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Housing Standards Review
Posted on: 24 October 2013
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In response to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s consultation on Housing Standards, the Chartered Institute of Building has called for the Government to implement a clear timescale for integrating housing standards into the Building Regulations.
Barbour ABI
Posted on: 24 October 2013
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Barbour ABI has over 80 years experience in gathering, processing and delivering insight and intelligence on the built environment. Its construction database helps identify industry trends and potential new customers. It tracks UK construction projects, including every planning application, and our UK-based research team verifies, tracks and updates construction projects by communicating with key industry professionals.
Global Construction Survey 2013: Ready for the next big wave?
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The latest KPMG Global Construction Survey comes at an opportune moment, gauging the views of a record 165 senior executives of leading engineering and construction companies from around the world to determine the state of the industry and opportunities for growth.
Design Quality Indicator
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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With over 1,400 projects benefiting from the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) in the past 11 years, and with interest in both Design Quality and Post Occupancy Evaluation on the increase, the Construction Industry Council has decided to refresh the brand and launch a new website.
Construction in the Gulf booms again
Posted on: 11 October 2013
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This article from The Economist looks at construction in the Gulf states.
Consultant & Contractor File 2013
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has published the 2013 edition of its guide to consultants and contractors.
Building performance evaluation: Tools and methods
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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There are a multitude of different tools and methodologies that can be used to assess a building’s performance, some are well known such as SAP and BREEAM and others are lesser known being bespoke tools for an individual company. The Building Performance Evaluation group of the Technology Strategy Board Network has tried to collect a list of the tools and methods that are available in the UK and abroad. They would welcome any that they may have missed.
Steel construction: Fire protection
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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Fire protection of structural steelwork has never been cheaper and all the information that architects and engineers need to know about designing for fire has been brought together in a new free technical guide from the steel sector.
Evaluating operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage (TM54)
Posted on: 4 October 2013
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This difference between expected and realised energy performance has come to be known as the ‘performance gap’. There are two main reasons for this performance gap. The first is that the method of calculating energy use for the purposes of compliance does not take into account all the energy uses in a building. The second reason for the performance gap is related to site practice. This Technical Memorandum (TM) addresses the first reason. It provides building designers and owners with clear guidance on how to evaluate operational energy use more fully, and accurately, at the design stage. After a brief introduction, which explains the need for the guidance in more detail, it explains the importance of making an accurate estimate of the operating hours and likely occupancy of the building. It then sets out how the operational energy required for the building can be estimated. As well as covering lighting, heating, ventilation and cooling and provision of hot water, it also considers lifts and escalators, small power loads, catering, server rooms and other plant and equipment. This document is available for purchase.
National Construction and Contracts Law Survey 2013
Posted on: 4 October 2013
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A survey of the UK construction industry by NBS, part of RIBA Enterprises, has revealed an increase in the number of disputes over the last 12 months. Undertaken with the help of the membership of more than 20 industry bodies, the 2013 Survey of over 1,000 clients, contractors and consultants found that 30% had been involved in one or more contract entering into dispute in the last 12 months compared to 24% in the previous year, with 7% reporting that they had been involved in three or more disputes.
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