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Resource Efficient House
Posted on: 24 September 2013
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The Resource Efficient House is a ground-breaking project which aims to promote and encourage the construction of sustainable and affordable family homes across the country. The house, which was formally opened on 19 September 2013, provides a real life illustration of what can be achieved when resource efficient principles are considered at every stage of the process, proof that sustainable construction doesn’t have to mean higher costs.
A state-of-the-art report on building pathology
Posted on: 20 September 2013
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Building pathology provides a systematic scientific approach to discovering what has gone wrong in a failed building. The CIB Building Pathology Commission is basically concerned with learning from past and current building pathologies and encouraging the systematic application of that knowledge to the design, construction and management of buildings. This report aims to be a concise document that binds a set of in-depth articles. A short introduction is provided in Chapter 1 to present the CIB W086 – Building Pathology Commission and to summarise its recent activities. Chapter 2 deals with building pathology and costs, while Chapter 3 presents the research methodology. Chapter 4 describes the information dissemination, and Chapter 5 is devoted to special case studies. Chapter 6 and 7 provide, respectively, the most important conclusions and the lists of reference documents.
Building a sustainable future
Posted on: 20 September 2013
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BAM Construct has launched a new microsite to report on and share its experience and knowledge of sustainability in the built environment. The site, launched to coincide with World Green Building Week 2013, is designed for both BAM employees and the wider industry, and focuses on six key performance indicators, sustainable design, carbon, resource efficiency, sourcing responsibly, community, and health and wellbeing. It also includes information on BAM’s sustainability progress and its own industry insights.
Modernising building energy codes
Posted on: 19 September 2013
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) partnered to analyse current practices in the design and implementation of building energy codes. The aim is to consolidate existing efforts and to encourage more attention to the role of the built environment in a low-carbon and climate-resilient world, and to share lessons learned between IEA member countries and non-IEA countries. The objective is to spread best practices, limit pressures on global energy supply, improve energy security, and contribute to environmental sustainability. The webinar presentation is also available.
Access to and use of buildings – dwellings
Posted on: 19 September 2013
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Parts M and K to the Building Regulations require that people, regardless of disability, age or gender are able to gain access to buildings and use their facilities, both as visitors and people who live or work in them. This guide is intended to provide practical advice to National House Building Council customers on how to achieve compliance with the functional requirements of the regulations and give further guidance on the options offered in the Approved Documents.
European Architectural Barometer: Index and Trends (2nd quarter 2013)
Posted on: 18 September 2013
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This quarterly report presents details of research among 1,600 architects in eight European countries. European architects act as a leading indicator for the construction activity.
The Construction Scope 3 (Embodied) Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance
Posted on: 16 September 2013
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is aimed at helping professionals working within the construction industry to better understand and account for the embodied greenhouse gas emissions associated with construction; for example, those emissions relating to the extraction of raw materials and manufacture and transport of products used in new build and refurbishments.
Removing barriers to collaboration in the built environment
Posted on: 12 September 2013
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In the UK the industry has been slowly moving towards collaboration, and away from the traditional ‘adversarial’ (and inherently inefficient) approach to construction, with major government reports advocating it (e.g. the Latham and Egan reports), but the industry hasn’t really embraced the concept. Until now – the rise of BIM with all its apparent benefits for all parties has finally galvanized us into action. This article looks at how this is panning out in the UK, though much of what is happening has international dimensions, including BIM itself.
Guidance to crane operators on aviation lighting and notification
Posted on: 4 September 2013
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The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published guidance on the use of tower cranes in accordance with aviation safety. The document draws on existing rules and regulations regarding aviation safety and includes suggestions on recommended best practice for crane operators.
Constructing the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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The 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, by architect Sou Fujimoto, is a metallic mesh of 27,000 bits of steel joined together to give the impression of a light, cloud-like structure. This video programme includes a talk to the AECOM engineers that worked alongside Fujimoto to help realise his design. We learn why the architect’s original designs had to be rapidly rationalised and how an exceedingly tight schedule ultimately dictated the final design and how it was built.
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