Overview
The August 2008 edition of Delta t looks at the following:
Industry news - New RIBA Plan of Work launched, Chief Construction Officer on the cards
Schools update - Sustainable schools BSRIA and the British Council for School Environments held two debates on sustainable schools
Industry update - The great bargain battle Gerry Samuelsson-Brown on the results from the 2008 key performance indicators
Carbon footprinting - Travel exhaustion Kate Fewson and Adrian Leaman study carbon-dioxide emissions from journeys to work
Conference update - Letter from the BCO Tony Matthews nipped over to Brussels to discover the latest influences on the design of commercial offices
Technology update - Burning issues Biofuel specialist Walter Poetsch looks at the resourcing and technical issues of biomass boilers
Technical answers - Preventing false fire alarms More tips from Stephen Loyd
Publications update - Whole-life costing the latest BSRIA guidance
Time out - Training 2008 Upcoming BSRIA events