All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 228
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Brown’s eco development may falter
Gordon Brown’s desire for more sustainable development could falter through lack of incentives for builders, according to commercial real estate firm CB Hamptons International.
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Government cuts home renewables funding
The government’s re-launched Low Carbon Buildings Programme has come in for scathing criticism from the renewables industry after grants supporting householders installing microgeneration technologies were slashed.
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The cost of zero carbon homes
The cost of building green residential developments could be up to 12.5% higher than conventional homes according to a research carried out by property advisors CBRE Hamptons International.
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BPF launches energy benchmarking
Tenants will be able to compare their energy consumption with similar organisations following the launch of a new initiative by the British Property Federation.
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Archive TitlesWorkplace
Health and safety training should be a lifelong commitment. BSj finds out about a new learning plan that could help employees keep up to date
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Archive TitlesStanding tall
Liverpool’s Unity development combines a residential tower with Grade A office space, bold design and a maritime theme. BSj reports on the technical challenges that arose with the adventurous project
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Archive TitlesWhy specify that?
This month’s mix of challenges includes a college media centre, a Scottish hospital, a Zaha Hadid-designed cancer centre, and a Finnish library
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Sign of the times
What’s that pine tree doing stuck on the top of that scaffolding? Is it Christmas already? No, it’s Switzerland and that’s what they do there to show that a building has been topped out. It’s called
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Reviewing the situation
A concise and thorough interview process, plus plenty of note taking, can work wonders to improve your hiring decision
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Recruit pursuit
How serious is the industry about the need to attract and retain new staff? It is an important issue given that workloads show no signs of diminishing against a backdrop of a growing skills’ shortage and an aging workforce.
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Archive TitlesMy project
I’m Ocon Construction’s project manager on the £21m residential Manor Mills scheme in Leeds, a 9-storey apartment building. It forms a key piece in the regeneration jigsaw of the city’s Holbeck Urban Village.
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Archive TitlesMy project
I’m project manager on the £21m residential Manor Mills scheme in Leeds, a nine-storey apartment building. It forms a key piece in the regeneration jigsaw of the city’s Holbeck Urban Village.
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Archive TitlesNow is the time
I have just read Richard Quincey’s article (BSj 03/07) on his own low-energy home with interest and it maintains my belief that we can and should build even more in this vein.
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Nobody wants to play with us
There’s been increasingly loud whispers that frameworks are cutting small contractors out of the procurement loop. Kristina Smith went in search of the truth.
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