All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 155
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Geoff Levermore Nobel Prize winner
Geoff Levermore played a small but significant part in the Nobel-winning report on climate change. Now he wants building services engineers to do their bit with some bold moves from CIBSE, as he tells David Arminas
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Archive TitlesMind the gaps
You may believe you are well covered but potential claims could reveal unexpected and costly exposure, says Alexandra Anderson
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Site fatalities on the rise
The Construction Confederation is urging firms to remain vigilant on health and safety as fatal accidents continue to rise.
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Archive TitlesScroope Terrace expansion
A new design studio forms part of the £3 million refurbishment and expansion of Scroope Terrace, which houses the Faculty of Architecture at Cambridge University.
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Defence deal
Integral has won a £450,000, three-year M&E contract on the Defence Aviation Repair Agency’s Sealand site at Queensferry, North Wales.
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Stay out of court and save money
Free legal assistance is available for small firms, but too few are taking full advantage of it
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Archive TitlesGreen business HQ
Inviron has begun the M&E installation at the five-storey OrbisEnergy building in Lowestoft, Suffolk, which will house more than 30 businesses involved in renewable wind, wave and tidal power across eastern England.
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Merton Rule bill progresses through Parliament
A private member’s bill to strengthen the so-called Merton Rule has passed its second reading in Parliament.
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Archive TitlesOutput claims better stack up
Merton council gathers renewables data to check energy performance claims against reality
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Archive TitlesWill Alsop on keeping green design simple
Green design doesn’t have to be high-tech and over-complex try to keep it simple, says Stirling-Prize-winning architect Will Alsop
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Corporate manslaughter law alert
The Forum of Private Business has advised small firms to review health and safety procedures ahead of the new Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act.
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Archive TitlesNew developments in heating, refrigeration and air-conditioning from ASHRAE
There were lessons from across the pond at ASHRAE’s winter gathering, with big interest in CIBSE’s natural ventilation guide. Tim Dwyer reports on the growing US appetite for sustainability
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Government wants advice on renewable energy
The government wants to hear from industry how best to develop renewable sources of energy for heating homes and businesses.
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Archive TitlesHow the Stephen Lawrence Centre adapted services provision to meet its budget
When south London’s Stephen Lawrence Centre hit a late cost overrun, the decision to rethink its services provision resulted in a satisfactory outcome for both engineer and architect.
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Carbon Trust gets £47m boost for research
Research into renewable energy technologies has been given a financial boost by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Construction orders up 1%
Construction orders in 2007 rose by 1% compared with 2006, according to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
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Major projects update
Four firms are in the running for the first £150m portion of a £1Bn project to regenerate land surrounding Wembley Stadium. Costain, balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke and Skanska will do battle to win developer Quintain's contract to construct a 402-room Hilton hotel and a 656-unit student accommodation block and more.A ...
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Archive TitlesSkills crisis looms in run up to 2012
Contractors aim to poach senior management staff, 90,000 industry-wide recruits needed a year, apprenticeships down in 2007