All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1422
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Data protection
In the first of our q&a series on data cabling, Karl Tryner of KRONE gives advice on shielding and bonding.
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Dancing feat
Salder's Well has reopened following an almost complete build. The building now has ventilation and lighting systems to rival the ballet for drama and complexity.
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Cost model - Urban Commercial Offices
Background to the model Capital costs for services installations were previously examined in a cost model published in the September 1995 edition of Building Services Journal. The sample of projects the original model was based on were mostly designed prior to the issue of the British Council for Offices (BCO) ...
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The taxman cometh...
Business lecturer Bethan Lloyd-Jones takes contractors on a voyage around the complex tax changes scheduled for next summer.
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Huge industry support for radical changes to Part L
The Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions has completed its industry consultation process for Part L of the Building Regulations, and construction has backed significant changes.
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Carrot top
Urban regeneration is not all sticks. Housebuilders are finding the odd carrot as local authorities encourage them to revise upwards density on applications - by adding storeys.
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Branch lines to Weobley
Usurped by coal in the 19th Century, wood is now making a comeback as a cost-effective and green alternative to fossil fuels. But what will be the future for such biofuels in the energy supply industry, and where will they be used?
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NEDs in the bed?
David Harvey argues that, for many companies, non-executive directors are a valuable asset, not an expensive luxury.
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Above PAR performance
The MasterPAR electronic lamp from Philips combines the energy efficiency of low voltage lighting with the ease of use of mains voltage technology. Electrical Contractor reports.
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Meet the inspectors
When a housing association runs into serious problems, the regulators move in. But what is the fallout? Our contributor says it should be about learning not shaming
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Rising to the challenge
"Government will be galvanised as never before to deliver policies that actually work for poor neighbourhoods. Eighteen teams involving not only Whitehall departments but also outside experts will be set up to work ... on joined-up answers to the problems. The result of all this work will be brought together ...
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The clamour for transfers
Transfer appears finally to have overcome its "Labour pains" - but is there enough cash to support the growing family of LSVT converts?
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Silencing the doubters
The cynics said it couldn't be done. But one group of residents is showing how tenant power can make a difference
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Does the government really care?
The long-awaited proposals for the funding of supported housing herald the most significant shift in policy since Care in the Community. But has the government moved in the right direction? Clare Tickell says the devil is in the detail while Kathleen Boyle is looking for a happy ending
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Top team
If the Egan report Rethinking Construction can be defined by any one single process, then that process is partnering. But how does partnering work in practice? The technique has been used to procure Governor's House, an 11 700 m 2 speculative commercial office development in London.
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The Integer strategy
Integer, combining the words intelligent and green, is a house, a rolling programme, even a trademark. Project executive director Alan Kell explains how the TV star house is just step one in a housing update.
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the integer millennium house team
Ademco Microtech security systemAir Diffusion louvre windows Ajap DPM treatment Allglass glaziers Alno kitchen Altro Floors bathroom floor Amp Building Systems structured cabling (on-Q) Anglian Water greywater system Archidecks pine decking Ashwell Recycling telegraph poles Aspect Interior kitchen design B&W Loudspeakers sound sytem Barry Collings Consultants concrete design Berglen Group ...
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Guinea pigs
A family of five moved into the future for one week - this is their story.
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Timber futures
Snug, silent and smart. How the Integer house uses timber to outperform masonry.
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Foundations
Foundations is a monthly distillation of up-to-date, previously unpublished data. The information is presented regionally to help with detailed business planning. House starts, compiled by the NHBC, show trends in your area well in advance of government data. Plus, fresh figures from the Halifax.