All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 674
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Archive TitlesGround-breaking. Literally
Gloucestershire constabulary’s new HQ has a rather unusual heating system; It’s clean, it’s green, and it’s 75% free. this, the first large-scale use of geotherMal heating in the uk, is opening the door for the technology on other projects.
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Archive TitlesTwelve Good men and true
kristina smith tracked down a dozen CIOB fellows to discover their best and worst bits of 2004... and get an inkling of what’s in store for 2005
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Archive TitlesHow to set goals, how to score
Keith Hatter has some advice to help you stick to those tricky New Year’s Resolutions.
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Words failed us
I did not intend to comment on Rod Sweet’s thought-provoking article on the renaissance of Liverpool (Cover story, CM, October) as I had hoped that the main thrust of his critique would stimulate debate about construction-related development in urban areas. However, the totally unnecessary reference to the Hillsborough disaster was ...
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Make it easy!
The 2002 Changes to Part L of the Building Regulations introduced a requirement to produce a package of information about the building services system in a new or refurbished building.
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Let em get their hands dirty, and well get the workforce we want
It seems that further education colleges have not met the needs of the construction industry over the last two decades but, objectively, they are not entirely to blame.
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Archive TitlesCrossrail gets government green light
Great news. The £7bn Crossrail project is finally going ahead!
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Could councils have the power to stop work?
Developers could incur major costs for minor breaches of planning consent under new proposals designed to prevent abuse of the planning system, warns Wedlake Bell, the commercial law firm.
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No room for complacency
A Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2005 proves to be as interesting as 2004. There will be an election of course, probably in May (my only prediction for the New Year by the way), which should cause some disruption, as signing off publicly funded projects get halted ...
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Archive TitlesCaption of the month
“We’re wearing heard hats because the sign we built keeps falling apart...”Thanks to Rob Falconer. Again.
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Archive TitlesCaption competition
Send us a caption and we’ll grudgingly hand over a £20 drinks voucher for the wittiest entry. It has to be darned good to make us part with the dough, mind...Email: construction_manager@cmpinformation.com
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Archive TitlesCan’t see the forest for the trees?
If you want to avoid the disruption of a Greenpeace protest - and win some sustainable brownie points into the bargain - you could do worse than to order the CIOB’s new guide, Procuring Legal and Sustainable Timber.
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Archive TitlesWhy are French hospitals so much better than ours?
A report released by architects BDP suggests France builds far better hospitals than the UK, and for less money. Indeed, according to BDP, French hospitals sound more like hotels, with every patient getting their own room, as well as fresh air and daylight. But les hôpitaux Français only cost between ...
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Archive TitlesNo barriers. No excuses
In regions of high unemployment, construction workers often aren’t aware of their rights. here’s hoping the £10,000 fine handed out to cornish firm Roger Tippet will raise the profile of health and safety in deprived areas
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Not another professional body!
Mace board director Gary France has launched a professional body for planning engineers. The Planning Engineers Organisation, which France has so far funded from his own pocket, aims to share best practice.Existing bodies such as the Association for Project Management have special interest groups for planners but France, who is ...
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An ancient Chinese curse...
You know the one; it runs something like “May you live in interesting times”. I’m not sure how ancient it is, though. Robert F. Kennedy said it in a speech in 1966, and before that the only place it pops up is in a 1950 science fiction story. So if ...
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Archive TitlesCelebrated CIOB editor receives Lifetime Achievement Award
John Allen, editor of the CIOB International News website, was presented with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Building Press awards in November in recognition for his distinguished services to journalism. He is appreciated around the world for his insightful, investigative pieces about the industry in all its ...
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Archive TitlesOne motorbike, 22 pipe organs.
n order to raise a wad for the Lymphoma Association, Pickavance’s Stuart Wilks will spend February riding his trusty steed around the land, playing sweet music for your delectation. To sponsor him, visit www.organtour.org.uk
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Prepare for a shift in power. Under 2005’s CDM revisions, clients and designers will bear the burden
The new CDM Regulations will put a greater onus on designers and clients, writes David Cowles.