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Archive TitlesGifford commissioned to design services Rylands Library project
Design of building services is underway on Manchester University's Unlocking the Rylands project.Consultant Gifford has been commissioned for the design work, which includes investigation of original 1890s systems.The services will be critical for the protection of valuable books and manuscripts. The Rylands Library, a Grade I-listed building is being restored ...
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Archive TitlesA class of their own
Is PFI more trouble than it's worth? Not according to the EMCOR and Ballast team currently working on one of the biggest PFI school schemes in the UK. But PFI projects are in a class of their own, and the industry should be prepared to learn new ways of managing ...
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Light at the end of the Channel Tunnel Link
Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff is providing EMCOR Rail with mechanical and electrical services design on the £5.2 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link Project (CTRL).
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Buy now, pay later?
Without PFI, says Tony Blair, there is no way we will get the new schools and hospitals his administration has promised and that the public sector so badly needs. So what are the problems with the Private Finance Initiative, and what does it need to do to prove its worth?
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Europe takes firm stand on energy use in buildings
The intention of the European Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings is to reduce carbon emissions of existing buildings. But who are the real beneficiaries?
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Archive TitlesSolar modules installed in new B&Q store
Over 150 m2 of grid connected solar modules have been installed in a new B&Q retail store in the East Midlands to reduce the amount of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.Building integrated photovoltaic modules, supplied by BP Solar, have been used extensively in the roof and facade design of ...
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Breathing easier with better hospital design
Hospital acquired infection is the cause of around 5000 deaths a year in the UK. Recent research has shown that ventilation practice and design is a significant contributor.
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Looking back
Building Services Journal takes a look back over a busy 2002. These are the edited highlights of the last twelve months, as reported in BSJ.
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Ask the Expert
Got a technical question? Each month we will introduce two sets of experts in particular areas of building services from leading organisations in the sector. Why not challenge our current experts, or search the archive for previous questions and answers?
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Royal approval?
The EIC has issued a statement expressing its disappointment at that the Queen's Speech excluded news of developments on the British Electricity Trading and Transmission Arrangements (BETTA).
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Industry aims to be much better
New organisation Be wants to create a strong construction industry which offers value for clients
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Welsh NSH aims for less carbon
The Carbon Trust in Wales has announced a major energy efficiency partnership with Welsh Health Estates, to help Welsh NHS trusts meet carbon reduction targets.
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Arup estimates £494 million for UK Olympics
Arup has produced an independent report evaluating the costs and benefits of bidding for, securing and staging the 2012 Olympic games.
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Think tank
Disposing of a deceased tenant's belongingsI work for a registered social landlord. A tenant of ours has recently died and left belongings in a property but no known relatives to contact. I would like to know how to go about disposing of the gentleman's belongings and reletting the property ...
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Archive TitlesSheffield Steel
A self-confessed 'pushy broad', Joanne Roney is using her determination and enthusiasm to pull Sheffield's decency standards into line, stock transfer or no stock transfer.
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Transfer notes
We're good at catchphrases: "partnership", "joining up", "Housing Plus Plan"; but I wonder whether we all really think hard about housing's impact and importance. We need to question the basic premise. I've often been surprised by the way local authorities regard stock transfer "corporately". In the early days of large-scale ...
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Right-to-buy loan sharks prey on social tenants
"Predatory lenders" keen to exploit the right to buy are targeting council tenants and tying them to expensive loan deals, according to a study by the New Economics Foundation.
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key issues
key issues: The Prince of Wales admired this sculpture on a visit to a Shaftesbury Housing Group extra-care housing scheme in Tower Hamlets last week. The sculpture was made from over 500 keys collected by churches for Homelessness Sunday, which is held on the last Sunday in January by church ...
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Archive TitlesHousing staff join wave of strikes over pay
Striking firefighters were this week joined by Unison members who staged a one-day walkout over salary allowances in the capital. The public sector union, which has 60,000 members in London, wants employees' London weighting to be increased to at least £4000.
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Here's an idea
There's now an online database of sources of energy-efficiency funding and information