All Archive Titles articles – Page 273
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Biomass is go
Energy Crops Company will work with Biojoule to produce and market biomass pellets in the UK.
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Archive TitlesSchools hampered by high bid costs
In a bid to counter criticism that its £45bn programme of secondary school renewal is failing to deliver, the government has made two changes to the Building Schools for the Future process.
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Countdown for zero carbon begins
The Construction Products Association and the Home Builders Federation (HBF) have teamed up to work out how the construction industry can deliver the government’s zero carbon targets for new build homes. A first draft of the plan will be issued this month.
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Archive TitlesThames barriers
There’s a bundle to be made from the government’s thames gateway initiative, but as A scheme in barking shows, it’s not for everyone.
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Archive TitlesFine balance
Beware, pressure losses across balancing valves can ruin the control of a variable flow water system. Chris Parsloe looks at the design solutions available to maximise performance
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Clothes article ignored women
I was looking forward to reading your management guide (CM, January, p32). However, when I read the article entitled “Are Your Clothes Letting You Down” I was disappointed to find it was entirely aimed at men.
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Archive TitlesArctic role
They look like props from star wars or thunderbirds, but the modules you see here are cutting-edge buildings designed for one of the harshest environments on the planet.
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Design for a research station in Antarctica
Consulting engineers Faber Maunsell and architect Hugh Broughton are again working on a competition design for a research station in Antarctica, this time for India.
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Archive TitlesBritish Antarctic Survey research station: secrets behind the design
Imagine a place where snow falls for about half of the year, complete darkness reigns for 50 consecutive days, winds gust up to 150 km/h and temperatures plummet to -50ºC. Now imagine trying to build a state-of-the-art scientific research facility for these conditions. That’s the challenge facing the winners of ...
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Questions & answers in law
Extensions of time, defects, valuation, certificates and payment, architect’s instructions, liquidated damages and loss or expense due to issues of practical completion, adjudication and fees. These are just some of the topics that come up time and again in construction law.
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Analysis paralysis
New research indicates that the industry is lacking expertise when it comes to analysing delays and cost overruns.
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Archive TitlesAll in one
Andrews Water Heaters has launched the SOLARflo, an indirect solar hot water heating solution for commercial applications.
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Training on site is all very well, but You can’t replace colleges
As a battle weary Fellow who has experienced public and private sectors, consultancy and contracting, design and maintenance and now works in further and higher education, I feel compelled to address some of the points raised in the article “Contractors tackle skills gap by taking training on site” (CM January, ...
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Olympic village fails to lead green agenda
The body responsible for delivering the 2012 London Olympics has been criticised for not going far enough with its plans for reducing the energy consumption of the Olympic village and the venues that will be reused after the Games.
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Archive TitlesSwimming against the tide of evidence
I was surprised to see a letter denying climate change in your normally sober pages (BSj 01/07).
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Archive TitlesAct now or else...
If the government keeps dragging its feet over a revised Construction Act, the 2012 Games will be the real loser
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Archive TitlesThe next great bandwagon: eco accounting
Goodbye John Prescott and his Modern Methods of Construction. Hello Ruth Kelly’s carbon emissions counting.
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Archive TitlesAn accident waiting to happen
Drugs, illegal or otherwise, are a fact of life... But while a blind eye can be turned in the business world, Can the construction industry afford to ignore the issue?
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Commercial fuel cells by 2010
Stationary fuel cells are expected to become a commercial reality by 2010. This is the conclusion of a report by market analysts Frost & Sullivan that outlines that consistent R&D efforts are expected to yield dividends as fuel cells emerge as the preferred distributed generation technology, and to play a ...