All Technical articles – Page 23
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NewsContractors plan waste crackdown
Contractors may charge subcontractors or drop them from future work if they fail to hit targets for site waste
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NewsStent to make ‘concrete’ from site spoil
Groundwork specialist pioneers new technique to cut costs and reduce waste sent to landfill
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NewsLack of funding and knowledge may hamper SUDS rollout
Water group warns government plans to make drainage systems widespread in England and Wales may fall short
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NewsCall for tougher building codes to beat climate change
Global report into boosting buildings' energy efficiency also recommends government subsidies and price incentives
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NewsUK Green Building Council backs Sustainability Now
Industry green group to exhibit at upcoming virtual event. First Sustainability Now champions also revealed
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FeaturesSomething for the panes: vacuum glazing
Double glazing isn’t always a suitable prescription for thermally inefficient older buildings, particularly in conservation areas where the original style has to be maintained. Could a slimline Japanese system be a better remedy?
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NewsBuilding launches Economist blogs with Budget special
Building has assembled an expert panel of construction economists to bring you no-nonsense analysis of the latest data
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NewsOlympic inspectors land in London
International committee will visit site to check on progress of 2012 build programme
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NewsMetal prices level off
Data shows that drop slowed in the first quarter of 2009 although steel continues to plummet
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NewsInteractive mapping tool will help with planning
Online facility will provide maps showing property-related and geographical features
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NewsTate Modern to use Thames to heat and cool extension
Use of groundwater from gravel beds could help cut energy and carbon emissions by half
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NewsWill it ever take off? Hydrogen fuel cell technology
Hydrogen fuel cell technology has the potential to halve carbon emissions from our homes – if the price can be reduced to less than six figures
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NewsTories would fund three carbon capture schemes
Shadow chancellor announces cash as part of £30bn 'green technology recovery plan'
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NewsBuyers circle Heron tower steel contractor
Administrator for Allerton, which went bust last week, says there has been interest in its bridges and engineering arms
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NewsGovernment reveals 11 sites for nuclear power stations
Nine of the locations are on the site of existing nuclear reactors
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NewsHanson opens new factory despite 30% staff loss
Building products boss says despite downturn ‘pent-up demand for housing’ remains
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FeaturesHow cool is that? Hull Truck Theatre's passive-ventilated venue
Hull Truck Theatre’s new performance space uses a passive ventilation system that relies on a warm audience reaction – fortunately, that has never been in short supply
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UK Green Building Council to work on new zero-carbon code
The UK Green Building Council is planning to set up joint working groups with the government to take forward plans to make all new non-residential buildings zero carbon by 2019
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NewsBDP faces £4.6m claim over Wimbledon media centre
Tennis club demands cash from architect and subcontractor for remedial work on ‘defective’ building