All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 423
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Legrand hits flotation high
Legrand has met strong demand from investors in the largest initial public share offering in France this year. The offer was around 30 times oversubscribed.
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Archive TitlesHighland fling
A major redevelopment on the banks of Loch Ness is creating a new future for a local landmark. Alison Luke seeks out a room with a view.
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Archive TitlesOffice lights waste energy
Over 75% of Europe's office lighting is wasting energy and failing to meet quality standards according to research carried out by Philips Lighting. The offending lighting installations are based on outdated and energy inefficient systems that do not comply with EU quality standards for offices (EN 12464-1).
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Archive TitlesPPE and the employer
Employers have a legal obligation to provide staff with adequate protective equipment. Richard Booth looks at the limits of employer's liability.
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Archive TitlesSocket to ‘em
Why do builders still fail to provide enough socket outlets in the home? It's time we got more, says the ECA.
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ECA hits ZAP heights
The ECA has achieved a 59% reduction in major accidents over the target period of its Zero Accident Potential (ZAP) initiative.
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Dominator delivers at Trinity Gardens
Crane is helping to control comfort in the centrepiece building of the £55 million Trinity Gardens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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RICS conference on risk
The ECA is a sponsor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Building Engineering Services Business Group conference on 31 May.
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College control
Lighting is under control at Xaverian College, Manchester after the installation of CP Electronics' Vitesse Plus lighting control system, specified by Syncro. It has ten luminaire outputs that can be configured into three switching channels to provide simple adjustment of the light levels. The control modules include presence management and ...
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NICEIC introduces new warranty charges
The NICEIC has announced charges of £1.50 per notification to provide an insurance-backed warranty for notifiable work under its Part P domestic installer competent person scheme.
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University challenge
An £8 million project at the University of Reading has seen the Philip Lyle Building redeveloped as a bio-diversity unit within the Faculty of Science.
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Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral
EMS Group has provided an integrated wire-free fire detection and voice evacuation to Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral. Over 300 radio devices and two networked 24-zone control panels were installed by Grainger Fire Systems in co-operation with m&e consultant Davies Partnership and architect Nightingale Associates.
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New low carbon register
A register of professionals trained and able to comply with Part L has been launched by the CIBSE, supported by the Carbon Trust.
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Electrical Safety Council launches campaign strategy
The Electrical Safety Council is soon to be launched. Its role will be an impartial consumer protection and campaigning body for electrical users.
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Brown's green Budget
The Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a raft of green initiatives in his 2006 Budget, including more money to be spent on low carbon energy sources, subsidised home insulation and an increase in the Climate Change Levy.
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Boost to micro-power
The March Budget boosted the micro-generation sector with an additional £50 million to develop the technologies under the new Low Carbon Building Programme.
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The art of engineering
The Barbican Centre has become a landmark in London, and behind its listed exterior it is continually adapting to meet demands. Alison Luke finds out the latest developments.
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Approval for new ECA energy efficiency scheme
The ECA is at the forefront of government electrical energy efficiency measures as its competent person self-certification scheme is the first approved for use.
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Archive TitlesAmicus "considering allegations" of firms blacklisting electricians
M&E union Amicus is considering legal action against contractors following allegations on the internet that hundreds of electricians have been blacklisted. Claims that the firms strongly deny.
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False alarm clampdown
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has tightened its rules on police response to remotely monitored security alarms again. From 1 April, its new 2006 policy review means that a significant number of security alarms will need to be upgraded.