All Archive Titles articles – Page 1010
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What's new
Construction Manager's choice of the best new offerings from roofing suppliers
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
3The total number of designers ever prosecuted under Section 13 of the Construction (Design and Management) regulations since they were introduced back in 1995. Does this mean designers are a pretty law-abiding bunch? Not likely. In a sweep of Scotland and the north of England in March the Health and ...
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In it for the long run
So Tony Blair has decided that we're in the running to host the next Olympics
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Learning from others
Can building services take some lessons from the motor industry in innovation, installation and staff recruitment?
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Praise at last!
Can I take this opportunity to congratulate you on the new-style Construction Manager. Its stimulating articles on the burning issues of the industry are forthright and provoke debate. These are excellent and the fact that a few feathers may be ruffled does no harm at all. Your illustration and artwork ...
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Talking the same language
Integrating security into intelligent buildings: a director’s guidePeter ManolescuePeter Manolescue£9.95Security XML has released Integrating security into intelligent buildings: a director's guide. This 54-page guide offers a comprehensive look at the concerns and difficulties companies face when procuring electronic security systems, which have proved to be inflexible, insular and expensive. It ...
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Tightly knit
Achieving high standards of air tightness requires thorough planning and close management of the construction process. BSJ reports on the lessons from five recent projects
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Archive TitlesInformation station
If you're not sure, you're not alone. Here are just some of the questions Saleem Akram received this month
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Institutional ignorance
"I am surprised by the lack of realism" states Chris Blythe in his complacent article (CM, May 2003) in which he comments on the response to your 'Death of a Degree' feature. "Realism" here at the University of Glamorgan has seen the reduction in student numbers on built environment courses ...
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Archive TitlesThe ideas man
With stints working in Tokyo, New York, Sydney and Berlin, Mike Beaven believes that UK engineers can learn valuable lessons by looking abroad
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Hang on in there...
I took great delight in reading your 'Death of a Degree' feature. A great debate that causes endless arguments and viewpoints. There are many tales of disappointment, including one correspondent who regrets taking his degree because he now finds problems obtaining employment. And, understandably, after reading your articles, current BSc ...
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Archive TitlesMr Nice Guy
The HSE has come over all touchy-feely. The once-feared watchdog stopped snarling and is instead cosying up to industry with advance warnings and PR stunts. Rod Sweet finds out why.
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Archive TitlesTurning green
Swiss Re's curvaceous UK headquarters is one of London's most distinctive buildings. BSJ explains the relationship between its form and the environmental concept
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Where to get it
Alumasc Building Products Green roofing, flat metal and sheet metal roofing, waterproofing, drainage and insulation Address White House Works, Bold Rd, Sutton, St Helens, Merseyside A9 4JG Tel 01744 648400 Web alumasc-exteriors.co.uk Anderson Waterproofing Drainage systems, felt and boards Address Barton Dock Rd, ...
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Wheels of fortune
There is greater demand for more efficient air handling systems. BSj examines the case for the use of twin-wheel technology in conjunction with an active chilled beam system
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Archive TitlesEverything under one roof
A giant plastic umbrella that can shield a whole city from rainfall? it sounds like something from sci-fi, but as Peter Kernan reports, it could be on the way
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Archive TitlesOld dogs, new tricks
What kind of training is available for engineers hoping to make the move into management?
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Solving disputes without dispute
BSj explains the problems that can arise when contracting parties disagree about who's going to deal with their disagreements. Getting it wrong can cause even more problems
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Archive TitlesOn the day of reckoning
These are the men who judge the toughest competition in the business: The construction manager of the year awards. Rod Sweet picks up their trail