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October 2000 |
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We can work it out
Sir Michael Latham reports on progress towards an overall m&e working agreement within the building services sector. The challenge is to turn it into reality.
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Ecos Warrior
Is it a military base? Is it a grounded UFO? Will Jones investigates Ballymena's new attraction, Ecos.
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Sunny side up
The proposed revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations promote greater use of solar thermal energy systems for heating domestic water in the UK.
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Ring in the new
A startling marriage of open circuit television security technology and the mobile phone has taken place. Mobile communications might never be quite the same again.
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Diving ambition
The Commonwealth Games may be two years away but they are already causing ripples in Manchester.
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Crash course
Danger lurks on all sides in everyday life. And one of the biggest killers is the motor vehicle. EMC investigates and gives advice on managing vehicle safety at the workplace.
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Stake your claim
Are you ready for stakeholder pensions? John Davies outlines one of the major elements in the government’s pension strategy.
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Bus conducting
BRE’s European Installation Bus (EIB) training centre invites contractors into the world of integrated intelligent building installations. Kevin Doyle explains why open integrated systems are the way forward and we outline the courses on offer from the BRE.
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Cabling by computer
In the second article in the series, Roy Hughes continues his masterclass on the use of software for network design.
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The heat is on
Richard Lafferty discovers that residential developments are wising up to an old and yet newly fashionable technology, chp.
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Court in the Act
A recent decision of the Technology & Construction Court has potentially broadened the ambit of the Construction Act 1996 to maintenance contracts. John Cleaveley considers the judgment and its implications.
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Size matters
Mergers and acquisitions are all the rage in the m&e services industry. Will Jones talks to those in the thick of it to find out why and the consequences for the future of the services sector.
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