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VIDEO: Chief Economist Alex Carrick reacts to budget – Daily Commercial News
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick reacts says many people will find the 2011 federal budget perfectly reasonable but there were some shortcomings.
Crossrail - Building technologies video from NBS
Crossrail's Dr David Anderson (Head of Engineering) and Sam Richards (Head of Urban Integration) discuss the history of the project and provide an overview of the planned scheme.
Understanding historic concrete - Building technologies video from NBS
Concrete is used more than any other man-made material and the UK has a vast number of concrete structures of varying ages.
Understanding historic timber structures - Building technologies video from NBS
This programme provides an insight into timber as a building material and its various forms, to give the engineer and design professional a feel for what is likely to be found at different dates and with different types of structure.
Embodied carbon emissions of construction products - Building technologies video from NBS
Engineers increasingly need to know more about the environmental performance of the construction products used in their designs, but there is a concern that comparisons between alternative materials, products and systems are not based on comparable data.
Jacob Mehus talks about Building Information Modelling - Building Information Modelling (BIM) video
In this exclusive interview conducted at the 2009 International Construction Information Society (ICIS) conference, RIBA Enterprises CEO Richard Waterhouse interviews Jacob Mehus, Director of Marketing of Standards Norway, on how he sees building information modelling (BIM) developing in Norway.
A new standard of lightning protection - Building technologies video from NBS
The replacement of the old British Standard BS 6651 with BS EN 62305 will have a significant impact on the design and installation of lightning protection structures. This programme explains why the new standard has been adopted and discusses its key points.
Building technologies: videos from NBS
A list of all the available videos on building technologies and construction products.
Working with historic iron and steel structures - Building technologies video from NBS
Before today's steel, structures were built first with cast iron and then with wrought iron. Each has its own distinct properties and it is essential that you have a good understanding of the structural materials used, their properties, and the methods used in their manufacture. This programme
Material risks - Building technologies video from NBS
Deleterious materials, by and large, are those materials that perform in perhaps a subtle and unexpected way – so they would give an unexpected result if they were used in a building. Hazardous materials are hazardous to the health of the people in the building.
