All Technical articles – Page 37
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CRH issues profit warning
First-half profit to be down 10% on 2007, with a similar fall likely for the full year
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Lafarge fined £200k after cement worker loses ear
Cement firm admits health and safety violations caused accident leading to severe facial injuries
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NewsClyde Arc bridge reopens after repairs
Closure dragged on five months after snapped cable led to replacement of all cable connectors
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NewsHouse of mud stars in Glastonbury line-up
The low impact FAB house will demonstrate sustainable building products such as mud render and straw bales
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Project teams to help building users
An initiative that could cut energy use in new buildings by up to three times is being launched in the House of Commons on Monday.
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NewsBuilding Regs overhaul set to make homes flood resistant
Government-commissioned report into last year’s flooding calls for big change in housebuilding methods
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NewsTougher flooding regulations required for new homes
Homes being built without flood resistance is "scandalous" says author of report into 2007 floods
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NewsZero-carbon media wall to light up Beijing
Simone Giostra & Partners' design uses integrated photovoltaics to power LED display sustainably
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FeaturesEnterprise resource planning systems: Take two (point zero)
Implementing an enterprise resource planning system almost ruined Atkins, but six years on, construction seems to have been won over to this business administration software. Stephen Kennett reports
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Lack of inspectors threatens energy certificate deadline
The sector’s leading training bodies have warned that it is unlikely there will be enough qualified inspectors to assess all the buildings requiring display energy certificates by the government’s October deadline.
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture: Beam me up, Scotty
Erecting a straw-bale school building in three days may sound like a frontier too far, but an innovative off-site manufacturing system using timber panels brought dramatic savings in time. Alex Smith reports
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Modular systems
Three more options for fast-track sustainable modular construction
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NewsHouse doctor: Solar thermal panels
This month Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through five steps to installing a solar thermal hot water system – which is one of the most effective ways to cut carbon emissions from a home
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NewsHSE to crack down on site fire risks
The Health and Safety Executive is planning to reduce the risk of fires on sites by clamping down on dangerous working practices, writes Thomas Lane.
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NewsConcrete panel walls
H+H provides the shell of the first house to be built by a volume housebuilder to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Call for earthquake-proof regs
Research body the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has called for changes to building codes to protect against earthquake damage.
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NewsPark life: Bromford Group's Cross Street
Thermal insulation, recycling and water conservation are old news, says Chloe Stothart. In the battle for high sustainability ratings, the real game is outside the door…
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Acoustic consultant Hamilton & McGregor taken over by Faber Maunsell
Scottish building acoustics specialist becomes part of £160m-turnover international technical services consulting group
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Pedestrians to power shopping centres
Shoppers’ footsteps could soon be used to power underfloor generators in shops and Tube stations