All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1000
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Archive TitlesOn the day of reckoning
These are the men who judge the toughest competition in the business: The construction manager of the year awards. Rod Sweet picks up their trail
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Institutions merger will create a louder voice for engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Electrical Engineers are set to merge after over 100 years as separate entities
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Archive TitlesQuake contractor on the run
A Turkish contractor with a history of corruption was evading the authorities last month after the school dormitory he built collapsed in an earthquake, killing at least 80 students.
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Archive TitlesM&E contractor named for East London retirement home
Roberts & Partners has been appointed by the Little Sisters of the Poor to design m&e services for a £10 million building for the elderly in Stoke Newington. Sustainable features include recycling of rainwater, natural ventilation and night/thermal cooling of the building's structure.
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Archive TitlesContract killing
No jail, just a fine. under the new corporate manslaughter law, bosses can still pay blood money.
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Coarse work
The CIOB strives to be accepted as a premier league organisation, yet in the May edition of its main mouthpiece, Construction Manager there is, at page 33, a quotation attributed to a roofer, which is at best coarse, and at worst, extremely crude. ("Not just a hairy-arsed roofer" - Ed.)You ...
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Civils launch equality scheme
The Institution of Civil Engineers' Equal Opportunities Forum (ICEFLOE) has launched a mentoring programme for women members
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More grants for community chp projects
The Government's community energy programme has announced a further £6.7 million in funding for eleven communities
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The new challenge
Michael Meacher has set CIBSE a new task – to prove that what its members are doing to reduce emissions and energy use really is working. BSj reports on an eventful Presidential address
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Sports and leisure centres
This month the cost research departments of Mott Green & Wall and Davis Langdon & Everest, examine the cost and specifications of services installations in sports and leisure centres
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Carbon Trust hears lecture
The Carbon Trust heard its inaugural lecture delivered by Adair Turner, vice chairman of Merrill Lynch
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Caption of the month, May winnner
"Do you think you might have overdone the cube test?"Thanks to Laurence Ashby
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Caption competition
Send us a caption for next month's 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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Plus ça change
We may be thousands of miles apart geographically, but American and UK services engineers have a lot in common. BSj looks at some of their shared concerns
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UK businesses paying lip service to cutting energy use
A recent survey by Automatic Environmental Controls (AEC) has found that a large number of UK businesses have little understanding of their own energy policies
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Archive TitlesFinally, a win for Boro
These days, it's a model local authority. Kristina smith meets the men who made Middlesbrough, transforming a bureaucratic department into a fee-earning consultancy.
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Energy by the book
Energy Conservation in buildings: a guide to Part L of the Building RegulationsJR WatersBlackwell (ISBN 1 405 11253 0)£27.50Energy Conservation in buildings: a guide to Part L of the Building Regulations acts as a companion to Approved Documents L1 and L2, describing, explaining and expanding on the information they contain. ...