All Archive Titles articles – Page 260
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Archive TitlesAll the presidents men
Last month CIOB president Roger Flanagan brought together the heads of nine small construction companies to find out about the challenges they were facing. And he pledged that the CIOB would take action on the areas that were causing the most concern. Construction Manager listened in on what was said.
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Case 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 to learn about some potential pitfalls.
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Archive TitlesO’Rourke trials new approach
Laing O’Rourke is trialling an integrated approach to design and construction, inspired by BAA’s framework approach, on its Brighton Marina regeneration project.
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Archive TitlesForget the bogus idea of a skills shortage. Instead we should ask how much we will pay for quality
We all make everyday value judgements about the cost of quality in goods and services.
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Archive TitlesAwesome
We’ve been wowed by their scale, we’ve been wowed by their complexity and we’ve marvelled at the skill and dedication of the construction professionals behind them. Rory Olcayto and Kristina Smith take a look at projects that are simply...
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Who’s been swindled?
The recent Channel 4 Programme ‘The great global warming swindle’ was billed as a “polemical and thought-provoking documentary”. But it was nothing of the sort says David Strong, managing director of BRE Environment.
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Archive TitlesThe best job in the world
Is anyone else tired of hearing about the industry’s ‘image problem’? Apparently it’s the reason for a lack of skilled tradesmen, too few middle managers, under par graduates, too few women, a lack of leadership at board level… you name it.
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Bishops move
A view of 210 Bishopsgate in the City of London which contractor Bovis Lend Lease is building for British Land for around £204m. The architect is Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Send your inspiring site photos to construction_manager@cmpi.biz
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Bob's world
This month I discovered something called You Tube. I also discovered that my teenage kids look at it nearly every night. And there was me thinking they were researching their homework…
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Archive TitlesSustainability: are you a box ticker or a free thinker?
Some people are doing the bare minimum to meet sustainability ‘standards’, whereas others are pushing the boundaries.
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Archive TitlesFire-safe cables
Following on from last mont’s letters, Keith Elves looks at the new British Standard on cables
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Online humidity calculations
HygroMatik now has online duct and room humidification calculators on its website, www.hygromatik.co.uk.
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Archive TitlesAn inspector calls
All air conditioning systems will soon have to be inspected regularly. Peter Grigg and Hywel Davies look at what procedures services engineers will need to follow to comply with the rules
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Capital failing on diversity
Despite London being the most diverse city in the UK, its construction workforce is still dominated by white men, according to a new report. The Construction Industry in London and Diversity Performance blames a ‘fragmented’ industry for failing to reflect the make-up of the capital’s population and has led to ...
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Simple carbon maths
With reference to Ian Abley’s article in your February edition, eco accounting, band-wagon or not, seems like a pretty good idea to me.
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Interactive CD
Potterton Commercial has developed a CD-ROM containing literature, technical manuals and data sheets for all of the company’s products, as well as interactive animated 3D CAD drawings which will enable architects and specifiers to design virtual plant rooms on their computers.
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CDM: what you need to know
In January we published an overview of the revised construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2007 which come into force in April. HSE Inspector Alec Ferguson highlights some of the key changes
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Radical changes to CDM regs
Responsibility for the safety of construction will soon be placed on those who commission and pay for developments, as well as those who design, manage and build them.
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Archive TitlesOlympic challenge
Since it was announced in 2005 that London will host the 2012 Olympics, it appears every architect and building contractor has been desperate to get involved with the new building project. Following the fiasco of Wembley Stadium, fears have been raised that the ambitious project may run over time and ...
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Archive TitlesMore thoughts on climate change
It is being suggested CIBSE members take a pragmatic approach to climate change and get on with the job; after all, this fits with our laudable sustainability aims. But there is no, or very little, reliable source of information on what is sustainable, and you will not get any help ...