PPA Business Monthly Publication of the Year 2008

6 September 2008

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Natural History Museum, Darwin Centre

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Natural History Museum unveils Darwin CentreSubscribers only

4 September, 2008

The Natural History Museum has unveiled the second phase of the Darwin Centre.

BSJonline CPD

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BSJ launches CPD websiteSubscribers only

4 September, 2008

BSJ online has launched its new continuing professional development website.

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Editor's Choice

Illustration

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Evolution of the building services engineerSubscribers only

September 2008

Building services engineers now command a seat at the top table but it wasn’t always so. Chris Cole, chief executive of WSP Group, charts the past, present and future of the profession

Past issues of BSj

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The press gang: Former BSj editors look back over three decadesSubscribers only

September 2008

Former editors of BSj look back over three decades of reporting, picking out the issues that have made the magazine required reading for the industry, clients and government

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Energy Performance Certificates

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CIBSE and RIBA collaborate on CarbonBuzzSubscribers only

4 September, 2008

CIBSE and RIBA are inviting UK designers and engineers to contribute to, manage and share information on their latest projects via an online platform called CarbonBuzz.

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Castlemore's Waverley Gate project awarded EPCSubscribers only

7 August, 2008

Castlemore’s Waverley Gate development in Edinburgh has been awarded an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), placing it in the top 11% of sustainable commercial buildings in the UK.

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Projects

Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

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The projects that broke new groundSubscribers only

September 2008

So, what about the fruits of services engineers’ labours? We asked a panel of sector leaders and academics to name 30 projects that have reshaped the built environment over the three decades since BSj’s inception in 1978

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Sustainability News

Carbon/off logo

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Carbon clean-up campaignsSubscribers only

September 2008

Now in its third year, CIBSE’s 100 Days of Carbon Clean Up campaign (this year taking the form of the “100 Hours” campaign) has helped raise awareness of the need to cut carbon emissions from the UK workplace.

Sedum is often used on roofs as it has less risk of drying out than other plants

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Insurers warn of fire risk from green roofsSubscribers only

05 September 2008

Developers putting green roofs on their buildings may have to think again after one of the world’s largest insurers declared they were a fire risk.

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Technical

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New uncertainty over extension of time claimsSubscribers only

September 2008

Extension of time claims were looking relatively cut and dried for a while there, but not any more, warns Douglas Wass

Wyatt replaced the pumps that drained the Mersey Tunnel with underground units and used the water to cool the newspaper HQ

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Hoare Lea’s project featured on Tomorrow's WorldSubscribers only

September 2008

Hoare Lea’s Terry Wyatt recalls the thrilling moment when, as a young services engineer, his client told him to ‘go ahead and make history’

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