All Archive Titles articles – Page 1127
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Archive TitlesWhat's new
Construction manager's choice of the best new offerings from windows and doors suppliers
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
2The amount, in billions of pounds, that bogus self-employment costs the government every year in lost tax revenues and national insurance contributions. The Exchequer will be pleased to hear that UCATT is doing its bit to stamp out dole cheating and bogus self-employment on building sites around the country. The ...
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Archive TitlesManchester Selfridges opens
The new Manchester Selfridges opened last month in the city's Exchange Square area. Selfridge's store occupies 11 100 m2 of floor space. The building consists of four retail floors and a food hall. Arup provided multi-disciplinary engineering for the project. This involved subtle and discreet manipulation of the services installations ...
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Archive TitlesLet there be light
without partnering, these social housing tenants would never have got the windows they needed.
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Archive TitlesMint imperial
The latest offshoot of the Imperial War Museum is a monument to the conflicts that have shaped the twentieth century. We visit Trafford to find out how the site influenced the layout and the servicing strategy for the building
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Archive TitlesLet in the light, keep out the heat
The introduction of Approved Document L2 of the Building Regulations, which requires the avoidance of solar overheating, is driving the need to design with energy efficiency. We consider the means by which solar architecture products, such as shading louvre and daylighting systems, combined with natural ventilation, can reduce energy consumption ...
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Archive TitlesYoung gun
At 29, Tim Lightfoot has already found that you've got to be hard to get results.
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Archive TitlesSecond generation
Reforming the construction industry has proven to be an uphill struggle. Accelerating Change sets out the latest targets.
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Fuel for thought
Fuels cells came of age during the space race in the 1960s but limited development has restricted their take-up as a replacement for utility produced power. We foresee their future as a cost-effective alternative to standby power generation.
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Strategic Forum moves forward
The Strategic Forum for Construction has introduced its new Accelerating Change report. The document sets out new targets for reforming the construction industry.
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Archive TitlesHocus Focus
Last month's winning caption"Mick didn't realise it was a back-drop manhole till he tried to hide the site hut key "AD Thane, Sutton Coldfield
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Flexible friends?
When you buy a car, you have a huge variety of vehicles to select from. One of the first ways to narrow down the choice is to decide what you can afford. £7000 for a basic city runabout? No problem. A bit more to spend and you can have air ...
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Leicester University expansion
The University of Leicester has announced a £300 million investment in a state-of-the art campus with enhanced facilities for teaching and accommodation.
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North-east embarks on Viking quest
The north-east branch of the CIOB visited Bergen in Norway last month to pilot a regional twinning scheme.
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Archive TitlesMake 'em laugh
Make 'em laughSend us a caption for this picture (above) and we'll hand over a £20 drinks voucher for the wittiest entry. Email construction_manager@buildergroup.co.uk
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A construction hero
They were tough times for Richard Pike. His company was being sold for £1. There were redundancies and resignations and morale was bottoming out. He was in charge of a landmark project and there were nasty surprises in the ground, including 38 caves and 1,400 skeletons from the 15th and ...
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Archive TitlesNew code of practice
Due out this month is the third edition of the authoritative guide to the principles and practice of construction project management.
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Investment for chp delivery
EcoCentroGen (ECG), specialists in on-site energy centres which use combined heat and power technology, has announced substantial investment by Mountgrange Capital.