All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 130
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EMC 17th Edition webinar
For all those who missed our web-based seminar on the updated IEE Wiring Regulations
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London's Shard under threat
New project manager drafted in, Mace's role hangs in the balance
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Archive TitlesHousing slump claims another three
Taylor Wimpey, Bellway and Redrow have become the latest victims of the housing slowdown, each announcing significant staff cuts.
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Industry calls on Government to promote energy certification
The Department for Communities and Local Government must spend more money on promoting the legislation supporting display energy certification if the scheme is to be a success industry experts have warned.
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Accuracy improved with latest DEC software
More accurate but “still a bit clunky” is the verdict on the latest version of the software for calculating display energy certificates.
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EPC quotes all over the shop
Quotes for energy performance certificates are “wildly fluctuating”, according to engineering consultancies.
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CIBSE assessor does time in the Tower
The Tower of London is to cut its air conditioning energy consumption by more than 20%, following an assessment to satisfy EU directive rules.
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Capital allowance rebates should include a building's fabric
John Lewis Partnership has called on the government to improve the Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) scheme to include a building's fabric. ECAs are a tax rebate against the cost of plant and machinery purchased to improve the performance of a building.
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HSE in recruitment drive for inspectors
The Health and Safety Executive is to recruit 10 construction inspectors as part of a crackdown on developers who ignore their duties under the revised Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
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Vote for your winner
Product Innovation of the Year is a new category being launched at the Building Services 2008 Awards.
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The write stuff
When commercial pressures to start work override legal concerns of the contract, it’s like saying, ‘Let’s hope for the best’ – an approach adopted by Mast Electrical Services and Kendall Cross Holdings.
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Reaching the Summit
After years of planning, the Sector Skills Agreement has finally come to fruition. Tracy Edwards reports from the launch
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To RCD or not to RCD?
There has been little press comment on the implications of the 17th Edition for commercial projects. Yet these installations ask the big final-circuit and distribution questions of designers
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Archive TitlesNetworking nation
Data connectivity details are starting to appear on the specifications for new homes
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Money’s too tight to mention
Market surveys are often best taken with a heaped spoonful of salt but a recent analysis of the m&e market is worthy of further examination (page 7).
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Merlin Magic
Merlin Gerin, a brand of Schneider Electric, has introduced the Easergy T200 Series 3 remote terminal unit.
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Light touch
The Niko Daylight Control System, distributed in the UK by USD, automatically controls the lighting in up to three pre-defined zones, with a minimum level of light in every zone.
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Archive TitlesLEDs to light up São Paulo
Philips will light the Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge in São Paulo, Brazil, using its newest lighting technologies, including LEDs.
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Archive TitlesLeading light
Contractors and clients need to be encouraged to specify technology capable of delivering significant long-term energy savings, says Eddie Guest