All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 415
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Archive TitlesThe new gas law
The proposed F-Gas Regulations are expected to come into force in 2007. Menno van der Hoff explores the impact they are likely to have on building services design and specification
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Industry cannot function without migrant labour...
Further to your article about migrant labour (CM, April) I wish to put forward an alternative point of view. I work as a contracts manager for a groundwork company and have employed migrant workers for more than 10 years.
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Keep on running (full length version)
With businesses reliant on high quality, secure power supplies to keep IT and industrial systems functioning, power quality is an increasingly important issue in electrical design. Steven McLean advises on how to avoid down time
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New report predicts growth in FM outsourcing
The outsourced market for facilities management is set to increase by 17% to £22.1bn over the next three years, according to a recent report by research organisation BSRIA.
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Archive TitlesFire in the hole!
In this month's fire special cm hears about the new fire safety order, the costliest mistakes to avoid and hears from an ex-fireman (page 54). But we kick off with a look at how cavities in rendered apartment buildings, prescribed by the national house building council, could be a fire ...
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Archive TitlesRecord Fensterbau sends a sign
Germany's Fensterbau/Frontale exhibition for window and facades, held jointly with Holz-Handwerk 2006 (for woodworking) has set a new record with 100,762 trade visitors (2004: 92,294) and a distinctly larger international share. 1,184 exhibitors from 30 countries were represented in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 22-25 March 2006.
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Archive TitlesNVQs for KAT fabbers
Dave Morgan, Manufacturing Manager at KAT UK, said: ‘The advantages of this investment in our staff is two-fold. In line with our Investors in People accreditation, our staff benefit from comprehensive training and an NVQ qualification while our customer base will benefit from a first class service and high ...
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... offenders should be expelled from institute
"Hard labour" was the best article I've seen in CM for a long time and it made me feel very angry.
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Archive TitlesAn energy hierarchy
The adoption of nuclear fuel will not address the key issues, says CIBSE in its response to the government's latest energy review
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Archive TitlesSolar energy systems
As the weather gets warmer this month's product focus turns to the sun for inspiration, followed by a round-up of other significant launches
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Dream: a new environmental
BDP Sustainability for Defence Estates has launched the first assessment tool designed specifically for measuring the environmental performance of new-build and refurbishment projects for the MOD. DREAM - the Defence Related Environmental Assessment Method - also claims to be the first web-based environmental performance assessment tool in the world. The ...
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Archive TitlesUpside versus downside: TV exposure - a useful showcase or a Drain on Resources?
Do you see yourself as the next Laurence Llewellyn Bowen? Today, there are so many opportunities to showcase your business through popular home makeover programmes, but if you do, will it enhance your profits or cost you money?
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Archive TitlesDome improvement
The Devonshire is over 200 years old, cost £23m to refurbish - and it has been handed over to students. A risky approach, or a clever way to bring a Grade II listed building back into use? Clive Shelton learns a new approach to sustainability at the University of Derby
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Archive TitlesDevelopments at Foilex
Specialist lamination company Foilex has introduced an advanced planning and scheduling system to guarantee a more flexible service to customers.
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"The trouble with design…"
A recent project set out to build bridges between FM and design by inviting feedback from both parties about how buildings could be better run. BSRIA's David Bleicher reveals what makes facilities managers hot under the collar
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Archive TitlesGlass in the dock: The glass debate
Given a bewildering amount of flexibility in the new Part L, will architects design less glass to achieve greater energy effiiciency? It's not that simple, heard delegates at the Glass Debate
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Archive TitlesA Useful Debate
Are tighter building regulations set to make ‘all glass' buildings a thing of the past? This was one of the more extreme questions posed at the Glass Debate, a one-day seminar organised by Glass Age in late March.
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Archive TitlesA date for your diary
If you haven't already booked your seat for the Building Services Awards 2006, now's the time…
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Archive TitlesDanvac's vacuum services
Danvac Ltd, formally known as Alan E Wheeler & Son Ltd -Hire Division, is an up and coming company offering its services to architectural glass and curtain walling applications.