All Archive Titles articles – Page 285
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Property industry in the dark over the EU’s EPBD
Only half of the commercial property sector is aware of the impending EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, according to a survey carried out by CNP, a firm of independent building and project consultants.
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SoPHE Dinner
The Society of Pubic Health Engineers, SoPHE, celebrated its third anniversary in November with a dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, London.
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Archive TitlesAt your disposal
The legal responsibility for dealing with discarded lamps and luminaires is about to pass from end-users to producers. Luckily, there are two new recycling schemes that stand ready to help
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Archive TitlesDramatic ventilation
Displacement natural ventilation has been used in several new theatres, but it does not always behave as designers expected, explain Shaun Fitzgerald and Andrew Woods
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Archive TitlesFast-track EMS
A new scheme is designed to make it much quicker for companies in the construction sector to achieve compliance with the latest environmental management standards
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Archive TitlesEnvironmental management
Those running and using offices increasingly need to take account of environmental issues. Nick Cullen looks at the BCO’s new Best Practice guide
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Guerrilla tactics
What do you get if you mix an army of 60 brave souls, a collection of high-powered torches and battery-powered LED projectors, and a dark city centre? A colourful distraction for Christmas shoppers!
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Archive TitlesGuiding light
CISBE has finally updated its sports lighting guide, and the new version has no glaring omissions
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Hong Kong Office opened
As part of CIBSE’s international development, president David Hughes, president elect John Armstrong and regional chairman Philip Chan opened the Hong Kong office and introduced our newest member of staff, Rainbow Lai.
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House trained
The government's announcement that all new homes will be zero carbon within a decade is good news for building services engineers.
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Stronger voice for H&S
A consultation has been launched seeking views on a merger between the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive.
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Legislation’s what we need
I was not surprised at the lack of energy audit responses for the 100 days of Carbon Clean-Up Campaign (Basing our case on hard data, BSj 11/06).
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Young Lighters
For more details go to www.sll.org.uk, e-mail jdavid@cibse.org or call 020 8772 3616.
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More masterclasses
Attendance at the first two Lighting Masterclasses this session has been at record levels.
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Archive TitlesWater mill
A privately owned water mill on the river Ems in Northern Germany has been adapted by its owner to produce hydropower electricity. The two paddle wheels drive a generator which produces a maximum of 74 kW of power
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Archive TitlesNatural ventilation
Natural ventilation and optimum daylight were the key design drivers behind the new offices for Kildare County Council at Aras Chill Dara.
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Oakmayne Plaza
The go-ahead has been given to this mixed-use development at Elephant and Castle in South London. The £70 m Oakmayne Plaza project features three towers comprising a 214-bed hotel, a cinema, offices, restaurants and retail units. The scheme will include a district heating/cooling, CHP and a geothermal heat pump ...