All Archive Titles articles – Page 1203
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Not yet, minister
The e-procurement deadline might have slipped but the government is still determined to do business online
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Market Watch
With renewable energy sources very much in the news, the established regional electricity companies seem to have slipped into the background. But they have been through many changes, and the electricity generation and supply markets continue to shift.
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Looking at the UK market from the other side
German engineer Peter Hanke gives his view of the UK's approach to sustainability, and draws comparisons with the experience of Germany.
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Archive TitlesLight and lighting
Prestigious safety signs Cooper Lighting and Security has launched a range of gold or chrome finished exit signs, designed for prestigious locations. The Safe Edge and Recessed Safe Edge lines have a viewing distance of 27 m. Safe Edge is a compact luminaire that can be mounted at any angle. ...
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Archive TitlesMillenium Library now open
Bournemouth Millennium Library opened to the public last month.
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New technology research initiative launched
Douglas Alexander, E-commerce Minister, has announced a £40 million research initiative into new technologies that will pioneer devices such as remote home security services, intelligent fridges, and digital shopping assistants.
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Archive TitlesHousebuilding spotlight
The Housing Forum, part of the Rethinking Construction initiative, has released two publications on the UK housebuilding industry.
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Get it write!
Or why you should always put it in writing. We explain how recent court rulings affect you
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Lost generation
According to the Construction Industry Training Board’s Skills Foresight Report, published in February, we need more than 76,000 new recruits each year. So far, we’re not getting them.The report comes at an opportune time because there is a feeling that construction should no longer be a dumping ground for those ...
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Archive TitlesHousing Forum projects report
The Housing Forum's Demonstration Projects Report highlights the achievements of the scheme to date.
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Finding our voice
The government has worked itself into a veritable blur over the past couple of months, driving forward its Kyoto commitment with a variety of initiatives, programmes and consultation teams.
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Faster progress
Construction Minister Brian Wilson launched the Accelerating Change consultation document at the end of April.
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Industry takes Fairclough to heart
CIOB proposes relocating degrees to business faculties to overcome fatal unpopularity of construction courses at UK universities
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Stay of execution
Company's experiencing financial difficulty may have trouble enforcing an adjudicator's decision.
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Archive TitlesGlobal enlightenment
Lighting has a big impact on the way we live and work. We suggest that this gives greater relevance to lighting lessons from abroad than it does for other areas of building design.
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Electrical mains supply engineering
This month the cost and research departments of Mott Green & Wall and Davis Langdon & Everest examine the processes and options for the mains power supply connection from an electricity company's network.
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Egg on your face?
HS Staveley explains how to avoid the humiliation of abject building failure
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Looking down the plughole
The phenomenon of plugholing can reduce the effectiveness of smoke ventilation systems by up to 50%. We investigate the need to take this into account in time-dependent smoke-filling calculations.
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Reconciling the differences
Letters in BSJ over the past few months have highlighted the confusion, and differing opinions, around the issue of good lighting criteria. Here we comment on alternative methods for calculating correct lighting levels, and how lighting experts can reconcile them.