All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1294
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Quiet please
Reducing impact and structure-borne sound in buildingsBuilding Research Establishment£7.50Reducing impact and structure-borne sound in buildings (IP 4/01) is available from the BRE on-line bookshop (www.bre.co.uk). Or contact customer services on 0207 505 6622.The Building Research Establishment has published an information paper on sound transmission titled: Reducing impact and structure-borne sound ...
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Servicing for opulence
The highly visible architecture of the Jumeirah Beach resort has attracted the world's admiring gaze, but it's building services which create a comfortable environment for guests.
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New methods, old legal problems
Partnering arrangements are a relatively new idea. But disputes on projects and difficulties over letters of intent are old problems. You can't beat an old fashioned contract for making things clear.
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Lap of luxury
At one time, the luxury rating of a hotel room would have been defined in terms of the level of service, the opulence of the decor and the quality of the cuisine.
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Engineer new head of Railtrack
The Engineering Council has welcomed the appointment of chartered engineer John Robinson, to the position of Chairman of Railtrack.
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Email from Ecuador
Our series of workshops for members of the environmental association feels like it's been running for ever.
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Industry wary of e-business
The findings of the Construction Products Association's second annual e-commerce survey E-construction – where are we now? reveals an industry stepping back from the dotcom fever of 12 months ago.Jean Emblin, external affairs director, commented: "The construction industry remains committed to embracing e-commerce, however the pace of development has changed ...
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A dream fulfilled
Once the concept had been agreed it was up to the project team to turn it into a reality through practical design and applied engineering principles.
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Domes and gardens
Unlike other worthy Lottery funded projects, Eden has caught the public imagination. Original vistor projections of 750 000 a year now look set to top two million. But how did the building services help to create this dome-enclosed paradise in a disused Cornish quarry?
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Working in detail
Better integration of services and structure should contribute to more airtight structures. Is it now time to look at the margins that engineers are designing to?
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Creating an icon
It's nearly a decade since His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum decided to make a very visible statement of his country's commercial success.
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Court services win for Crown
Crown House Engineering has been awarded a £6.5 million contract to provide building services in the new magistrates court complex in Manchester.
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Local cooling, global warming?
UK air conditioning accounts for only a small proportion of building energy use, and it doesn't. stress the power supply system even at peak times. But demand won't stand still. What does the future have in store for air conditioning – and the environment?
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Environmental control systems
The Architectural expression of environmental control systemsSpon Press£49.95ISBN 0-419-24430-1In The Architectural Expression of Environmental Control Systems author George Baird examines the way project teams can approach the design and expression of both active and passive thermal environmental control systems in a more creative way. Using case studies from around ...
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Steady growth for the UK's building controls
The building controls group of ESTA has estimated the total value of control and building energy management system (bems) products in the UK home market last year to be £511.8 million.
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A little bit of politics
With a general election now only days away, BSJ asks what the industry would like to see from Labour's second term, or the new Conservative Government. In particular, what will the election result mean for the sustainability issue among the building services sector?
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Benchmarking in construction
Benchmarking is one of the management techniques the construction industry now needs to adopt if it aims to meet the new targets of increasing efficiency.
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BCEMA log books launch
The British Combustion Equipment Manufacturers Association (BCEMA) has launched a log book scheme for members' equipment.
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AMEC wins Waterloo refurbishment project
AMEC has won a £36 million project by Railtrack to refurbish Waterloo station.
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Trends in air conditioning
Air conditioning is now a primary concern in building design, however energy consumption and the resultant costs can be a problem. Fortunately there are ways of ensuring effective ventilation that doesn't cost the earth.