All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 163
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On your bike
I was disappointed with your article on The People’s £50 Million Lottery Giveaway (‘...in pictures’, January 2008).
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Training budget gets big boost
The government has boosted its funding for helping small to medium size firms get essential management training.
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New name would breed better design
I was fascinated by Dr David Strong’s comments about changing CIBSE’s name to the Sustainable Building Institute.
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Archive TitlesBelgrade Theatre uses computer modelling to choose an environmental control system
Extensive computer modelling helped in choosing an environmental control system for Coventry’s refurbished Belgrade Theatre and its new performance space, BSj reports
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Archive TitlesLighting load at Bath’s Roman Baths cut
The lighting load at the world heritage site of Bath’s Roman Baths has been cut from over 12,000W to 2670W.
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Severn tidal barrage plan
About 5% of the UK’s electricity generation could come from a 10-mile long Severn barrage now being considered by the government.
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Good time to shop for bank deals
Small firms should shop around for better banking deals following the Competition Commission’s decision to lift price controls on the UK’s four largest banks, says lobby group Forum of Private Business.
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BAA axe
BAA was reported to be cutting 200 construction management and planning jobs at the end of the month, signalling a move away from construction management to design and build – and a desire to cut costs.
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Audit report sparks PFI rip-off claims
The private finance initiative made the news for all the wrong reasons in January, following publication of the National Audit Office report Making Changes in Operational PFI Projects.
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Archive TitlesArup is taking the LEED
Arup’s global reach means it not only designs buildings to BREEAM ratings but to the American green standard, LEED. Here are just some of the practice’s projects and LEED-influenced solutions.
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Grey area
Older workers offer a wealth of skill and expertise – but the industry is losing them due to employment practices and ill health
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Archive TitlesUnited Arab Emirates creates its own sustainability guidelines
Green construction in a desert land requires a different set of priorities from more temperate climates, so the United Arab Emirates has drawn up its own sustainable building rating system. Matthew Kitson of Hilson Moran looks at the scheme’s evolution
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Give the new apprenticeships a chance
The article ‘Crisis? What crisis?’ (CM, January 2008) incorrectly stated that ConstructionSkills placed 7,000 apprentices last year when the figure was actually closer to 8,500.
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Archive TitlesCase notes... from Ann Wright
Want to avoid costly disputes on your job? Then read Ann’s short-but-sweet summaries of the latest legal cases
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Archive TitlesThe spanish acquisition
Old and new combine on The Silken Hotel on The Strand in London, where new Portland Stone cladding will be added to a restored listed façade built in 1903.
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What about the lighters?
I write regarding “What’s in a name?”, Dr David Strong’s Opinion piece in the December issue of BSj.
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Archive TitlesJaga Heating Products tell us about developments in heat pumps and heating systems
Phil Marris introduces this month’s focus on heating systems by describing a new radiator system that widens the options for heat pumps
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Archive TitlesA 250-bed children’s hospital, in Kiev, Ukraine, is being built to European sustainability standards.
Due to open next year, it sits by a lake and has a “green roof” sloping up from the forest floor.
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Archive TitlesLondon projects in trouble
Westfield project director leaves £4bn Stratford City, Aquatics centre to miss carbon target, ‘Darth Vader’s helmet’ retendered
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Health and safety latest
O’Rourke introduces drug tests for all on site workers, Swansea fall marks 50th death since April, government safety spat could put lives at risk