All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 274
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Stronger voice for H&S
A consultation has been launched seeking views on a merger between the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive.
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House trained
The government's announcement that all new homes will be zero carbon within a decade is good news for building services engineers.
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Hong Kong Office opened
As part of CIBSE’s international development, president David Hughes, president elect John Armstrong and regional chairman Philip Chan opened the Hong Kong office and introduced our newest member of staff, Rainbow Lai.
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Archive TitlesGuiding light
CISBE has finally updated its sports lighting guide, and the new version has no glaring omissions
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Guerrilla tactics
What do you get if you mix an army of 60 brave souls, a collection of high-powered torches and battery-powered LED projectors, and a dark city centre? A colourful distraction for Christmas shoppers!
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Archive TitlesEnvironmental management
Those running and using offices increasingly need to take account of environmental issues. Nick Cullen looks at the BCO’s new Best Practice guide
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Archive TitlesFast-track EMS
A new scheme is designed to make it much quicker for companies in the construction sector to achieve compliance with the latest environmental management standards
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Archive TitlesDramatic ventilation
Displacement natural ventilation has been used in several new theatres, but it does not always behave as designers expected, explain Shaun Fitzgerald and Andrew Woods
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Archive TitlesAt your disposal
The legal responsibility for dealing with discarded lamps and luminaires is about to pass from end-users to producers. Luckily, there are two new recycling schemes that stand ready to help
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SoPHE Dinner
The Society of Pubic Health Engineers, SoPHE, celebrated its third anniversary in November with a dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel, London.
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Property industry in the dark over the EU’s EPBD
Only half of the commercial property sector is aware of the impending EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, according to a survey carried out by CNP, a firm of independent building and project consultants.
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Number crunching
Fitting a variable-speed drive to control an HVAC fan or pump motor will often result in substantial cost savings.
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Archive TitlesFM and Controls
James Dyson shows off his latest invention, designed to speed up toilet trips. Plus all the latest in thermostats, lighting control and an award-winning office
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Archive TitlesControl at the Klik of your fingers
Hager has introduced two new Klik digital occupancy sensors that combine the advantages of lighting control in response to occupancy and daylight levels with manual override using a wall switch.
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Archive TitlesParty conference
When two parties are in dispute, it can often be cheaper and more effective to use arbitration than go to court, explains Niall Lawless
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Archive TitlesNew code for sustainable homes
The long-awaited Code for Sustainable Homes is launched along with a package of measures to reduce carbon emissions from new buildings
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Archive TitlesBright ideas
Jason Bruges creates iridescent installations that surprise and amaze passers-by. He tells Will Jones why it’s good to make light of your designs
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Archive TitlesHolyrood, the Scottish Parliament Building, doesn’t get BREEAM’s vote
The Scottish Parliament uses textbook design methods to cut carbon emissions, but in practice it is still guzzling energy. So, Jason Palmer asks, what’s gone wrong?
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Archive TitlesBay watch
Modern architecture and vertiginous height is no longer sufficient to get noticed in Dubai. Stephen Kennett discovers how the newest addition to the skyline will make its mark
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Wireless networks for building automation
This month, the Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall cost research department reviews the latest available wireless technology for building management systems, together with its current and potential ranges of application, benefits and costs