All Technical articles – Page 36
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NewsMPs: Make quick fixes a priority for green offices
Cross-party group recommends simple measures to cut carbon before complex retrofitting of offices
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FeaturesHigh-speed core construction: Core blimey!
Speed is everything in construction today, so concrete specialist John Doyle has devised a system that means the building core can be built at the rate of a floor a day. Thomas Lane found out more
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NewsBamboo bridge spans the River Tyne
Australian firm Bambuco and engineer Faber Maunsell collaborate on 100m long structure as part of Summer Tyne festival
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Tarmac cuts 300 jobs as plants and offices close
Materials firm cites ailing housebuilding market but says some restructuring was already planned
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FeaturesSpotlight on steel
Rocketing steel prices have affected a wide range of industries – not least construction, says Brian Moone. How far are availability problems implicated in the price rises, and will contractors’ lead times be affected?
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NewsHouse doctor: Smarten yourself up with intelligent homes
Intelligent homes are no longer the preserve of the wealthy or the technocratic. To prove it, Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through the five steps to consider when installing home automation systems
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NewsSmart meters: technology for housebuilders to monitor energy consumption
Housebuilders have been sluggish in picking up on new technology that allows suppliers and consumers to monitor energy consumption in the home. But studies show they have clear benefits
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Hanson closes two brickworks as demand slumps further
The impact of the crunch on brick makers intensified this week as Hanson, the sector’s largest firm, axed 149 jobs and announced that it is to close two plants.
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NewsHome truths: Assistive technology
Technological advances are being harnessed by care homes to allow elderly or disabled residents a greater degree of independence
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Green refurb rules could be worth £6.5bn to industry
FMB says legislation to improve energy efficiency of existing houses could be worth ‘billions a year’
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NewsFirst international standard on whole-life cost analysis
Estimates from different cost consultants can be compared for the first time
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Communities department energy claim greeted with disbelief
Energy assessors have questioned the claim this week by the communities department that the average commercial building almost meets the latest energy regulations.
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FeaturesSolar-powered LED cladding: Great wall of China
Beijing’s ‘media wall’ brings to life Simone Giostra’s concept of a narrative facade. Stephen Kennett looks at how this unique, decade-in-the-making concept merges art and artifice onto one illuminated electronic showstopper
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FeaturesCauses of failure: Profiled sheeting
Corrugated steel sheets are more sophisticated than ever, and used in everything from schools and museums to hospitals. But Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans discovers things can go wrong
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life
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Green light for 'top gun' training facility
Parsons Brinckerhoff gets go ahead for high-tech jet training centre on Anglesey
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NewsGlass installed on Gehry's Serpentine Gallery Pavillion
Taylor Woodrow fits nine glass canopies on top of timber structure in Hyde Park
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NewsAsbestos halts work on Olympic Stadium
Foundations work on stadium site is halted as precautionary measure after asbestos material found in ground
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Housing slump hits product manufacturers
Heavy side products suffer sharpest slowdown in second quarter of 2008