All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 221
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Social Science
New CIBSE president John Armstrong talks to Dave Arminas about his agenda to make the institution more socially aware – and why you need to get to know your facilities manager better.
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Where's the science?
I was intrigued by the article on CHP and trigeneration systems in the May issue of BSj.
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Top-to-bottom review
Minor alterations to houses and huge infrastructure projects will disappear from local authority planners’ workload if recommendations in the government’s new planning White Paper are adopted.
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Archive TitlesPure and simple
Engineers seeking to cool an overheated ticket office at Tower Bridge found the answer beneath their feet
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Archive TitlesMy Project
I’m overseeing the construction of a £5.5m three-storey health and fitness centre at Bridgwater College, which is nearing completion.
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Archive TitlesMy project
I’m overseeing the construction of a £5.5m three-storey health and fitness centre at Bridgwater College, which is nearing completion.
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Returns policy
Engineers should be prepared to look back at projects to learn from them and so construct better buildings in the future.
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Archive TitlesMug of the month
Look at this sexy little number. It makes you wonder just what sort of Special Works ISG Interior Exterior are involved in (or is that just us?)
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The new minimalism
A mixed-use proposal in Clerkenwell is designed to use as little energy as possible and to supply a big chunk of those minimal needs from renewable sources on site.
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London's National Maritime Museum
London's National Maritime Museum has opened a planetarium as part of its Time and Space project. Designed by architects Allies and Morrison, the building is sunk into the landscape and distinguished by a 10m high bronze cone that is aligned with the North Star.
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Archive TitlesLessons from the new towns
As the argument rages about how many houses we need to build and where we should build them, there are many examples from the post-war building boom that provide lessons on the right, and wrong, way to plan new places to live.Here, we profile three towns in different parts of ...
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Archive TitlesThe Planning Issue
We need more homes. 143,000 a year according to economist Kate Barker. But unless there are some hefty changes to planning policy and process, we won’t be getting them.
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Archive TitlesImpeccable source
Ground source heating and cooling systems have huge potential for eco-friendly servicing of buildings. How do they work – and do they save money?
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High school
Main contractor Osborne is erecting a new building at the London School of Economics.
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Happy returns
Women engineers and scientists who left the sector because of family commitments are making a comeback thanks to a new campaign, as its manager, Jane Butcher, explains
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OLED market grows
The European market for organic light emitting diodes earned revenues of £63.9 million in 2006, according to consultancy Frost & Sullivan.
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GLS lamps have their place
I would like to totally endorse everything that Mark Wood-Robinson says about GLS lamps (BSj 05/07). I have been making similar observations since this ill-conceived announcement was made.