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Archive TitlesCaption competition
Caption CompetitionSend us a caption and we’ll hand over a £20 drinks voucher for the wittiest entry. Email: construction_manager@cmpinformation.com
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New call for ethics oath
The president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Lord Broers, is calling engineers to take an oath to adopt ethical values in both their professional and private capacity.
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Are your buildings working as designed?
It is all very well designing buildings to be pleasant and energy-efficient places to work in, but the real effort is needed once the building is complete – to ensure that it works as designed.
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Mixed-mode ventilation for buildings
Welcome to our regular series of CPD modules, designed to help you broaden your professional knowledge while you work. This module covers mixed-mode ventilation for buildings and is sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric.
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Archive TitlesBuilding transportation update
The new edition of CIBSE Guide D: Transportation Systems in Buildings, with a cover graced by Renzo Piano’s sketch of his proposed London Bridge Tower, will be formally launched at the CIBSE Lifts Group Annual Seminar on 9 November.
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Archive TitlesM&E Building services event
M&E, The Building Services Event, is fast approaching. If you design, install, commission or operate M&E services, log on to www.buildingservicesevent.com to register. Here is just a small selection of the products that will be showcased at the exhibition this month.
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Archive TitlesGermany’s bright idea
Could Dessau’s latest office building set a new energy standard with its innovative use of geothermal heat exchange and solar air conditioning? Words and pictures by Crispin Matson
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Bring on the brickies, join with the joiners
The institute is giving much emphasis to the recruitment of university graduates.
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Breaking down Part L
In September, the government finally published the revised version of Part L (albeit as a draft document). Dealing with heat and power conservation, it is fundamental to building services design: Hoare Lea picks out five essential elements from each part of the document that will affect the industry when it ...
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Archive TitlesLaying down the bore
When designing the heating and cooling system for Gloucestershire Constabulary’s new headquarters, the engineers came up with an arresting solution. Andy Pearson investigates its green credentialsGloucestershire Constabulary’s new £19m headquarters is unusual. For a start, it is the UK's largest ground-source heat-pump scheme; but what really differentiates this scheme from ...
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Archive TitlesBlue-sky thinking
Most construction workers might not think their profession to be much like flying a helicopter. John Gidman disagrees
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Union demands tougher kill bill
Engineering Union Amicus says the new corporate manslaughter bill is too narrow and fails to allow for directors or senior managers to be held responsible for safety breaches.
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PFI hospital bid costs soar in two years
A survey by the Major Contractors Group (MCG) reveals that bid costs for PFI hospitals have increased by more than a third in the past two years, but costs have fallen for schools projects.
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Archive TitlesSmall is beautiful
Micro-generation has come a long way since the dynamo on your bike. Solar cells, mini wind turbines and biomass save money – and the planet.
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MEPs reject ban of HFCs
The European Parliament has thrown out proposals to ban the use of HFC refrigerants in Europe.
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Archive TitlesA perfect balance
A low-energy building design in Botswana used a self-balancing chilled water system with impressive results. Chris Parsloe and Paul Norton explain why careful analysis was crucial to the scheme’s success
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CIBSE backs low carbon design
The Carbon Trusts Networks project has awarded CIBSE a grant of £150,000 to develop a Low Carbon Consultants register for engineers carrying out low carbon design and operation of buildings.
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Archive TitlesResearch and technology awards
At the President’s Awards Dinner, held at the Apothecaries’ Hall, London on 14 October, awards were presented for papers published in building services engineering research and technology.
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ASHRAE sets new goals
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published a plan outlining its research goals for creating a sustainable future.
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