All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 703
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Archive TitlesMust try harder
The government’s draft Part L of the Building Regulations has good intentions, but lacks the practicality which the industry needs to make it work. We report on industry responses to the draft.
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Archive TitlesHome guard
Residential sprinkler systems can give designers greater scope when it comes to the internal layout of apartments. What’s more they could save more lives.
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Housebuilders told to get with the times
A free, online database tries to remove the nasty surprises you might get by trying new ways of building. House builders are under pressure to use Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) but builders resist because if they are not familiar with the technology it’s hard to plan resources and timescales. ...
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Archive TitlesGerman lessons
Those canny Germans can teach us a thing or two about offsite. A recent DTI conference spilled the beans on their techniques, and Kristina Smith took notes
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IPHE obtains funding for low heat project
The Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (IPHE) has secured European funding for a project to develop technology to recover up to 40% of the low grade heat from waste water and use it to reduce energy consumption in domestic dwellings and commercial installations.
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Archive TitlesHousing over four storeys
GoldNameFlan McNamaraCompanyISG InteriorExteriorProject196 apartments in 11-storey block. Albion Riverside, LondonContract£110m, Construction Management, 153 weeksBuilding Albion Riverside was never going to be an easy task. This Foster-designed mixed-use signature building was not only curved on plan, but also had elevations and roofs curving in two planes.To add to the headache of ...
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Archive TitlesHousing four storeys and under
GoldNameDavid Cope ACIOBCompanyBellwinch HomesProject120 flats and houses. College Heights, WeymouthContract£15m, in-house contract, 150 weeksOn this one, David Cope was pretty well all on his own. But he has emerged from the experience with the reputation of being a project manager who sees the big picture too.Packed off to the south ...
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Foundation Hospitals will ‘stifle innovation’
The government’s plans to change NHS Trusts to Foundation Trusts could stifle innovation in construction, delegates to a Construction Industry Computing Association conference last month were warned.
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Facing facts
For once the construction industry is united. In the face of draft Part L there is a sense of team effort as everyone exclaims: it’s not going to work.
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Worth the time and effort
I note in BSj 10/04 that you state that there have been difficulties in getting professional qualifications recognised for the issue of Skillcards by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and its partner organisations.
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Archive TitlesHeating system efficiency
In many climates buildings are unable to provide comfortable conditions without the benefit of a heating system, and most hvac engineers will be routinely involved with issues concerning the design, installation and performance of such systems.
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Research on energy efficiency
London Metropolitan University is managing two projects on energy use in buildings. Both projects are related to the forthcoming European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD).
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Lines on a dying planet
On offer:(Sale or Rent)Boggered Biosphere;Assets spent.Our Home planet Could surely not go wrong?That fossil fuel bonfireDidn’t last very long.Leave the lights on,Up the heat.Upping the air conSeemed so neat.Drive a car...Take the bus?Tough decision?Silly us!Air with carbon fogged.And many Forests loggedMake Gaia’s lungs, clogged.All fouled up, FUBAR, dirty, dogged.Topsoil erodedLand ...
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Archive TitlesToo many gaps in draft Part L
The government’s draft of Part L of the Building Regulations needs serious reworking if it is to succeed, according to representatives of the construction industry.
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“Don’t take me to your leader”
Only 40% of employees in construction say their bosses are inspiring, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute and the DTI. It seems, though, that the feeling could be mutual, as 90% of employees feel their bosses don’t trust them. Also, 86% of employees want commitment from their managers ...
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Archive TitlesSolve your energy crisis
An athlete trains four hours a day so he can peak for a two-minute event twice a year. As someone in business, you train 2.5 days per year (if you’re in a good company) for an event that runs at least 50 hours a week.
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Hover craftsmen
Styles & Wood had to fly in two industrial extractor fans for the £3.5m fit-out of a new soccer centre and health club in Blackburn when the site proved too tricky for cranes. The development has been built on a slope at the bottom of which are two reservoirs. In ...
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Courts keen to set precedent as dda kicks in
The Disability Discrimination Act came into effect last month and a solicitor says courts will be itching to make an example of wealthy building owners to test how much they have to do to provide access for the disabled.
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NHS set to recover costs for treating injured workers... from you
The Department of Health wants to charge construction companies for treating injured workers. Do you think this is right? You’ve got until 17 December to let government know.
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Cooling down underground
Ken Livingstone’s £10bn capital investment programme will bring air-cooled tube trains and the possibility of a cooling system for deep level lines.