All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 704
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Archive TitlesEnergy conservation
Skelton Grange Environment Centre aims to educate the local community about sustainability and renewable energy. We find out how the building has been running for its first year.
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Institutions collaborate on the future
The research phase of the CIC’s Futures Group has been completed and has identified three key themes for areas of increased collaboration between professional bodies.
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Archive TitlesFirst in its class
The £45bn Building Schools for the Future programme is finally underway. Here’s what it means for Bradford
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Nifty inventions from CIOB members
Andrew Schofield has won the CIOB’s 2004 Innovation Competition with his masonry roof overhang RoofBLOCK, (main picture), which solves problems presented by traditional timber overhangs.
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Archive TitlesCIBSE conference
The 2004 CIBSE Conference focused on delivering sustainability. BSj takes a look at some of the programme highlights.
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Archive TitlesIntroducing CIBSE Guide K: electrical services
CIBSE’s new guide will provide engineers and other building professionals with an easily accessible source of reference information on electrical services.
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Energy efficiency rule changes
Fan, drive and motor manufacturer Ebm-papst has launched an interactive CD designed to inform and educate designers and end-users on some of the implications of the changing government legislation regarding energy efficiency in buildings.
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Archive TitlesExpect dramatic climate changes says King
Sir David King outlined the threat the planet faces from global warming in the coming years.
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New crown for the Castle
In december southwark council will advertise for a commercial partner for its 10-year, £1.5bn revamp of london’s least-loved landmark.
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Archive TitlesCaption of the month
“Somebody call Tony Blair... We have found the Iraq supergun”Thanks to David Heard
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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 TitlesBye bye planning supervisors..
The Association of Planning Supervisors has changed its name to the Association of Project Safety because it believes the role of the planning supervisor will be axed as a result of the current review of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations concludes.
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Saint-Gobain builds a cast-iron defence for pipes
Cast iron pipe manufacturer Saint-Gobain Pipelines has released the results of fire tests which show fire spreading downwards in plastic above-ground drainage pipes. Cast iron pipes tested in the same fire remained intact.
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He builds! He sings! He wins!
Paul Sims startled everybody at the awards dinner by standing up, grabbing one of the entertainers (a woman with big operatic abilities) and belting out O Sole Mio as if he did it every day. And this was even before he knew he was a medallist. Intent on getting his ...
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Archive TitlesChanges to building regulations
What amendments have been made to industry regs this year and what have we got to look forward to?
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Building control... out of control?
New energy efficiency regulations, due in December 2005, will place an unmanageable strain on building control departments, the chair of RICS’s building control forum, Tracy Aarons, told a BRE conference last month.
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Archive TitlesBucking the trend
Plantation Place dishes up London office market expectations with environmental credentials. With the shell and core now complete We take a closer look at what it has to offer.
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Wrap’s quick-fix guidance to boost recycling targets
New guidance by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) helps to increase the use of ‘recycled content’ at the design, procurement and construction stages. Earlier this year, the government’s Sustainable Buildings Task Group set a minimum requirement for recycled content in construction projects of 10% of the materials value ...
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Playing the blame game
I have just revisited the article ‘Back to Basics’ (CM, July/August 2004) quoting the case of an architect being found guilty for injuries sustained by a builder’s operative when the builder changed from the specified block.I find the placing of responsibility rather strange. Presumably the architect’s ‘Design Hazard Risk Assessment’ ...