All Archive Titles articles – Page 842
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
0The amount which Gordon Brown added to rates for corporation tax, capital gains tax and air passenger tax, vehicle and stamp duties in last month's budget. The chancellor promised to keep up spending levels in the public sector, and had good news for specialist contractors: he would address late payments ...
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Archive TitlesSteel for living
Careful design is driving the use of steel frame in multistorey housing.
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Archive TitlesLet's think people
Our Star Letter from John Piggott in January advocated taking more interest in how buildings are used and improving handover, aftercare and feedback. Here we report on some work in progress.
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Archive TitlesMoney isn't the issue
A whopping salary pays second fiddle to the chance to develop, according to CM's groundbreaking student survey. they also want a clear route to management and won't tolerate corruption or poor health or safety have you got what it takes to attract the best?
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Archive TitlesA vision of intelligence
In the field of intelligent buildings, it is easy to focus on technology. While this is a fundamental aspect of creating an intelligent building, it is only part of the story according to Professor Derek Clements-Croome.
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Archive TitlesTime to integrate
A smart controls system will never make a dumb building clever. But clients and end-users can reap significant benefits if they consider controls integration early on.
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Archive TitlesVital information
'The management of construction projects presents major problems with information – or rather the lack of it.
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Archive TitlesToo much of a good thing?
PFI suppliers could take their services elsewhere if government doesn't tame the torrent of projects coming to market.
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Archive TitlesGood work
The cedar clad facade of Gifford's new design studios is just one of many sustainable solutions applied to the scheme.
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Archive TitlesNext generation
There has been a lot of talk about object oriented CAD, building information models (BIM) and interoperability. This technology marks a step change in the capabilities of CAD software but what's in it for engineers?
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Fresh guidance on novation
The Construction Industry Council has published a Novation Agreement, a standard form of agreement for use where the appointment of a consultant is to be novated from an employer to a design and build contractor. This fills a definite gap, because until now there has not been a standard form ...
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Low energy visions – but where's the numerical evidence?
A team of lecturers from Northumbria University has beaten off 112 contenders to win the £10 000 first prize in the Energy Revolution competition.
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Discriminate at your expense
Changes to the Disability Discrimination Act mean big changes for employers, regardless of the size of the organisation. We advise on the implications.
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Devaluing member status?
I read with interest in February's edition of BSj the minutes of the extraordinary general meeting of the Institution held in December at which it was agreed that the grade of Honorary Fellow should be presented first to candidates without the necessary qualifications for corporate membership and CEng registration.
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Archive TitlesDeadly silence
A fatal accident led to a designer being sentenced under the cdm regulations as well as the health and safety at work act.
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Corruption crusade
How heartening to hear/read these courageous words (cover story, CM, March 2004). This is one reason why I don’t want to work in industry and why I’ve chosen to be in teaching instead. When I teach estimating, for instance, students ask me why I’m not out there earning a fortune, ...
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Rotten to the core?
Unfortunately, corruption is endemic. For example, take the excavation contractor who was paid by the truckload for carting spoil off site; payments to the gatekeeper meant that half-full trucks could be signed off as full loads.American inspectors in a southern French shipyard were provided with a bottle of scotch at ...
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Archive TitlesWe are worth paying for, insists Constructing Excellence's Lenard
Lean times have hit Constructing Excellence, the government-funded best-practice initiative formed last year from the merger of Rethinking Construction and the Construction Best Practice Programme.
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Archive TitlesDublin students win with community involvement
What is sustainable construction? Entrants to the CIOB's annual Student Challenge grappled with this idea last month as they strove to draw up a brief for a 'mainstream eco-friendly community of the future' in just a few hours.
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Up and coming
One symptom of getting older is heightened resentment of youth. Often it's justified. After all, it is irritating when young people can't imagine learning anything useful from those who are more experienced. But youthful arrogance is just another side of what we like about, and need from, the younger generation ...