All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 605
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Contracts
Tfl tram system for T&TTransport for London has appointed Turner & Townsend as consultant to assist in creating an application for its £574m Cross River Tram System. The proposed route operates between Camden and Kings Cross in the north and Brixton and Peckham in the south.Fresh start for WakemansWakemans has ...
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West country firms contract trio
West country-based firm Complete Construction Management (CCM) has won roles on three local jobs, worth a total of £18m.
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Archive TitlesBritain’s latest ski resort – in Suffolk
Fancy perfecting your downhill technique in East Anglia?
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Archive TitlesRethink PFI to deliver better value for money, RICS urges government
A report launched this week calls for bid costs to be refunded and an overhaul of the Public Sector Comparator
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Archive TitlesPalm-reading for beginners
As BlackBerrys and the like become ever more sophisticated, the industry is finally taking up this technology. Tony Whitehead logs on to find out how we’re using these shiny new gadgets
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Archive TitlesCapita Symonds launches rescue mission for troubled Bath Spa
Project manager begins audit and plans to start new scheme of work and procurement in early May
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Archive TitlesBy switching to online tenders, Laing Homes saved a cool £200,000… so why are most firms still stuck in a paper jam?
Phil Clark reports on the moves afoot to drag the industry on to the digital highway
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Software solution
The service provided by m&e maintenance firm TEMS has been revolutionised by the use of a PDA solution.
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Archive TitlesSharp practices
Contracts are often riddled with clauses that can trip up the unwary. Martin Wade gives some advice on what to watch out for.
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Standard practice
Whatever happened to the Egan Report and its calls for lean construction? David Hill says now is the time for standard solutions.
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Archive TitlesPersonal touch
With London’s planners calling for sustainable developments, the number of renewable energy schemes in the capital is set to increase. Alison Luke finds out how the CIPD hq meets the grade.
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P for perplexed
The letter from Alan Crisp (‘Regulation hell?’ EMC, Feb) reminds me that I have been silent for too long. He highlights the cry from all of us old sparks: why us? We had harmonisation of cable colours thrust upon us last year, and are now hearing frightening reports of explosions ...
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Archive TitlesA year in office
ECA president Tony Morgan will soon be handing over the reins to Bill Wright. Here he looks back at his year and the challenges ahead.
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Archive TitlesLancaster labs take off
A new research facility at Lancaster University is helping the north-west lead the way with information technology.
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Part P operators jostle for position
The ECA announces a price cut in BRE Certification’s Part P scheme, NAPIT has introduced a new offer called just8 and NIC Certification has reapplied to run NAPIT’s assessment scheme.
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Archive TitlesStandard inspections
Inspection and testing of electrical installations is a legal requirement, but what areas are likely to trip you up? Mick Geeson explains where special attention is needed.
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Archive TitlesHot roads
Raychem self-regulating electric heat tracing system from Tyco Thermal Controls is making winter journeys on site safer for GalxoSmithKline staff. The system has been installed to provide frost protection on a link-bridge between two buildings on the firm’s Harlow facility. Tyco distributor partner Delta-T supplied and installed the energy ...
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New working at height regulations introduced
The new Work at Height Regulations 2005 came into force on 6 April. Designed to consolidate previous legislation, they implement the European Council Directive 2001/45/EC and will apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause injury.
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The future is plastics
A corporate real estate firm in France has become the first building user of plastics optical fibre (POF) cabling.
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New m&e exhibition
M&E – The Building Services Event is a new show devoted to innovation in the building services sector.