All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 386
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President's view
Firstly, I would like to comment on the success of this year's conference. Many important topics were raised and feedback has been extremely positive. I will ensure that important issues are carried forward during the coming months.
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Patient timings
Commissioning time has been reduced at Blackburn Hospital with the BACnet communications protocol.
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North slams poor productivity
ECA president looks to better efficiency as the key driver for better profits.
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Save money and be safe
Smaller contractors need to take in-house control of their health and safety management to save money and generate business, says Jamie Cliffe, managing director of training firm SMTS."Successful firms are realising that by focusing on health and safety themselves can actually help win business, as well as helping protect them ...
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SIAS matters
SIAS Building Services is busy expanding, with new branches in Birmingham and London. On the anniversary of its management buyout, Andrew Brister talks to chief executive Andrew Iveson.
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WorldSkills in London
London has won its bid to host the 2011 WorldSkills competition, the Olympic Games of the trades sector.
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Archive TitlesThe Richard Lander school
The new £28 million Richard Lander school near Truro, Cornwall is now complete.
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JTL launches teen training
JTL and awarding body EMTA Awards have launched two electrotechnically related units to be included within the Intermediate Certificate in Engineering and Technology (ICET).
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Archive TitlesHouse work
After 12 years of work, renovation of the Hylands Estate is almost complete. Alison Luke finds out what it has taken to create a heritage house serviced for the future.
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Archive TitlesL at home
Are you up to date with your electrical obligations under Part L of the Building Regulations? In the first of a two-part series, Guiliano Digilio outlines the revisions relating to work in dwellings.
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Own goal
In my opinion, the best way to achieve an awareness of health and safety, in particular safe electrical working practice, is to promote consistent, user-friendly, common sense advice based on sound electrical codes of practice and working methods.
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It's getting hot in here
I write this comment on the hottest day of the year so far. It is a Monday. The office has had all weekend to heat up nicely as the blinds were left open on Friday to maximise daylight and reduce our dependence on electric lighting. We are doing our bit ...
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Archive TitlesFuture proof
The electrical industry gathered in tenerife for the eca conference: energy, technology, business, the future.
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Archive TitlesTraining for the future
What does being a JTL training officer involve? Ian Russell gives a low-down on what it really means to be at the forefront of training the industry's future electricians with an insight into a typical working day.
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Archive TitlesEqual treatment
Are you treating your employees with equal fairness? Clive Day and Richard Booth examine the issues of disparity of treatment.
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EEIBA looks to future
Outgoing EEIBA president David Dennison warned of industry trends that could cause real problems for the industry charity at the recent AGM. "Last year saw significant changes in the economic structure of the industry. One of the real problems that we continue to experience is the demise of some very ...