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The UK can be proud of a comparatively impressive reputation in construction site safety. The Eurostat website reports that the fatal injury rate in Great Britain is consistently one of the lowest in Europe . The HSE has echoed this positive message in their latest construction industry report which shows a general decline in recent years in major injuries, fatal injuries and reported injuries to members of the public; that is a general decline which has become more static in the past three yea... [more]
The Site Waste Management Plan Regulations 2008 encourage recycling and the Landfill Tax has become a significant factor in encouraging companies to use transfer stations.
UK Power Networks has announced that its construction site in Whitechapel has recycled 97 per cent of building demolition rubble taken off the site during an electricity substation redevelopment.
The company, in partnership with its demolition contractors Erith Contractors Ltd, recycled 18,000 tonnes of waste – equivale... [more]
Garsington Opera has moved to the estate of Wormsley in the Chiltern Hills, home of the Getty family, after 22 years at Garsington Manor. It is an established country estate with easy access from both Oxford and London. The surrounding landscaped park at Wormsley is both beautiful and peaceful, yet has extremely good access with ample parking facilities.
Unusual Rigging had completed the project management of a temporary 600 seat pavilion housing the month long run of performances by Garsing... [more]
It seems that in a world dominated by social and corporate responsibility, little of this goodwill is cascading down to the operational grass roots of roof maintenance and inspection work. Either that or initial good intentions are being changed or diluted by people with little regard for people’s safety or insufficient experience to make good decisions about roof safety.
In an attempt to cut costs, whilst claiming compliance to work at height regulations, a great proliferation of single poin... [more]
H&A Architects & Engineers will present at “Green in the Military 3” (GIM3) hosted by the Hampton Roads Green Building Council (HRGBC) on February 2, 2011, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
H&A’s technical session topic, "Federal and Military Energy Mandates and LEED – Cutting Through the Confusion," focuses on a number of case studies from LEED-certified federal projects. The scheduled presenters are H&A’s Mechanical Department Head, Rob McAtee, PE, LEED AP and Senior Mechanical Engin... [more]
Building sites often have limited access to mains grid power. Access to remote prime power sources is vital, and site workers traditionally use generators and batteries to meet their needs.
However, UPS Systems Managing Director Tom Sperrey believes that he has found a better alternative. Tom Sperrey has identified the construction industry as an important growth market for fuel cell technology.
“Put simply, a fuel cell is a device that generates electricity, heat and water by reacting fue... [more]
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