All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 194
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Project management MSc pupils graduate
Students from the industry’s first Interdisciplinary Management of Projects MSc graduated last month. The course was the brainchild of Bob White, founder and non-executive chairman of Mace and chairman of Constructing Excellence.
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Go greener, SDC tells Ofgem
Government watchdog wants energy regulator to lead the way in creating a sustainable energy system
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Manchester giants
As a Mancunian working abroad, I was interested to read the article in BSJ August about the new court building in Manchester.
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Fresher week
A Reading University study has confirmed that good ventilation significantly enhances children’s achievement in the classroom. BSj examines the evidence
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Archive TitlesMake a stand on FEET
Firms’ attempts to be greener often wither on the financial director’s desk. A new spreadsheet-based model helps make the cost case for buying more environmentally friendly products
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Leave it to the experts
In the headlong rush to go green, plumbers and electricians are fitting solar panels. But, as Grant Prior reports, poor installation is costing billions across Europe as roofs fail
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Energy rethink
The Sustainable Development Commission’s proposal to overhaul the energy market through changes to Ofgem’s remit could revolutionise the UK energy industry.
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GLA offices to get energy upgrade
London will be the first of the 16 world cities signed up to the C40/Clinton Climate Initiative to act to reduce CO2 emissions in existing buildings.
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Metronet’s highly publicised collapse once again put PPP contracts under the spotlight. But, as Kristina Smith and Grant Prior discover, Tube Lines has shown that the model can be made to work.
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Encouraging talent
CIBSE is financially supporting a gifted school leaver through the Arkwright Scholarships Trust, an organisation that encourages very talented young people to consider engineering as a career.
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Union delivers site safety training
Union leaders are demanding that site managers be trained in the latest safety standards in a bid to reduce the industry’s rising death toll.
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Roofing: we've got it covered
This month’s roofing solutions include modular sections for a mountain application, a mosque and curved roofs at a care centre in Plymouth
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RTPI comes out swinging for the Merton Rule
The Merton Rule, which is under threat of being scrapped by the government, has been given a ringing endorsement by the Royal Town Planning Institute.
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College contract
Briggs & Forrester has won a £2.7 million contract to install m&e services at Lambeth College.
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Climbing the ladder
Faz ZorriasatainISG has appointed Zorriasatain as technical director within its new build division. His new role will primarily focus on risk management and winning work. He was formerly head of engineering for Trafalgar House and technical director at Warings. Kate SkinnerYorkshire-based Apple Homes has appointed Kate Skinner as a quantity ...
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Howard Prosser - The CIOB interview
Do you have any idea what the CIOB’s various committees and boards get up to? In the first of an occasional series, CM talks to Howard Prosser, chair of the CIOB’s health and safety advisory committee
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Multiple choice
Glasgow council is using simulation modelling to help identify the best tenders for schools contracts
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Archive TitlesCharities gain
The BSj yacht sailed into 14th position in its class at the Little Britain Challenge Cup on 6-8 September.
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Credit crunch hits buildings
High-profile office building schemes could be the next victims of the banking crisis which has threatened Northern Rock.
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Archive TitlesBuilding Schools for the Future
The first school to be rebuilt under the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has opened.