All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 202
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Performance guide
ASHRAE, CIBSE and the US Green Building Council are collaborating to provide guidance on measuring and reporting building performance.
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Green investment
Clarkslegal and the Environmental Industries Commission have launched the EIC Environmental Investment Network.
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Archive TitlesHow low can you go?
In the run-up to this year’s CIBSE carbon clean-up campaign, low carbon consultants visited 20 sites to advise on simple, low-cost energy saving measures. BSj reports
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Archive TitlesFloor show
Flooring has added a touch of class to the new home of consultant EC Harris.
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Archive TitlesFloating wind turbines
If rivers can be harnessed by dams as they flow through canyons, why not the winds funnelling above?
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Archive TitlesFlexible pipes
Rehau says its Everloc flexible plumbing and heating pipework halves installation time.
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Security first
Security comes in many forms, from guards on patrol to computer passwords. However, you’d be surprised how easy it is to slip up.
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Archive TitlesFans of Fetter Lane
Trox UK has supplied fan coil units worth £2 million for Land Securities’ New Street Square mixed use estate in Fetter Lane, London.
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Archive TitlesO’Rouke’s new era
Tony Douglas has left Heathrow to embark on a five-year plan to accelerate Laing O’Rourke’s ambition to become the industry’s biggest player.
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Electronic organisers
CM spoke to providers of electronic trading hubs and their users to gauge how it is developing and what the benefits are
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Electrical training
With the overhaul of the Building Regulations, inclusion of Part P and imminent introduction of the 17th edition of the Wiring Regulations, the electrical industry is in a state of flux.
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Engineering doctorate “undervalued by the profession”
A review of the Engineering doctorate (EngD) has concluded the work-based postgraduate degree has never been fully appreciated by the profession and that it offers a credible route to becoming a chartered engineer.
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Archive TitlesDrill makes deep impact
In a huge disused railway shed in Euston, London, Glenn Doe and Andrew ‘Billy’ Patterson are happy in their work. ‘It’s not boring, it’s so quick,’ says Doe. ‘We never clock watch’.
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Archive TitlesPumps, pipes and controls
This month’s product focus begins with a look at five key aspects of pump replacement by David Seymour, technical director of Grundfos Pumps
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Consultation on smart meters
The Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has launched consultation on the installation of smart energy meters in every home and business in the UK.
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Reality check
BSj’s and the UK Green Building Council’s debate on the best way of calculating the carbon intensity of grid electricity established one thing for sure: there are no easy answers.
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We like Cheap
Despite recent turmoil in the stock market, confidence in City of London construction continues to soar. Historic Cheapside is a sea of tower cranes as one of the Square Mile’s main thoroughfares is transformed. Major projects on the go include a £500m shopping centre at One New Change, where McGee ...
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We're part of climate change process
I write in response to Patrick McKay’s letter, “A load of hot air” (03/07 BSj).
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Archive TitlesChain reaction
Corporate giant Tesco aims to halve the carbon emissions of its stores by 2012 and James Dorling is the man charged with making it happen. He outlines his plan to Stephen Kennett