All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 652
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Archive TitlesThere’s a good boy
Bark, bite and... er... berate! so often painted as the snarling dogs of the firm, the modern contract manager is showing a more cuddly side. Rod Sweet inspects three of the best in show
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Archive TitlesNow he’s got some bite
A new breed of planning supervisor - let's call him the super supervisor - holds a wider brief, greater responsibility and ooh... what big Teeth he has. Kristina Smith finds out more
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Archive TitlesLiverpool’s Cavern Quarter has been transformed with a blanket of light
As part of the city’s build-up to become European Capital of Culture in 2008 the area surrounding the legendary Cavern Club is now bathed in light from 16 000 individual lamps. Inspiration for the design, carried out by Faber Maunsell, was the Beatles hit ‘Lucy in the sky with diamonds’. ...
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Archive TitlesReverse cycle water based heat pump systems
This month Mott Green Wall and Davis Langdon examine the costs and specification of reverse cycle water based heat pump systems as a cost-effective alternative to fan coil systems.
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STAR LETTER: It’s time to Jump off the global warming bandwagon
In Paddy Conaghan’s Opinion column (BSj, 12/04) he mentions how the USA is missing a business opportunity when President Bush turns his back on global warming and that ‘it’s lost its chance to make a lot of money….’
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Archive TitlesNHBC’s Supreme Award ‘Pride in the Job’ competition
Site manager Gillian Jenkins became the first ever woman to win the NHBC’s Supreme Award in its ‘Pride in the Job’ competition. She was one of three supreme award winners who made it through four stages of the competition, beating over 18,000 other contenders.Jenkins, of Laing O’Rourke Scotland, won the ...
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Archive TitlesSchoolkids exposed to asbestos fibres
...and it was left to two teachers to spot that ec harris had placed pupils at risk
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Green badge for architects
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland is due to launch a professional accreditation scheme in sustainable design.
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Taxing times ahead
Correctly labelling a worker as employed or self-employed will be critical under a new industry scheme. Ceri Durham gives an overview of the pitfalls contractors need to avoid.
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Archive TitlesSound advice
Noise breakout from hvac installations needs careful consideration. We give an overview of the specification and implementation of noise control measures.
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Archive TitlesAdapting to climate change
Research commissioned by the DTI provides a template for how UK buildings can be adapted to cope with increasingly hot summers, one of the main effects of climate change.
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Time for action
The frightening announcement that average global temperatures could rise by as much as 11°C coincided with the publication of a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) on tackling climate change.
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Archive TitlesMake directors accountable, says CIOB
The CIOB is backing a controversial bill that could lead to directors taking the blame, and possibly going to prison, for killed or injured workers.
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Archive TitlesSummit to say about health and safety?
February 24 will see the gathering of construction’s great and good for the second Health and Safety Summit. The idea is to check progress against the goals set at the first summit in 2001 and to commit to further actions.
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25% renewables target
A leading industry think tank calls for stronger measures and greater support for developing countries in a bid to tackle global climate change.
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Light, power, roll… action 2005
We all sense that our climate is changing, and smart engineers know that the cause is beyond question. But do we ‘walk our talk’? Never mind other people for a moment, we know that we care deeply about the Earth and what we will leave behind.
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16 months in prison for‘corporate killing’ MD
Last month Lee Harper became the second construction boss to be sent to jail for a death on site. The managing director of Harper Building Contractors of Cannock pleaded guilty to manslaughter after an employee stepped backwards onto a rooflight and fell to his death.
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Archive TitlesOn the up and up ...
After 50 consecutive quarters of growth, a dreaded recession is still nowhere to be seen. CM’s economics correspondent professor Rose Tint reflects on the latest crop of forecast figures
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Think tank
Too shelteredMy association has48 sheltered flats for the elderly. A resident recently died who held an assured tenancy in a two-bedroom flat designed for wheelchair access. A son still resides in the flat. He has no right of succession under the 1988 Housing Act but the Housing Corporation does express ...