All Archive Titles articles – Page 86
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Good news for apprentices
Employers of apprentices could benefit from an extra £10m of funding from the government.
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VAT tinkering is no answer to our problems
The editor’s brief to me was to give my top tips for surviving 2009. To be truthful, I don’t have a clue. And as the Christmas and New Year hangovers clear, it’s becoming obvious that the government doesn’t have a clue either.
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Archive TitlesAll that glitters...
... is not gold. In fact the striking cladding on the foyer of Bristol’s Colston Hall is an alloy of aluminium and copper. And while the result has the gleam of a high-tech machine, traditional techniques and craftsmanship were critical to achieving it
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Archive TitlesDavid Birkbeck: Why contractors’ faces fit new housebuilding agenda
First, some housing sector numbers. New mortgages approved in October 2008 crashed by 94% compared to October 2007, according to the Bank of England.
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Military about turn
I am writing to comment on the supplement, attributed to Corus, that I received with the November/December issue of CM. The article headlined ‘Getting it together’ describes the replacement of old Victorian barracks at Tidworth, where I was stationed as a young conscript in 1939.
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Archive Titles2019: the future of cladding
Technological advances will mean cladding is no longer just about function and aesthetics. Think cooling, power generation and communication
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Archive TitlesFast forward to 2019
No one knows what’s going to happen to our industry in the coming years, but at least we have an inkling of what the built environment will be like in 10 years. Lose yourself in our sci-fi odyssey
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Peter Gracia: Prepare for a new legal landscape in 2009
We start the year in a very different environment for construction than we had in 2008.
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DMU academic’s daylight guidelines included in revision of British Standard
De Montford University’s (DMU) Dr John Mardaljevic’s method of climate-based daylight modelling has been included in the latest revision of ‘Daylight in Buildings’.
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Sill Lighting lights up Manchester Gateway metrolink station
Lighting designers Light Bureau has specified Sill Lighting to uplight the canopy of the Manchester Gateway metrolink station.
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Construction company sues heating firm after on-site blaze
Aldgate Construction Company seeks over £300 000 for heating firm’s alleged negligence
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Epsilon Test Services launches electrical repair division
Safety specialist branches out to offer remedial repair service
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Construction output falls at fastest rate on record
New low for UK construction industry
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Archive TitlesUnenlightening research
Peter Defoe’s article “Light: How Much Is Right?” (BSj 10/08) addresses an important issue, but in terms of the conclusion and methodology it is dangerously misleading.
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Archive TitlesRainwater reuse
Wavin has launched a range of rainwater reuse systems in capacities up to 4000 litres.
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Archive TitlesOut of the shadows
SunEye from Encraft is a hand-held device designed to maximise the efficiency of solar panels by optimising their placement and orientation.
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What the pre-Budget report means for m&e sector
£3bn of capital spending will be brought forward.