All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 728
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College life
Ridi Lighting’s products have helped to revitalise a 200-seat lecture theatre in University College London. Designed by Nicholas Burwell Architects, the theatre was refurbished to include the latest audio-visual equipment plus a new lighting scheme. Installed by contractor Raytell Electrical, general lighting is met by over 40 of Ridi’s single ...
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Archive TitlesCity living
The Leeds regional centre of Hills Mechanical & Electrical has completed a £1 million m&e installation for 104 luxury flats at the Lakeside development in Doncaster. The project included installing prefabricated shower pods, hard-wired smoke and heat detectors and cctv access control and pir intruder detection in each apartment.
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Archive TitlesCentenary celebration
Members of the ECA London Region present a plaque to their HVCA counterparts to commemorate 100 years of the HVCA’s existence. The presentation was made at an historic joint ECA/HVCA London Region meeting in early September.
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Cash is still king
I was interested to read ‘The client is king’ (EMC, September, p19-20) since the format of the survey was closely aligned with a benchmarking study that we undertook last year. The findings of EMC were, however, very different to our own, especially in the area of ‘factors determining a main ...
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A case for travel
There’s more to overseas conferences than golf and suntans. Michael Latham tells us what really goes on.
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Fire cable guidance
Guidance for the jointing of cables used in fire detection and fire alarm systems can be found in BS 5839-1:2002. The standard identifies two classes of cable – standard fire resisting cables satisfying clause 26·2d and enhanced fire resisting cables that meet clause 26·2e.
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Energy labelling of buildings
Legislation is coming into force that will require certification of the energy performance of buildings as part of the Government’s drive towards the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
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Electrical heating and ventilation body set up
BEAMA has established The Electrical Heating and Ventilation Association (TEHVA) to highlight the key benefits of electrical heating and ventilation in buildings, and their potential contribution to energy savings.
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Fire risk assessment: your responsibilities
ECA members are being asked by clients to carry out fire risk assessments. In taking on this responsibility, members are accepting a duty of care to their client and a liability in case of an accident.
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McAlpine looks to sell part of Eastern arm
Alfred McAlpine is in talks to sell off non-core parts of the Eastern Contracting business it acquired two years ago.
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UK hazardous area training exported
A new international licence agreement will allow ten CompEx-approved assessment centres in the UK to act as host centres to those in other countries.
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AJ Sibthorpe joins Kinvara Group in expansion plan
Four long-established firms in the electrical and construction sector have come together as the Kinvara Group in a bid to challenge for work in the big league.
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Close control at Stansted airport
The installation of an air conditioning controls system at Stansted Airport has saved the client thousands, while keeping temperatures cool in the arrivals hall.
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MK on warpath against copycats
MK Electric is hitting back at a wave of counterfeit and cheap imitation electrical products with legal action. In order to defend its registered design rights in the UK, the company has already started legal proceedings against one manufacturer.
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Construction Act review
The review of the operation of the Construction Act’s adjudication and payment provisions has been forwarded to government for consultation.
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Fight for ProCure 21
The SEC Group and industry reform group Be have called on government to protect ProCure 21 in the wake of plans to abolish NHS Estates.
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Archive TitlesFrom Sutton to Scilly: BedZED goes to the South-west
Social housing tenants in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles could soon be assembling flat-pack eco-homes under a deal between a housing association and the architect of the BedZED housing estate in Sutton.
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Why David Brent couldnt run a housing benefit office
You don’t need a sense of humour to work in housing benefit – but it helps.
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Brickham
A development in south London has been shortlisted for a prestigious design award
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Switched on
Plans for a £100m mixed-use scheme in the centre of Milton Keynes have been endorsed by the Milton Keynes Partnership Committee, the area’s Urban Development Association