All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 105
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Primary imperative
Last year, when floods devastated Toll Bar near Doncaster, the primary school came to symbolise the village’s plight. Stephen Cousins reports on its restoration
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Humidity sensor
GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies has released ChipCap, a relative humidity and temperature sensor for the HVAC, automotive, medical and appliance industries.
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Archive TitlesHam to join the gherkin
Plans for a this new London landmark, already dubbed the ‘Can of Ham’, have been unveiled by architect Foggo Associates and developer Targetfollow.
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Getting with the programme
At last it seems the CIOB is taking planning and programming seriously – if the headlines ‘CIOB promises education and standards to end project delays’ and ‘Survey shows depth of delays in construction’ (CM July/August 2008) are anything to go by.
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The next generation
The dearth of young talent coming through the building services ranks has been cited as an alarming trend that needs arresting. But is that the true picture? BSj finds plenty of reason for optimism in these mini-profiles of 30 up-and-coming professionals
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Fuel line pipework
Hytek’s UPP secondary contained pipework system for diesel, gasoil or petrol, is made of flexible, non-metallic polyethylene.
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Hoare Lea’s project featured on Tomorrow's World
Hoare Lea’s Terry Wyatt recalls the thrilling moment when, as a young services engineer, his client told him to ‘go ahead and make history’
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Vox pop: Is the environment still a priority?
CM asked company bosses whether green initiatives are being scaled back in the face of the economic downturn
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Archive TitlesGround engineering round up
Whether it’s the centre of London, Norwich, or the middle of Kent, engineers have had to solve some tricky ground problems
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Hopes of increase in engineering graduates
A resurgence of interest in A level mathematics has raised hopes of an increase in engineering graduate numbers over the next few years.
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Easy-read valve
Toconova’s AV 23 SETTER SD flow measuring and setting valve is said to provide flow regulation, isolation facility and easy-to-read flow measurement.
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Heavy duty waste pumps
ITT Water & Wastewater has extended its Flygt N-Pump range of wastewater pumps with the introduction of larger pumps suitable for heavy-duty applications such as pumping raw unscreened wastewater.
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Pre-insulated ductwork
Saint-Gobain Isover has launched the Climaver Plus R ductwork range for HVAC systems.
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Plastic ducting sealant
Polypipe Ventilation has expanded its range of sealing products with the launch of Domus Plastic Ducting Sealant, which provides a permanent seal on PVC-U and polystyrene ducting systems, is solvent-free and mould-resistant.
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Drop-in T-board
Resource Data Management (RDM) has developed the Mercury T-board as a drop-in replacement for the Tuscan refrigeration controller.
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Edinburgh development
Tour & Andersson has won an 18-month contract as the main supplier for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s Exchange Place development in the heart of Edinburgh’s business district.
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Red engineering design responds...
We agree that data centres are huge energy users and consequently Red has made a major effort to reduce the energy usage and associated carbon emissions from these projects.
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Good housekeeping more important than design
I have been responsible for engineering operations at large data centres for more than 20 years...
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Lies, damn lies...
2.5m – the height most people will jump when the final cost to the taxpayer of the London Olympics is revealed by the government.
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Drainage couplings
Saint-Gobain Pipelines has introduced 75mm couplings and a 6ft pipe to its Timesaver range of above and below ground drainage products.