All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 161
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This month... in numbers
2 — The number of major schemes from which Sir Robert McAlpine was axed last month after developers ditched design and build for construction management to cut costs.
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Archive TitlesWell spotted, that man
Since responding (Letters, BSj 12/07) to Sam Hunt’s query regarding our lighting load figure for classrooms, we have reviewed how we interpreted the data supplied to us by BRE.
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Women make a million
For the first time there are over 1 million female directors in Britain, representing 28% of directors, according to data company Experian.
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Archive TitlesLooking peaky
There are some enthusiastic walkers out there if the sign-up rate for the Coins 3 Peaks Challenge is anything to go by.
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Let’s be sensible
The Energy Using Products Directive may sound like an innocuous piece of European legislation, but it has the potential to change the way building services engineers specify products including pumps, fans and lighting, as our feature explains.
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Archive TitlesJohn Krieble, New York's sustainable Tsar
From a scruffy office in a desolate part of Queens, John Krieble is on a mission to turn New York into an environmentally conscious, sustainable city. It’s a formidable challenge, as he explains to Will Jones
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Archive TitlesJohn Sauven
Nuclear isn’t the answer. Even if Britain built ten new reactors, nuclear power could still only deliver a 4% cut in carbon emissions some time after 2025.
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Archive TitlesNuclear new wave raises hopes
January brought news for which many in the industry have been busy preparing: a new generation of nuclear power stations will be built in the UK.
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Archive TitlesWish you were here?
Ever regret not taking the chance to work abroad when you were younger? It’s never too late, as Carl O’Donnell found when he accepted a job offer from Knowles
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Archive TitlesSchool of hard knocks
Ian Whittingham learned a hard lesson about safety – now he’s on a mission to keep others from harm. Kristina Smith meets a man whose teachings mix comedy with tragedy
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Green price tag could be high
Developers may struggle to find renewable energy suppliers for their sites, consultant warns
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Nuclear is go
The government has given the go-ahead for a new generation of nuclear power stations to be built.
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Some tips to help you give the slump a thump
With the fun and games on the stock market, falling house prices and panicking housebuilders, people are starting to mention the ‘R’ word (that’s recession for those of you too young to remember the early 90s).
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SMEs get a go at the Olympics
A new website gives small to medium size firms a bite at the estimated £6bn worth of contracts for the London Olympics in 2012.
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EngTech registrations rise third year in a row
The number of men and women who are registered with the Engineering Council UK as engineering technicians has risen for the third consecutive year.
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UK embraces flexi working
The British workplace culture is changing rapidly, as employers respond to employees’ desire for a better balance between work and private life
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Archive TitlesNew EAB members
This month, CM’s editorial advisory board welcomes two new members, both of whom are working for the Olympic Delivery Authority’s delivery partner CLM.
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Archive TitlesDrinks mixer
A casual observer might be distressed to see that workmen had left their concrete mixer lying around outside a new bar at the Hayward Gallery, part of London’s Southbank Centre.