... use condition based maintenance assessment methods for the prioritisation of maintenance operations. Results of this questionnaire have been used as introductory material to support the necessity for this piece of research. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Building trade Model Quantitative...

... Building trade Technological innovation Automation Smart services technology was originally developed for automation of commercial buildings, and has subsequently gained widespread acceptance to the point where it is almost taken for granted (Boyd, 1994). Although intelligent buildings are now...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Building trade Energy management Better buildings for Industry Keywords: Building trade, Energy management There is the potential to reduce energy consumption in industrial buildings by up to 50 per cent. The most efficient and cost...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Building trade Consumer protection CIOB gets tough with rogue and incompetent traders Keywords: Building trade, Consumer protection The Chartered Institute of Building had backed the introduction of a radical new ID scheme in its...

... will achieve the required services installation adaptability, their technical feasibility and economic viability remain to be determined. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Building trade Flexibility Guarantees National Health Service (NHS) Advancing technology and rising consumer expectations...

... change drivers faced by all. Presents a view on the initiatives that will constitute the way forward. Outlines further steps industry leaders will need to take. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Building trade Cost reduction Efficiency Innovation Social change United Kingdom...

..... Building trade ISO 9000 Service quality Small firms In the context of quality systems a small firm has been defined[ 1 ] as one run by a single manager who is the owner, or in close touch with the owner, and who knows the procedures which everyone in the firm should be following. Recognizing...

... of existing office buildings” and is thus, in effect, also a form of environmental labelling. Buildings are independently assessed and credits given for the achievement of certain environmental criteria, as outlined below. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Building materials Building trade Construction...

... single point responsibility or encourage partnership within which the crude confrontational market is replaced by long‐term partnership, based on continuous improvement of service. © Company 1995 Architecture Building trade Conferences Construction industry Many of my best friends...