All Archive Titles articles – Page 50
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Employers seek to delay wage deal
ECA and Unite in talks over 5% wage deal due to take effect in January 2010
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Realism dawns
I wasn’t the only delegate at the CIBSE conference struck by an interesting theme emerging from the presentations. This started with Professor David Fisk’s discussion of the problems with “eco-babble” and “sustainability fairyland”.
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Crimp and save
CK Tools has extended its range of crimping tools with a ratchet crimping plier, designed to crimp non-insulated terminals with jaws to fit 6-25 mm2 crimps
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New wave converter to generate green energy
A wave energy converter that mimics the action of a sea snake could help the UK meet its renewable energy targets
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Construction index rises at last
Recession eases: civil engineering boost but housing remains worst performer
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VAV Fan Coil Units
A prototype fan coil unit has achieved such amazing energy savings that its developers fear for their credibility
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Proposed changes to Part L
Designers will have to give details of the commissioning plan for a building’s services before a project is given the go-ahead, under proposals for the 2010 Building Regulations
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Archive TitlesPrecipitating change
Gerry Quinn looks at the specification options and installation issues surrounding rainwater harvesting technology
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Carry on lamping
In Paul Knowles’ letter headlined ‘Lights out time’ (EMC May 2009), which was written in response to my letter a month earlier, he refers to the time when consumer units were available with a residual-current device (RCD) as the main isolator.
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Industry feedback on zero carbon homes definition
A report on the government’s zero carbon housing consultation has highlighted industry concerns about the cost of delivering the homes
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SES completed work at University of Reading campus
Building services provider SES has completed M&E work worth £3.3m at the Henley Business School
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Your digital world: Damian Wines, Buro Happold
The online life of Damian Wines, from Buro Happold, reveals a passion for the beautiful game, a hunger for new ideas and a dilemma over digital books – are they a no-no for advocates of sustainability?
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How green was the budget?
Industry pundits give Krystal Sim their verdicts on the chancellor’s low-carbon initiatives.
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BSD Interview: James Woudhuysen
Public guilt about climate change is a waste of energy, says the controversial author. He tells Krystal Sim where we’re going wrong
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Brighton credit
As M&E designers we worked closely with Bioregional to deliver the the One Brighton scheme (BSD May 2009, page 32), so it would be have been nice to get a mention
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Talks break down over working time opt-out
Talks on the EU Working Time Directive have broken down without agreement
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Archive TitlesHilti’s Bo Selector
Hilti has introduced a new product selector that is available to customers for a small charge and can also be downloaded online free of charge from www.hilti.co.uk/selector
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Archive TitlesNew kids on the block
SES combines the natural with the high-tech to create two new schools in Surrey’s capital town
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Government to outlaw compilation of blacklists
The government is to consult over new laws that would outlaw companies that use secret blacklists to assess potential employees
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Hilson Moran's Dave Wakelin on designing to include biodiversity
In your designs, that is. An ecologically aware project can benefit both man and beast, says the UK-GBC’s biodiversity task group. Dave Wakelin explains how it works