All Technical articles – Page 11
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NewsSolar control glazing
The 10-storey 7 More London office development, designed by Foster + Partners, is the first development in London to achieve an “outstanding” score under BREEAM, the BRE’s environmental rating scheme
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Whitby is back in business – with a gazebo
Mark Whitby, the former chairman of structural engineer Ramboll UK, has set up a consultancy with former colleague Des Mairs
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NewsLego loses battle to trademark bricks
EU rejects toy maker’s appeal to protect ’distinctive’ brick design
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NewsBillington operating profit down by half
Steel firm predicts 18 more months’ stagnation as revenue drops 28%
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NewsScientists invent self-repairing concrete
Bacteria could make concrete repairs a thing of the past
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NewsOFT launches investigation into aggregates industry
Producers promise to co-operate fully with the OFT claiming the current market ’works well’
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NewsEmpire State Building window refurb: The empire strikes back
Manhattan’s Empire State Building is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill
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High definition mobile phone service launched
Orange says new service filters out background noice and will be ideal of noisy construction sites
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NewsSpace programme technology used to reinforce bridge
Concrete bridge in Northern Ireland is first to use basalt fibre composite bars, which are corrosion-resistant
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NewsPainting the Forth Bridge nears an end
New coating should be rust-free for 25 years, bringing to a close Scotland’s never-ending paint job
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Archive TitlesTimber frame buildings more susceptible to fire damage
Government statistics for England reveal that one in eight fires on half-completed buildings are timber frame
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Timber frame Glasgow flats destroyed in major fire
The half-built four-storey development caught fire in the Yoker area of the city
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CommentWhy does BREEAM ignore embodied carbon?
Discussion about the future of BREEAM has so far not included this major element of a building’s overall carbon performance
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NewsLaunch of 2010 Part L trial software
Integrated Envionmental Solution releases beta version of software to enable designers to comply with regulations
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NewsUK's first 'jump lift' accelerates construction on Shard
Kone’s self-elevating lift utilises Shard’s lift shaft during construction
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NewsICI develops paint-checking laser beam
Veri-Tag paint additive allows a laser to check that contractors are following designers’ specifications
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NewsEnergy generating window panes could be on market in five years
Nanotechnology could allow solar cells to be sprayed onto window panes according to Norwegian inventors
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NewsFire fears prompt timber stairs safety scheme
BWF third party certification scheme aims to eliminate dangerous practice within stair manufacturing industry
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Scrapped turbine for Olympic park cost almost £1m
The Olympic Delivery Authority spent almost £1m working up plans for a wind turbine on the Olympic park only for it to be scrapped last month, the organisation has admitted.In accounts published last week, the ODA said the proposal for a 130m-high turbine had incurred “abortive” costs of £842,000 for ...