All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1344
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The house always wins
Rising house prices are already forcing many out of the housing market. Things will get even more difficult in the future, suggests Alan Holmans
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Tide may be turning after big 'yes' vote
The stock transfer programme received a major boost this week after the largest transfer to date was given the go-ahead by tenants.
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Water wheel
The thermal wheel is about to evolve into something far smarter: a device which not only recovers heat but also water – and without the bugs. Enter the molecular sieve. Will it revolutionise the control of humidity and indoor air quality?
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The nano-state
Smarter, faster, self-assembling and semi-biological. Developing the computer chip of tomorrow will be the greatest technological white-knuckle ride since the invention of the transistor. Hang on tight...
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Won't pay? Must pay
Set-offs and abatements are very complicated subjects, especially so when they become part of an adjudication ruling. Get it wrong, and you might find yourself paying out.
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Power policy lacks energy
Trade and industry secretary Stephen Byers has reversed DTI policy on gas-fired power stations, writes Stuart Black.
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Reducing waste by design
If you really want to remove waste from the construction process, then you must design it out. What can architects and engineers do to obtain both cost and environmental savings?
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Tooled-up for cleaning
When do you know your ventilation ductwork needs cleaning, how do you go about it and what does hygienic mean? A new set of practical guides looks at addressing these issues.
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No deal on climate change leaves the US free to pollute
The EU's refusal to allow North America to exploit loopholes in the Kyoto Protocol has scuppered an international agreement on climate change.
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Building safely on landfill
Building on brownfield sites often means having to deal with the issues of landfill gas. What design details should builders and engineers adopt?
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Building costs still on the climb
The running costs of offices and shops are rising ahead of inflation.
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Bug Hunt
The Health and Safety Commission has published new guidelines on Legionnaires' disease. How will they affect the design and operation of water systems in buildings?
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Blue chip investment
Even now, the photovoltaic-clad Solar Office in Sunderland is a unique project. Have the results of a two-year monitoring programme justified its designers' faith in solar power, or has it all been an expensive waste of time?
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Breeze blocks
Seven years after the groundbreaking Queen's Building, ventilation towers are back on the campus agenda with this passive solar library for Coventry University. How has the design moved forward?
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Benchmark your m&e performance, says BSRIA
Ten key performance indicators (kpi) have been created for the m&e contracting industry.
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Atkins report highlights "rogue" air conditioning
Fears about the role of hfcs in the UK's greenhouse gas emissions have been highlighted in a report by engineer W S Atkins.
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20-20 vision on renewables
The Building Centre Trust is running a series of events from December to February 2001 under the initiative 20-20 Visions: Renewable Energy.
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Smoke signals
That vigilant guardian of the electronic fire detection world, Siemens Cerberus, is raising one of its three heads in the world of security. We talk to its managing director, Peter Wingard, about the company's plans for the future
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The right level of secure IT
If you're a small business or a 'one man band' - working from home or an office - and you use the Internet, you will want to protect yourself against hackers but you probably won't feel justified in investing a lot of money in this aspect of your security.