All Archive Titles articles – Page 263
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Picture this
Jaga Heating Products UK has published a set of photobooks showcasing the company’s collection of heating solutions.
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Archive TitlesPiles and piles of piles
Piling contractor Aarsleff has installed a whopping 4,000 precast concrete piles over the past four years at Cardiff’s £75m Capital Business Park.
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Archive TitlesWe have the power
Services engineers have the skills to work towards a zero-carbon future. It’s only the can-do attitude that’s missing
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Archive TitlesNot a problem
Your article about the MHS homes HQ, “Broadside”, concentrated on the benefits that can be achieved with adiabatic cooling in conjunction with a Termodeck system (BSj, 11/06). Alex Maguire’s objections to these (BSj, 01/07) were, I think, based on a possible lack of awareness concerning developments in adiabatic cooling technology.
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Archive TitlesMy project
I’m responsible for the Salt Grammar School project, part of an £84m PFI scheme being delivered by Educo UK (a joint venture partnership between Costain and Ferrovial Agroman). All three schools are due for completion in summer 2008 following a 74-week construction programme.
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My project
Michael Taylor joined Costain in December 2006. Last month he was one of the first to graduate from the CIOB non-cognate diploma course.
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Archive TitlesRead this!
HEAT How to Stop the Planet Burning by George Monbiot. Penguin, hardback, £17.99
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Archive TitlesThe science of warming
Most of us actually agree that reduced emissions and reduced consumption is an absolute necessity. However, a fair number of us baulk at the way the issue is discussed, commercialised and (almost) politicised, and so have a sneaking liking for the views expressed by Patrick McKay on your letters page ...
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Archive TitlesSign of the times
‘Are things really that bad?’ asks reader James Bell, who submitted this photo.
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Some snowstorm that
Well, what’s a micron or two between friends?Ray Turner, retired member
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Why specify that ?
A car plant, a garden centre, an airport terminal, a museum, and a residential development: whatever the flooring application, we’ve got it covered this month
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Archive TitlesIt takes two
Do you mediate or arbitrate? As Niall Lawless explains, a combination of the two approaches could be the answer
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Archive TitlesUnder wraps
London’s new O2 Arena and its vast surrounding entertainment complex sit beneath the original tented structure of the Millennium Dome – which added extra complexity to the construction and design of services
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Archive TitlesWatair
Watair, a 96 m² inverted pyramid array of panels that collects dew from the air to provide fresh water, has won Arup’s ‘drawing water challenge’.
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Archive TitlesMy way
Willmott Dixon, responsible for Europe’s largest health care centre, the Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health, has appointed Steve Cooper as national account manager for its NHS work.
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Archive TitlesWorkplace
BSj’s new jobs website, www.bsj4jobs.co.uk will make it easier to find the ideal job, and ensure you don’t miss out on applying for it!
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Low carbon grant scheme is ‘a farce’
The government’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme has come under attack for the second month in a row after its monthly grant allocation ran out just 90 minutes after being made available to householders.
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UK Green Building Council appoints chief
The newly launched UK Green Building Council has appointed Paul King as chief executive.
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UK engineers set to benefit from Sino-British agreement
The Engineering Council UK (ECUK) and the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) have signed a memorandum of understanding that could open up new areas of work for UK engineers and engineering companies.