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Archive TitlesSetting his sights on standards
It doesn't sound thrilling, but the president of the CIOB's new Construction Standards Faculty sounds very excited about his new role. He's got big plans.
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Could your hard hat be a hindrance?
Why should construction workers always have to wear hard hats? Heresy, you cry. NO HARD HAT! NO JOB!
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Hoare Lea office goes under the microscope
Hoare Lea's Bristol office has been chosen as the UK experimental building for a pan-European project looking at the impact of buildings on the environment
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Government thinking on future standards for Part L
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has issued a report outlining possible future performance standards for Part L of the Building Regulations.
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Frame and Fortune
Cornish-based manufacturer Devoran Joinery supplied the windows and doors to Mr Perkins' new house in Hertfordshire. The joinery was badly made - so badly that two contractors refused to install it. When it was eventually fitted, there were still faults. The casements on the upper floor were too small for ...
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Members first
I just read your article on non-cognate degrees (‘Degrees of Separation’, CM, July/August). While in principle I have no objection, I think we ought to develop the people we currently have first. I do think, though, that the CITB has a cheek, as it doesn’t appear to value the building ...
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Archive TitlesThumbs up for fourth edition
Rules of thumb (UK 4th edition)BSRIA£40.00(ISBN: 0860226263) can be ordered from www.bsria.co.ukRules of thumb (UK 4th edition) has been written to help engineers in the initial stages of designing a building and its services. The fourth edition contains all the data compiled for the third edition plus updated cost information ...
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So what makes good design?
Surely only architects, with their aesthetic sensibilities, can answer a question like that.
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Time to deliver
Terry Dix says building services engineers must take a lead role in producing sustainable environmental solutions in the built environment.
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Archive TitlesPresent danger
Gift or bribe? bonus or backhander? if you're too free with your freebies, a new law means you could face corruption charges.
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Cry for help!
I work for a medical imaging company and we install MRI and CT scanners around the country.Part of the installation requires air conditioning for the equipment and a permanent chilled water supply for the magnet of the scanner.Repair and maintenance costs are spiralling ever upwards and I am looking for ...
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Archive TitlesCover up for energy efficiency
If we are to tackle global environmental issues, we must first achieve better energy efficiency. Insulation can play a key role
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Archive TitlesCommunication is the key
In a follow up to the Edinburgh conference, the president argues for improved communication between the professions if we are to make any progress towards sustainability
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Archive TitlesThe non cog's log
This it graduate is on a fast-track to receiving the ciob qualification. He is among the first group to pilot the programme, a two-year block release course for people already in construction jobs
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Archive TitlesClimate control
Achieving the desired indoor climate – energy efficiency aspects of system designStudentlitteraturCan be ordered from www.studentlitteratur.se. For more information contact Hilary Collins on 01376 563156.Achieving the desired indoor climate – energy efficiency aspects of system design consists of the latest know-how from thirteen well-known international researchers on the compound connections ...