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Plugging the gaps
Building relatively airtight dwellings is not rocket science (Letters, 17 June, page 36).
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An unfortunate accuracy
Your news feature “Construction: No place for women!” (10 June, page 28) may have been harking back to a 1950s spoof, but the virtual construction piece in the same issue (page 58) was bang up-to-date.
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The parent trap
Over recent years many people have criticised the construction industry for not making enough of an effort to attract women recruits.
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Carillion deal is put on hold as inquiry begins
A meeting in which Carillion was to be named preferred bidder on a large-scale contract with Bradford council has been put on hold while the authority investigates accusations of foul play.
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RICS warns of slowdown
The latest survey by the RICS, published this week, said economic growth continued to slow in June.
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China to talk to UK firms about healthcare PFIs
The Chinese ministry of health is considering using the UK construction sector’s expertise to develop its own healthcare PFIs.
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NewsBovis’ northern boss leaves two weeks after promotion
Mark Nicholson departs suddenly a fortnight after his remit was extended to cover Scotland and North-east
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Opposition to land tax gets stronger
The Treasury has come under increased pressure to rethink its support for a development tax after Housing Corporation chair Peter Dixon said that it could provoke a “land strike”.
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Whitehall to be told industry can deliver nuclear plans
Banks explore ways to fund a new-build power station programme as ministers prepare for autumn debate
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Air vs energy
Part F, which deals with ventilation, could be in direct conflict with Part L, which requires airtightness to cut carbon emissions. So how will the ODPM get them working together? Hywel Davies, research manager at CIBSE, has some answers
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Waste or space?
The full impact of changes three years ago to Part H - dealing with drainage and waste disposal - is only now being felt as housebuilders try to make better use of land and deliver high-density schemes. Nick Orman of the WRC Group explains
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Access all areas
The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers outlines the three key areas where discrepancies between the access requirements of the Building Regulations and the British Standards have just been ironed out
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Regs rewired
Part P rewrote the rules on domestic electrical installations. Self-certification avoids the need for local authority inspections, and several schemes now make this possible. Alex Smith, with a little help from the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, offers a guide to what's available
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The future's scottish
Scotland has given its building regulations a root and branch overhaul. Good news for Scottish designers who can ditch by-the-book designs, and a possible taste of what's to come for their colleagues in England and Wales.
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Playing it safe
Sarah Richardson rounds up the latest changes to health and safety regulations, including the recently introduced vibration directive
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L breaks loose
Nigel Potter looks at what the toughened-up Part L, which is set to be implemented early next year, has in store for designers and contractors
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It’ll be airtight on the night
Airtightness testing will add another step to the commissioning process. The targets are not too onerous, but airtight buildings will help meet carbon emission targets, says Nigel Potter, technical development manager at BSRIA
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On code red
The Code for Sustainable Buildings is setting demanding targets for all public sector buildings, and is set to be implemented next April. Now the task group that created it says the government needs to gets its act together – and fast.
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Fire fighters
The latest requirements of fire safety regulations Part B are aimed to give designers more choice in how they can install measures to help to save lives.
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Part e people
Dave Baker, managing director of Robust Details Ltd, looks back on a year of robust testing of Part E – and hopes that the scheme will be adopted for Part L