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First fit-out guide
The British Council for Offices has published the Office fit-out guide, its first comprehensive guide to office fit-out.
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Archive TitlesScaling down
Ridi Lighting has launched the AIDA-MINI, a scaled down derivative of its suspended luminaire range.
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Archive TitlesThe dangers of workplace radiation
Increasing use of mobile phones and vdus is causing levels of background radiation and electromagnetism to rise, particularly in the workplace and also the home.
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Closing the gap
In this month's round table discussion our panel identifies a number of challenges for the building services industry.
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CIBSE opens the way to new members
CIBSE has opened its doors to a much wider range of corporate members, with changes to its membership criteria.
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Archive TitlesStep change
BSj invited industry representatives to talk about how we can improve the building services sector. In a wide ranging discussion, the group identified some simple, but important steps we could all take to improve standards, efficiency and profitability.
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Making sure the cash flows
Kirstin Warley warns that if a witholding notice is not issued within the specified period, clients will have to pay up, but this is not the end of the matter if they still want to dispute the amount owed.
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Archive TitlesBuro Happold contracted for Eden Project build
Buro Happold will act as services consultant on the next stage of the Eden Project when work begins on the Education centre. Dubbed Big Build 2, the centre has been design by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners who were the architects behind the original scheme.The design is inspired by plant architecture ...
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Archive TitlesLight box
Pentland Place in north London scooped a top award from the British Council of Offices. We explain how the lighting design played an important part in creating a special working environment.
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Two new guides leap into Action
Action Energy is launching two new good practice guides focusing on energy efficiency and refrigeration.
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Strategic Forum sets six headline targets for 2004
The Strategic Forum for Construction, headed by Peter Rogers, has set six key targets for 2004. These objectives are based on the Accelerating Change report, published a year ago.
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Archive TitlesA model for the future
Object Technology provides a solution for the whole life of a building, from design to demolition.
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Archive TitlesDriving force
What happens when the world of Formula One teams up with the construction industry? We visit the McLaren Technology Centre to find out.
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Building management systems
This month the cost research departments of Mott Green & Wall and Davis Langdon & Everest, review the latest technology options and costs for building management systems.
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Archive TitlesEngage the brain
Are you a lighting designer or a lighting engineer? Dominic Meyrick explains the difference and the role guidance plays in their approaches to design.
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Working with wildlife
A new training pack from CIRIA aims to help the industry soften its impact on the local ecology. The pack addresses the fundamentals of ecology, legislation and the relationship between wildlife and construction projects. It also contains training sessions on specific habitats and species. The emphasis is on knowing your ...
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Warning@emails.co.uk
Email is so convenient, so quick, so informal, surely it’s just like having a quiet word? Wrong, says law firm Masons. In a legal dispute, anything you say, even internal emails, must be shown to the other party.And the thing about emails is… you can’t shred them.Richard Laudy, a partner ...