All Archive Titles articles – Page 901
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SSShhhh!
LAFARGEThe V-Brace, a new acoustic bracket from Lafarge Plasterboard (pictured above) improves the sound performance of drywall partitions and ceilings. As well as increasing sound and vibration isolation between studs, the V-shaped bracket acts as a strengthening brace. Designed primarily for twin-frame metal studs in separating walls, the V-Brace is ...
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Archive TitlesTucked up in a solar quilt
This church hall is a quiet, warm sanctuary - right under heathrow’s flight path
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Young professional of the year?
I have just graduated from a CIOB accredited course, a BSc in construction engineering management at Loughborough University, and am now working within the industry, while simultaneously progressing on the CIOB’s professional development programme. I am disappointed that the institute does not run a competition for young professionals, similar to ...
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Overruled regulations
I refer to your published article in November/December issue of Construction Manager regarding Air Tightness/Leakage Testing (‘Work to rules’, Regulations Special Report, p39). Although I am pleased that CM has finally addressed air leakage, I must point out one obvious mistake in your report.The Building Regulations presently require a building ...
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Archive TitlesSupplier news
The spend on roofing products increased by 20% between 1996 and 2002 and is predicted to rise another 16% between 2002 and 2006, according to AMA Research. AMA forecasts a total spend of £1.35bn for 2003. With the number of houses built falling since 1999, the increase is driven by ...
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What’s new?
MARLEY/ETERNIT Roofing manufacturers Marley and Eternit Slates are offering 15-year design performance indemnity cover on all roofs built using their products. The Marley Assured Roofing Specification covers any roof in any location, whether public or private sector, new build or refurb. Marley has also launched the Duo Edgemere and Duo ...
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New Year revolutions
Made any New Year's resolutions? CIOB chief executive Chris Blythe certainly has.
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Archive TitlesNew school terms
Just when you thought school procurement was settled, the government is planning another overhaul. This time, regional contractors are out of the loop, as kristina Smith reports
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Archive TitlesNew positions
whole life cosT consultant? Knowledge manager? There are roles out there that didn’t exist 10 years ago. Kristina Smith reports on a new generation of jobs ...
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
10Number of pints of beer drunk by Denbigh man Ken Davies before he tried to change a light bulb, fell down the stairs and injured his spine. The bulb was positioned over the top stair, rather than the landing.Judge Derek Halbert ruled at Chester Crown Court that although Davies had ...
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Archive TitlesYour institute needs you
Chris Blythe thinks the CIOB is too sluggish and insular. He wants to give the rank and file more say. Empty Propaganda or the way forward?
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Archive TitlesHouston, we have a problem
Kristina Smith finds provisional sums are useful when dealing with space-age technology
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IT to put healthcare in the home
Construction firms banking on the healthcare sector over the next decade will need to be flexible because government is quietly planning a fundamental shift in the way healthcare is delivered.
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HSE guidance
Cherry is the fatal fruitFive people were killed in accidents relating to cherry pickers in Britain between 1995 and 2002. This gruesome harvest has prompted the HSE to issue an information sheet giving full guidance on how to use the machines safely.The guidance is a result of the HSE analysing ...
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Archive TitlesJust fit it - then forget it
Safety-first housing association wooed by indestructible stainless steel