All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 133
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Strategic Forum reports mixed progress
Several targets met, but supply chain and project team integration prove disappointing
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Vote for your winner
New category at Building Services Awards celebrates product innovation
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Scrap tuition fees for UK engineering students
Association for Consultancy and Engineering claims waiving fees will boost student take up
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ESTA slams government backdown on smart metering
The Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA) has cited the government’s tightening of the allocation of smart meters as a "missed opportunity".
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Government cuts personal carbon trading
The government has axed its research programme into personal carbon trading in light of a study that claims it is ‘ahead of its time' and with implementation costs too high.
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Technology body aims to fund energy research
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is to directly invest in energy innovation and research as part of its new three-year strategic plan.
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Government should back statutory recognition of 'engineer' title
The Engineering Council UK has called on the government to introduce statutory recognition of the three grades of engineering professional – Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Engineering Technician (EngTech).
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Scrap tuition fees for engineering students
An engineering education should be free to boost the number of number of students opting for the profession and to ease the skills crisis, according to the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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Dispute settlement in under a month
RICS and FMB offer nationwide resolution service to householders and contractors
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Boris election puts tall buildings at risk
Mayor may act on pledge to scrap London skyscrapers, Mace eyes Brookfield’s Pinnacle
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Changes to slash up to £250m from costs and two months from procurement time, but contractors without partnering history may struggle
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Workplace
Basic engineering skills are as bankable as knowledge about sustainability, writes David Arminas
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Sign of the times
When CM visited the Commercial Vehicle Show last month we were expecting the usual array of low-carbon offerings – diesel, gas, batteries, that sort of thing. But we didn’t think we’d find one that ran on ice cream.
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Surveyors' worst-ever price report
Bleak news from surveyors last month. The RICS Housing Market Survey revealed that 78.5% more surveyors reported a fall rather than a rise in house prices in March – the highest who have done so since the survey began in 1978.
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Why are we treated as Pariahs?
I find the letter in the March issue entitled “Going nuclear: the questions members should be asking” from Nicholas Cox of Earthcare Products, deeply offensive.
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What a nice site
The Beswick regeneration project in east Manchester has been named the UK’s most considerate site by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS).
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Powder news
Qualicoat has added new guidance notes to its website on powder coating specification and maintenance.