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Make sense of presence detection
With energy consumption in buildings becoming a more important issue, the use of sensors to control lighting is providing a popular and cost-effective solution
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Archive TitlesThe Carbon Reduction Commitment
The forthcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment is set to be a major commercial opportunity for m&e contractors. Make sure your business doesn't miss out
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T Clarke to lose two of its businesses
M&E contractor T Clarke is to close or sell two of its regional businesses as a result of a strategic review
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Never mind the busbars
Square D, a brand of Schneider Electric, is enhancing its Domae and Qwikline range of consumer units
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News in brief
The JIB is inviting applications for its Further Education fund, where up to £500 per student is available
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Five m&e firms hauled up for using blacklist
Enforcement notices served for obtaining workers’ personal data behind backs
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This blacklist isnt black
So what’s all the fuss about The Consulting Association’s building workers blacklist?
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Two is better than one
Legrand has enhanced its range of consumer units by adding a dual RCD split-load unit with dedicated main switch ways and a single-module RCBO
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Archive TitlesNG Bailey sets up woodchip supply business
NG Bailey enhances its renewables offering by setting up a woodchip supply business
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Balfour Beatty merges arms to create UK’s biggest m&e firm
Balfour Beatty has combined its Balfour Kilpatrick and Haden Young businesses to create the UK's largest m&e firm
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Adjudication: has your dispute crystallised?
When is a dispute not a dispute? We look at the intricacies of adjudication
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Quit arguing – let’s act
Fatal fires, like at Lakanal House in Camberwell, south London, will continue to happen while fire safety engineers continue to question the life-saving merits of the most effective smoke control solution
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Archive TitlesAs easy as ABB
A range of switches and switch accessories has been launched by ABB under the Concept BS brand. The range includes switches, socket outlets, dimmers and motion detectors
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No deal struck over 2010 wage hike
Unite union refuses to renegotiate electricians’ 5% wage increase due in January
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Ministry of Justice seeks £1bn facilities management framework
Work includes health and safety management, m&e maintenance and environmental management
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Global focus: World energy supply
An assessment of the world’s major oil fields by the International Energy Agency warns that production is likely to peak in 10 years, about a decade sooner than expected
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Tidal energy device prototype holds promise
A prototype of a device that could generate up to 1GW of electricity from shallow tidal waters around the UK is now producing energy for a local company from its position in the Humber Estuary
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Global focus: China
Hyder ACLA, the landscape and planning subsidiary of Hyder Consulting, has won a commission for a holiday resort and conference development in China with a brief to protect the local ecosystems
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LEED certification to hinge on energy and water usage figures
Property owners who want LEED certification for their buildings will have to provide ongoing energy and water usage figures
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In pictures: Carey Jones light design for GHD headquarters
White LED lighting plays a key role in a headquarters building that is as far from the conventional office as it is possible to imagine. Whereas most wacky office designs have been for advertising agencies and other media organisations this is, surprisingly, for a manufacturer. But the manufacturer in question ...