Gibraltar Construction News

04 Jul 17

BUILDING CONTROL

All Building Applications are coordinated by Department of Town Planning and Building Control and the Environmental Agency is one of the Agencies that is required to examine and process the applications so to ensure compliance with the Building Rules and Approved Codes of …

By: Build Gibraltar Team

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04 Jul 17

THE GREEN AGENDA

The Author:David Richardson is a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has worked in London’s construction industry for five years before joining the family firm Richardsons, in Gibraltar in 2009 where he specialises in Building Surveying …

By: David Richardson BSc (Hons) MRICS

Tags: environmentalgreenenergy

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04 Jul 17

GIBRALTAR LEADS THE WAY IN ADVANCED LED LIGHTING CONTROL

Back in 2012 E&M Consulting Engineers Ltd. in Gibraltar, began the design of The Ocean Views Mental Health Facility at the old Royal Naval Hospital building on Europa Road. The decision was made to install LED lighting and advanced Dali lighting control systems, both the…

By: Ian Dallas

Tags: lighting

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04 Jul 17

THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE (DECC)

DECC is responsible for the implementation of the Environment (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012. These stem from the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which aims to reduce the amount of energy consumed by buildings.About 40% of the EU’s carbon …

By: Catherine Walsh

Tags: climateenvironmental

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04 Jul 17

PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

In the last decade environmental considerations have become of increasing importance to developers and contractors alike, with the current local construction boom showing that despite the limited space Gibraltar has, the natural habitat can co-exist with our artificial …

By: Build Gibraltar Team

Tags: environmentalDPC

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04 Jul 17

GIBRALTAR AIR QUALITY

WHY IS AIR QUALITY IMPORTANT?Air quality is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the world’s largest single environmental health risk. It is estimated that over 90% of the world’s population is living in places where the WHO air quality guidelines levels are…

By: Eleanor Kilroy

Tags: climateenvironmental

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04 Jul 17

GIBRALTAR'S CITY LEVEL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY

WHY ARE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES IMPORTANT FOR TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE?Cities and urban areas present both a challenge and a significant opportunity in the management of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the concentration of people and activities within them.At …

By: Eleanor Kilroy

Tags: climateenvironmental

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