The Building Engineer
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Current Edition: July 2008
CONTENTS
4 PRESIDENT'S PAGE Rhys Taylor on representing the ABE at CIC events and the IMBM exhibition
5 NEWS including the skills shortage in UK construction, fire safety and sprinklers in schools and draft Standard on access to buildings
10 IT NEWS
14 PASS OR FAIL? Chiltern Dynamics' Tom Gregory explains air tightness testing
16 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LOOKS TO THE FUTURE WITH INSULATED RENDER says Gillian Alder of the Insulated Render and Cladding Association
18 SAVING ENERGY FOR REDUCED LIFE-CYCLE COSTS is Neil Yule of Fläkt Woods
20 THE EVOLUTION OF THE TRANSPIRED SOLAR COLLECTOR described by Andrew Brewster of CA Group
22 THE INEXORABLE RISE OF THE TIDE! Don Howard of Energist UK on legislative changes to Part L
24 THE HEAT IS ON TO DELIVER BIOMASS! according to Dr Robin Cotton of Wood Energy Ltd
26 GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP MARKET OVERVIEW - JUNE 2008 from Geothermal Ltd
28 GROUND-BREAKING ECO-DESIGN AT ELMSWELL a Case Study from Buro Happold
30 THE COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF BENCHMARKING discussed by Constructing Excellence
32 IS BROWN THE NEW GREEN? asks Clive Williamson of Ocon Construction
34 10th NATIONAL CONFERENCE: BUILDING HOMES - PUSHING FORWARD a report by Michael Wadood on the Housing Forum's Conference
35 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
36 REGIONAL ROUND-UP
44 BUILDING REGULATIONS Building Act 1984 - Section 39
45 BOOK REVIEWS
48 PUBLICATIONS
50 EVENTS
52 EDUCATION
55 PEOPLE AND MEMBERSHIP
58 RECRUITMENT
61 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
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