All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1314
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Catering services: Catering sector salaries and conditions on the up
Improved holiday and pay as demand for high-quality catering rises
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Cost club - Catering
Whether you are a buyer of services or a supplier, finding the time to get the facts and figures together when reviewing provision is never easy. To help in the task, from this month on, The Facilities Business will pool the latest available facts and stats into one place.
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Casting light on photovoltaics
Photovoltaics and architectureedited by Randall ThomasSpon Press£29.95ISBN 0-415-23182-5Photovoltaics and architecture is an introduction to building integrated photovoltaics and case studies covering various building types and settings. The book has been designed to mimic the design process, and is divided into two parts.Part one explains how photovoltaics work and how they ...
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Car park ventilation systems
Car park ventilation systems not only have to control the exhaust gases emitted by vehicles but take into account possible fuel spillages and the venting of smoke in the event of a fire. How do you check for compliance?
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Buildings with brains
Buildings that think may improve energy efficiency, but are facilities managers ready for the increase in technology that this will create? We examine the concept of intelligent buildings and find it still evolving
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Careers Boris Klapiscak
Boris Klapiscak is centre manager for City Quay, Dundee's £30 million waterfront development
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When is a contract binding?
Anyone involved in setting up, monitoring and managing a purchase agreement needs to have a grounding in contract law and know when and how to seek professional legal advice. Here we provide a guide to contract law, highlighting potential pitfalls and common problems
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Best value: Contractors urged to raise training profile
Public sector contractors urged to embrace new best value guidance
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Energy saving begins at home
Central Heating System SpecificationsFreeCopies of the leaflet are available free of charge by contacting the Environment and Energy Helpline on 0800 585794.The Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme has produced a General Information Leaflet Central Heating System Specifications (GIL 59). The leaflet outlines good and best practice specifications for the components ...
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Shattering the energy barrier
Energy efficient residential buildings are becoming the norm throughout Germany. Now they're applying the same approach to larger buildings with some striking results.
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Government policy: Regeneration wins Budget backing
Urban regeneration got a shot in the arm in the March Budget, with a plan to make the first stages of buying property and bringing land back into use tax-free.
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The chatroom: your queries answered
Do you have a problem or query and need some sound advice? Or perhaps you have valuable experience of a difficult situation that you can pass on to a fellow facilities manager
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Agency workers' rights
A recent employment tribunal decision could have significant implications for companies using agency workers
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eldiablo's advocatee
When is a Lamborghini a delivery van? When its owner uses it to transport cigarette machines. We examine the tax implications of Fagomatic v Customs & Excise
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Company results: Strong results across the board
Amey, Interserve and ISG are among the many contractors to benefit from booming order books
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Building services professionals are lagging on e-business – BSRIA
Lack of understanding is hampering the uptake of e-business opportunities in building services, BSRIA research has found.
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Birchensale School 2
In the second of three articles, the PROBE Team report on the detailed design of Birchensale Middle School, and how the design team has incorporated PROBE lessons into the specification.
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Train of thought
Serving as the industry's recognised National Training Organisation, SITO has come a long way since its formation back in 1990. We talk to chief executive Ray Clarke about the organisation's main achievements to date, and its likely moves in the years ahead. Managerial training programmes, it seems, are high on ...
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A question of privacy
With e-commerce now an integral part of many company's business strategies, privacy of information is high on the security manager's agenda. Jerry Johnson offers some practical advice on establishing a privacy strategy.
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SITO targets manned services
SITO HAS RELEASED A SUITE OF products specifically designed for manned security officers.