All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 361
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Archive TitlesKicking off the season in style
Julian Amey finds much to cheer about after a tour of Arsenal’s new Emirates Stadium – not least the fact that it has successfully created a sustainable community out of an industrial area
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Archive TitlesOpen house
The Genesis Centre showcases cutting edge techniques in sustainable design and construction within a working building – but will it encourage mainstream use of these methods? BSj investigates
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Archive TitlesHeating technology
This month’s product focus looks at the latest developments in heating, including a look at the growing viability of wood-burning boilers by Ian Dagley of Hoval
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Archive TitlesGreen theme in Quebec
Tim Dwyer reports on the highs and lows of ASHRAE’s summer conference, where it seems that the organisation finally grabbed the sustainability bull by the horns
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Archive TitlesSoPHE goes from strength to strength
Martin Shouler paid tribute to the hard work put in by members of SoPHE at its AGM, held on 27 June.
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Engineering technician registration - do you qualify?
Do you have supervisory or technical responsibility, and are you competent to exercise creative aptitudes and skills within defined fields of technology?
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Archive TitlesIndustry gives energy review a muted welcome
Key organisations believe Government’s Energy Review should have gone further to support energy conservation and sustainable generation
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Archive TitlesMake mine a double
There are just two double deck elevators in the UK at present, but the tall buildings planned for London over the next decade could give us a total of 50 over the same period. Simon Russett considers the pros and cons of these vertically stacked systems
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Archive TitlesFrom plumbing to dispute resolution
Niall Lawless talks to Andy Pearson about his unusual career path
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Training and development deadlines
Trainees on approved employer-based training schemes are respectfully reminded to submit their objective achieved reports and covering annual overview on an annual basis (ie the anniversary of training commencement date).
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Energy penalties for consumers
A plan to cut carbon emissions by rationing an individual’s carbon use is being considered by ministers. Environment secretary David Milliband said in a speech to the Audit Office on 19 July that he is looking at the idea of a personal carbon allowance for all individuals to persuade them ...
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Archive TitlesInterview with former Construction Minister Nick Raynsford
The CIC’s new chairman, Nick Raynsford, comes with a clear mission to get the industry’s voice heard by the Government. Andy Pearson finds out what he has to say
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CIBSE’s response to the Energy Review
When the Government released its recent report, the media hailed it as a new beginning for nuclear power. But the findings went much further and energy efficiency measures, including acknowledgement that energy efficiency can help meet the perceived ‘energy gap’ was missed by the national press.
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New security system for online CIBSE Guides
As you will hopefully now know, CIBSE members are able to download PDF versions of selected CIBSE Guides from the members’ area of our website. Last year, the 2005 edition of Guide K: Electricity in Buildings was made available online and the 2006 edition of Guide A: Environmental design is ...
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CIBSE Register of Consultants to be renamed in move to encourage use of low-carbon consultants
CIBSE has been developing the new Register of Low Carbon Consultants as a group of professionals capable of delivering low carbon buildings that perform consistently better than the minimum required by Part L of the Building Regulations. Entry to the register is through an examination and there will be two ...
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Will energy review change things?
Whilst the proposals to construct new nuclear plants and develop renewables have predictably captured most of the headlines, the government’s long-awaited Energy Review is predicated on the need to use the energy we already generate more efficiently.
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Carbon Trust initiatives
The Carbon Trust has launched two initiatives to promote the transition to a low carbon economy. The government-funded organisation has announced the creation of a commercial subsidiary – Carbon Trust Enterprises – to develop low carbon business ventures. It has also launched a venture capital arm to invest in green ...
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Archive TitlesBuro Happold to design for Dyson School
Buro Happold will design the buildings services and structure for the Dyson School of Design Innovation in Bath.
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Taking the broad view
CIBSE has come a long way from the days when a member living more than 50 miles from London was known as a ‘country’ member. For many years we have had overseas regions, though they have come and gone as the world has changed. Today, CIBSE is a truly international ...