All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 93
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Green system falls into place with Niagara BMS
Independent establishment Oundle School, based in Northamptonshire, has created an energy-efficient, low-carbon environment with the help of a new building management system (BMS).
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Slipping behind walls
A solution that makes the installation of electrical cables behind even the thinnest of partition walls less of a gamble has received Basec approval.
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Archive TitlesChanging behaviour - the key to better safety
A major initiative launched by Haden Young is helping improve the company’s safety record by moving away from the traditional hard-hitting approach
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Archive TitlesBailey’s Scottish cream
Tracy Edwards visits NG Bailey’s new Strathclyde HQ to find out why whole-life green thinking makes good business sense
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HSE backs operator training for mobile elevated platforms
The Health and Safety Executive has emphasised the importance of courses for operators of mobile elevated work platforms.
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Archive TitlesWhat’s next is anyone’s guess
It’s unwise to make any reference to the economy when writing a monthly editorial comment in these turbulent times.
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Archive TitlesHigh anxiety
Accident figures in the construction sector continue to be a major cause for concern. Paul Haddlesey takes a look at the main problem areas and some of the initiatives being deployed
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All DEC’d out?
I am increasingly concerned that the energy performance regime envisioned by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will fail through the reductionist approach we take to solving problems.
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Intermediary service for acquiring firms
ECA’s Commercial Contracts & Legal Department (CCL) is offering a confidential free service to members who are thinking of disposing of their businesses or looking to expand by acquiring existing businesses.
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Archive TitlesWould you accredit it?
Shepherd Engineering Services was the first building services firm to achieve OHSAS 18001 certification. Tony Sidwell reports on how this has reaped rewards
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BEAMA White Paper targets 30% waste cut
BEAMA has published its Climate Change White Paper, setting out the opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs in energy networks, buildings and for end-use equipment.
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IEE guide covers 17th Edition
The revised edition of the IEE On-site Guide, which reflects the updates included in the latest edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (17th Edition) 2008, is now available.
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Small m&e contractors face 11.1% inflation, warns new guide
Small m&e contractors are facing cost increases of 11.1% – double the general rate of inflation – according to the newly launched Business Inflation Guide from More Th>n Business.
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Archive TitlesHampshire’s new £28 million Aldershot Centre for Health gets 13 000 light connection units
Briggs & Forrester has installed more than 13 000 light connection units, sockets and prewired plugs from Flex Connectors’ flex 7 range throughout Hampshire’s new £28 million Aldershot Centre for Health.
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Archive TitlesWaldmann Lighting installed in Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Workplace lighting, supplied by Waldmann Lighting, has been installed at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
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Miliband pledges 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050
Energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband has committed the UK to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, in his first statement as secretary for the new department.
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Architectural ambitions for Olympic village at risk in funding crisis
Contractors asked to submit price-cutting ideas for 2012 village as project dips into contingency fund
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Cutting CO2 emissions from existing homes to create £5bn a year refurb market
Report calls for “green” training for builders and tradesmen and boosting the appeal of low carbon homes to households
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Archive TitlesRedundancies mount at QS firms and architects
Several of the UK's top QSs are preparing to axe staff as the effects of the credit crunch spread.