All Technical articles – Page 18
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Council blocks plans for £20m technology centre
Entrepreneur's plans for centre in Cambridgeshire on hold because councillors object to greenfield site
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Cemex opens Essex cement plant
Materials firm invests £49m in cement grinding and blending facility
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EU complaint delays water regs by six months
The implementation of water-saving regulations has been delayed for six months after a last-minute EU intervention
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Trailblazing UK Passivhaus set to hit only code level three
Research shows Denby Dale home would reach only level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes despite high fuel savings
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Part L changes could increase emissions
Planned changes include software glitches that penalise homes using recognised low-carbon technologies such as biomass boilers
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Errors and surprises: Part L changes
Hoare Lea’s study into the changes in the software used to calculate compliance with Part L
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First edition? Inventor attempts to ‘print’ building
Pavilion near Pisa is first building to be constructed using Enrico Dini’s ‘structural ink’ technology
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Reducing air leakage is a cost-effective way of improving a building’s energy efficiency and reducing bills.
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UK to make world's biggest turbine blades
Energy secretary announces grants for companies to develop wind technology in a new facility in North-east of England
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Record concrete pour shows Pearl Dubai on track
Thirty-hour pour carried out on 3,072m2 foundation slab for $2.4bn construction scheme
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Race car built from carrots to hit Brands Hatch
Part-vegetable sustainable racing car runs on chocolate and wine waste
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Government consults industry over new Part J regulations
Latest consultation involves improved guidance on biofuels and airtightness in new buildings
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'World's quietest building' opens
Bristol University claims its £11m Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information will surpass all other facilities for noise vibration levels
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Triple-glazing: Make mine a triple
There are notable precedents when it come to adding a third layer to things. But should the principle be applied to windows?
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Jenga on ice
The Norwegian Barents Secretariat has announced plans for a cultural centre that it claims will be the world’s tallest wooden building
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Giant fly swats could suck up motorway fumes
Engineers call for manmade tree-like structures that absorb carbon emissions to lead fight against climate change
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Teacher sculpts totem pole from aircrete building blocks
H+H UK supplies aircrete to help GCSE technology pupils in Kent develop design skills
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UK's deepest ever energy piles installed for London flats
Cementation Skanska is installing 52m-deep foundation piles for low-energy heating and cooling system
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Turning heads and turbines: Dalston's aerodynamic tower
Aerofoil shape of East London's 'flat iron' building ensures turbines take full advantage of London's wind
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UK gets its first electric crane
Cemex has switched from a diesel engine crane to a greener machine at its processing plant on the River Thames