scheme in Liverpool city centre, the development is characterised by modern construction methods and trade relations.
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Archive TitlesStage presence
As much as scientific research we depend on stories to understand our surroundings.
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Archive TitlesRemote possibilities
Fabric energy storage technology is bringing a breath of fresh air to a ground-breaking new hospital in Botswana. Engineer Paul Norton, who designed the project, explains all
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Web poll
Last month we asked ‘Following Australia’s announcement that it is going to ban incandescent lamps, should all countries follow suit?
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Archive TitlesNeat solution
The tool for assessing the environmental impact of NHS healthcare facilities is undergoing a facelift. Stephen Kennett finds out what to expect in spring 2008
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Archive TitlesMug of the month
This month we were reduced to swapping one of our beautiful shiny Construction Manager mugs for a photo of this filthy specimen provided by a very nice man in a van, who happened to park up near the offices. Why? Because none of you, dear readers, sent us a photo ...