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        <title>Do you know your CDM Regulations?</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:48:31 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The British Property Federation and the Construction Clients' Group issued a report in July 2010 revealing that two thirds of companies commissioning construction services have no knowledge whatsoever of the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.  These regulations - commonly referred to as the CDM Regs and updated in 2007 - apply to almost all construction projects undertaken in the UK.

They were introduced in an effort to improve the management and co-ordination of health and safety and welfare issues in construction projects, and to reduce accidents and cases of ill health in the construction industry.

The recent figures are cause for significant concern. A person or company commissioning works are responsible for them even though they may not handle the works themselves. They cannot delegate this responsibility as was once the case. This means that a person or company with no experience in construction can be held responsible for accidents during building works, and hit with jail terms or unlimited fines, in both civil and criminal actions.

If you are aware that your team are falling short in their knowledge of the CDM regulations, please take a look at our courses designed specifically to increase awareness in the CDM Regulations for construction professionals.  ‘[b]Working with CDM 2007’ [/b]is a one day general update course designed for those new to construction or CDM, or for those who want to update and refresh their knowledge on the CDM Regs.   ‘[b]CDM for Designers’ [/b]is our brand new one day course intended to clarify the important role of ‘designers’ and ‘specifiers’ under the CDM regulations.  ‘Becoming [b]a CDM Co-ordinator under CDM 2007’ [/b]is a three day course specifically for those with professional and managerial experience to aid their understanding of the CDM Co-ordinator Role.  [i]For more details please see the course programmes listed on our site or call 0845 3133 414 for more information.[/i] ]]></description>
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        <title>New courses for our Autumn 2010 term</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ We understand that a trained and qualified workforce contributing to your profit, is the key to a successful business in this competitive environment.   With this in mind we have put together a new schedule of courses for our Autumn 2010 term which starts on the 6th of September with one of our CDM courses.  

Amongst the many new courses for this term...  as requested by those who have attended our existing NEC courses, we have developed the [b]NEC ECC Advanced Users’ Guide [/b]to provide delegates with a working knowledge of the NEC forms with a review of the contract in use, at an advanced user’s level.    Also new to this term ‘[b]The effective management of target cost contracts in the Infrastructure sector’ [/b]which will be invaluable to those working for Employers, Main Contractors and Sub-Contractors in sectors such as rail, utilities, nuclear, power and process engineering.    Back due to popular demand we also offer  [b]‘The essential guide to property & development law ...[/b]’, aimed at an intermediate level for construction and property professionals to highlight the risks and salient issues involved in the stages of land acquisition and disposal, for both investment properties and major development sites.

Subjects also new to this term include...
 .	 CDM for Designers
 .	 The new Building Regulations part L & F in action
 .	 The do's and don'ts of sucessful plan and specification building projects
 .	 Sucessful design and build using NEC3 and JCT contracts

To see our new programme, please take a look through our website which details all of our courses, or call us on 0845 3133 414 to discuss what we can offer you. ]]></description>
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        <title>NEC3 Compensation Events and JCT Relevant events</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ On 14th October [b]Robert Shawyer[/b], Director of Alway Associates Wales, is presenting a talk on [b]NEC3 Compensation Events and JCT Relevant [/b]events.  It is the first combined RICS and CIOB event and it is sponsored by our sister company Alway Associates.  It is also open for Alway Associates' and Construction Study Centre clients to attend and we welcome your attendance.  

This is the first combined event and Alway Associates have been asked to present it. 

Location:    The Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2FA
Time:    08:15 - 9:30
Date:   14th October 2010
Cost:    Free of charge

To book a place at this "must see" event, please contact Alexandra Thomas at Alexandra.thomas@alway-associates.co.uk or call Alexandra on 02920 464612. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alway Silver Group Celebrates 20 Years of Business</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ On the 26th June we celebrated our 20th anniversary with a dinner and party at Wokefield Park near Reading.  Just over 100 members of staff and guests came along to help us celebrate this significant milestone and a great night was had by all.  Back in June 1990, Lorne Alway founded Alway Associates to provide contract and commercial advice to our Clients in the construction and allied industries.  The business has grown over the years to where we now have ten offices supporting our Clients around the UK, the Republic of Ireland and beyond.  In fact in 2009 the Alway Group was recognised in the Building survey of the top 250 consultants as the 18th fastest growing consultancy.  We now consist of 3 main operating companies Alway Associates, BrunswickIS and Construction Study Centre, with 2 more businesses Alway IT (IT consultancy) and Construct Safe Ltd (Health & Safety consultancy) being developed at the moment.

However we never forget that our success can only be thanks to our Clients’ satisfaction with the services we offer. Central to our work ethos is the belief that our consultants and speakers are able to combine extensive practical experience of their sectors with a range of professional qualifications.  This gives us an authoritative knowledge of our subject areas enabling us to offer a unique and beneficial blend of services to our Clients based on the following principles: 
• We always seek to resolve Clients’ problems as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. 
• We deal with Clients on a personal and individual basis so that they know that we will provide them with excellent pro-active advice and at a very early stage. 
• When our Clients contact us they will know who will be dealing with their instructions and that they can rely upon us as a part of their team. 
• We ensure that deadlines are met, problems dealt with expeditiously and calls are returned promptly. ]]></description>
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        <title>Management of Target Cost Contracts</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Our sister company Brunswick recently held a very successful breakfast seminar on the [b]Principles and Effective Management of Target Cost Contracts[/b] at the offices of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  

This taster session attracted over 75 senior representatives from construction and infrastructure companies.  Target cost contracts are a particular strength of the business which has wide experience of NEC3/ECC; ICE and IChemE target cost arrangements. 

With this in mind we are now running a full day version of this course on our own programme for Autumn 2010, with Mr McKee as speaker.   ]]></description>
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        <title>CDM training specifically for Designers</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The latest Construction (Design and Management) 2007 regulations have been in place since 2007 so it may seem surprising that many of those involved in construction projects still do not fully appreciate their responsibilities under this act. For many years CSC has been providing training on the CDM regulations with a 1 day "Awareness" course and a 3 day course to allow people to become the CDM Co-ordinator under the new regulations.

While this delivered much of what the sector needed we have recently developed a new 1 day course specifically for "Designers" under the act. If you design or specify building work then under the act you are a "Designer" and will be recognised as having a responsibility to design for the safety and health for those that build, use, maintain and demolish. 

This new 1 day course covers the requirements of the CDM Regulations from the designer's perspective giving you the tools and understanding required. Comments from a recently delivered course to a Wales based Architects practice included:

 .	 "I always thought this was an area I needed training in and now feel more confident in the subject.  The course has highlighted areas I need to focus on."
 .	 "It gives a very clear brief of the subject and is very informative."
 .	 "Exceeded expectations - a lot of ground covered"
 .	 "Met expectations and also was an enjoyable and interesting session - lots to think about"
 .	 " A good overview, as well as being specifically for designers"

CSC will be running public courses for designers in the autumn and can also provide these courses delivered "in-house" at your offices to your teams.  For more information contact Sarah Timms on 0845 3133 414 or email sarah@constructionstudycentre.co.uk 
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        <title>The HSE Plan of Work for Construction 2010/2011</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Construction Division of the HSE has produced a Plan of Work for 2010/2011 to reaffirm their commitment to improve health and safety in construction.

The plan makes it clear that it is designed to improve health and safety performance of the construction industry, build on work carried out previously and continue the mission to deliver sustainable improvement in the industry’s health and safety performance.

The main operational activities will target asbestos removal licence holders, small sites, refurbishment, homebuild and major projects.

During any site visits generic issues will be considered associated with provision of welfare facilities, site transport, work at height, asbestos risks and good order.

As well as considering the generic issues the Plan of Work indicates that areas associated with leadership, CDM Clients and CDM Co-ordinators including Local Authorities, contractor compliance, temporary works, fire, roofwork, lifting, respiratory risks, manual handling and worker involvement will also be tackled.

For more information please contact Paul Gray on 0845 313 3414 or by email on enquiries@constructionstudycentre.co.uk ]]></description>
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        <title>New speaker Peter Ormston joins the Construction Study Centre team</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ As part of our business objectives the Construction Study Centre as part of the Alway Group is pleased to announce the opening of their North West office at Winwick near Warrington which will service Clients throughout the North West.

The new office’s Director is local man [b]Peter Ormston[/b], who is a legally qualified Commercial Manager and Quantity Surveyor who has wide ranging experience in dealing with disputes and project recovery and regularly speaks on a range of construction law and commercial managment issues for Costruction Study Centre both at our public events and in-house. More information on Peter is included in our speakers section or on the Alway Associtaes website as per the attached link.  

As part of its launch the Warrington office will be holding a range of free Breakfast Briefings addressing topical commercial, contractual and industry topics; to register an interest in attending the Briefings please contact the office on 01925 642198 or by e-mail at [i]warrington@alwayassociates.co.uk[/i] ]]></description>
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        <title>Disputes and Arbitration cases increase in the UAE</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ No doubt as a direct result of the 2009 financial crisis, there has been a marked downturn in the United Arab Emirates and an increase in the number of disputes, many of which have been referred to arbitration.  In such circumstances it is not surprising that there is a growing interest in alternative dispute resolution in addition to the review of the terms of the contracts being used, forensic planning and training.  Arbitration remains an expensive and lengthy process and therefore, provisions for contractual dispute adjudication or resolution boards is becoming more commonplace.  In June 2009 the Centre for Amicable Settlement of Disputes was established pursuant to Law No 16, which is attached to the Dubai courts and is competent to hear disputes with the objective of promoting amicable settlement before referral to the Dubai Court of First Instance (CFI).  

Construction Study Centre offer training on matters of ‘Successfully managing construction disputes – adjudication and dispute resolution’ or alternatively should you require any contractual advice in relation to this region contact Richard Silver who is based in our Epping Office but who is overseeing the on-going development of Alway International. 

Tel.: +44 1992 576440 or Email: richard.silver@alway-associates.co.uk
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        <title>PROVISION OF WELFARE FACILITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION WORK</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 08:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ [b]Schedule 2 of the CDM Regulations[/b] sets out requirements, associated with welfare facilities, which apply in relation to persons at work who are carrying out construction work. In addition, the regulations place duties associated with welfare facilities on Clients, Contractors, Principal Contractors & CDM Co-ordinators.

The HSE’s guidance on welfare facilities to be contained in Construction Information Sheets 
•	CIS No. 18 (rev1) Provision of welfare facilities at fixed construction sites  
•	CIS No. 46 Provision of welfare facilities at transient construction sites 
which have now been replaced by
•	CIS No. 59 Provision of welfare facilities during construction work.

This new construction information sheet guides on the minimum welfare facilities that must be provided or made available to workers on construction sites & deals with the associated general duties under the CDM Regs on Clients, CDM Co-ordinators, Principal Contractors & Contractors.

It provides information on key planning issues associated with installing & removing from site, positioning on site, toilets, washing facilities, drinking water, changing rooms & lockers, rest facilities, smoking & heating.

It also provides advice on the use of alternative facilities for transient construction sites & defines a transient construction site, associated with the provision of welfare facilities, as either one 
•	where short duration work (up to a week) is carried out at one or many locations
•	or is of a longer duration carried out while moving over a continuous geographical area eg. major roadworks, cable laying contracts etc.
 
The advice for transient construction sites provides an indication of options available, in order of preference.

It is made clear that the information sheet contains notes on good practice which are not compulsory but which you may find helpful in considering what you need to do. 

For more information please contact Paul Gray on 0845 313 3414 or by emai ]]></description>
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        <title>The Department for Communities and Local Government has now finally published the latest amendments to the Building Regulations and Approved Documents</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 08:39:54 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Part G - Sanitation, hot water safety & water efficiency came into force on 6 April 2010 imposing requirements for water efficiency calculations for all new dwellings together with further advice regarding the use of harvested rainwater & greywater.
   Part L - Conservation of fuel & power comes into force on 1 October 2010 & imposes new requirements for buildings to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a further 25% on the existing CO2 reductions resulting in a greater reliance on good fabric design/construction & low or zero carbon technologies for overall compliance.
   Part F - Means of Ventilation comes into force on 1 October 2010 & imposes new requirements for designed ventilation strategies for more air tight buildings & installation & commissioning of the systems.
    Part J - Combustion appliances & fuel storage systems comes into force on 1 October 2010 detailing new requirements for flues, new generation appliances & carbon monoxide alarms.
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        <title>POTENTIAL HSE REVIEW OF THE CDM REGULATIONS 2007</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ During the Parliamentary Debate on 10/05/07 Ministers agreed that the HSE should carry out a review within 3 years on the CDM Regulations 2007.

CONIAC CDM Working Group met for the first time on 26/10/09 and met again on 29/01/2010 during which it signed off its terms of reference. Their main tasks are to:

•	review existing CDM material;
•	consult within stakeholder groups and seek to agree a consensus;
•	comment on the findings of research to pilot evaluation methodologies;
•	provide stakeholders views (focusing on high level messages) on the degree to which the aims of CDM2007 have been met, the adequacy of industry guidance/ACOP and the need for amendments;
•	provide interim reports to CONIAC.

For more information please see the full article on our sister site www.alway-associates.co.uk/legal-update/articles.asp or contact our CDM expert Mr Paul Gray on 0845 313 3414 or by email on enquiries@constructionstudycentre.co.uk
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        <title>The latest amendments to the Building Regulations</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Department for Communities and Local Government has now finally published the latest amendments to the Building Regulations and Approved Documents. 
[b]Part G[/b] - Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency came into force on 6 April 2010 imposing requirements for water efficiency calculations for all new dwellings together with further advice regarding the use of harvested rainwater and greywater.
[b]Part L[/b] - Conservation of fuel and power comes into force on 1 October 2010 and imposes new requirements for dwellings and commercial buildings to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by a further 25% on the existing CO2 reductions resulting in a greater reliance on good fabric design/construction and low or zero carbon technologies for overall compliance.
[b]Part F[/b] - Means of Ventilation comes into force on 1 October 2010 and imposes new requirements for designed ventilation strategies for more air tight buildings and installation and commissioning of the systems.
[b]Part J[/b] - Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems  comes into force on 1 October 2010 detailing new requirements for flues, new generation appliances and carbon monoxide alarms.

These latest amendments to the Approved Documents will be discussed at the forthcoming Building Regulations courses. ]]></description>
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        <title>ProAct – funding to up-skill staff affected by short-term working in Wales</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:14 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Now is the time to take action.  ProAct, is a Welsh Assembly Government backed financial support package designed to help viable businesses in Wales cope with the downturn. It helps fund training during this quiet time to up-skill staff in readiness for the upturn. 
ProAct provides training for employees who are on short time working, and helps companies retain skilled staff who may otherwise be made redundant.
It is only available to businesses which have introduced short time working and face the threat of redundancies.  
It is flexible, but broadly offers up to £2,000 per individual towards training costs.  Some of our clients have benefited from substantial grants towards our training courses, perhaps now is the time to see if your company could benefit too?
For more information, please contact ProAct on 0845 6066160 or email ProActTeamMailbox@wales.gsi.gov.uk  
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        <title>Asbestos Surveying requirements change with revised edition of MDHS 100 due out soon</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ The surveying requirements for asbestos are expected to change shortly with the publication of a new version of MDHS 100.  It is expected that Type 1,  Type 2 and Type 3 asbestos surveys will be replaced with two types of asbestos survey namely MANAGEMENT SURVEYS and DEMOLITION/REFURBISHMENT surveys.  
These changes will be covered in our 'On-going Developments in Surveying & Managing Asbestos – including latest HSE Guidance' courses delivered by Bill Sanderson in Birmingham, London and Manchester in March 2010. 
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        <title>Project Management Courses</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ In this economic climate it has never been more important to deliver successful projects.  To help kick start the economy, the Government are bringing forward a large number of Capital Projects, including the Crossrail Project and the Building Schools for the Future Programme.  

We at the Construction Study Centre know how important it is that those undertaking project management tasks are up to date with their knowledge of the industry, so we have developed our courses to help you get ahead. 

Newly developed for this term, our Project & Commercial Management... course takes an in-depth approach to the areas of contract planning, programming, delay analysis and extensions of time for construction projects, and is ideal for those who have already undertaken our Project Management Training Camp (50 things...) course which is an essential toolkit on the do's and don'ts of being a successful Project Manager. ]]></description>
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        <title>Public Finance Magazine published a feature article written by speaker Matthew Dillon </title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:40:39 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ On the 2 October 2009 Public Finance Magazine published a feature article written by Silver Shemmings Consultant Matthew Dillon on the risks that the public sector is exposed to once their PFI contracts go operational. With many years experience of both negotiating PFI contracts and of acting for clients when operational contracts go wrong, Matthew’s article looks at some of the common problems and what needs to be done to address these. In spring 2010 Matthew will be speaking at a number of public lectures on the issues facing the public sector in their PFI Operational Contracts. To view Matthew’s article online visit http://www.publicfinance.co.uk. ]]></description>
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        <title>Bliss Books offers discount to CSC delegates</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ 
BLISS Books is pleased to announce that it has joined up with the Construction Study Centre to form a unique knowledge resource. 

This means that our course delegates now benefit from a 10% discount on their course books and contracts purchased from BLISS Books - Document Order Line 01565 777234 
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        <title>Revision to JCT Contracts</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:28:15 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ From May 2009, the JCT began publishing new revisions to the standard forms. This will continue into August 2009 and the documents will become known as JCT 2005 edition, Revision 2, 2009 or Revision 2009 where revisions are made for the first time.

The documents revised are as follows: -
•	JCT Standard Building Contract
•	JCT Intermediate Building Contract
•	JCT Design & Build Contract
•	JCT Minor Works Building Contract
•	JCT Major Projects Form
•	JCT Measured Term Contract
•	JCT Prime Cost Building Contract
•	JCT Repair & Maintenance Contract
•	JCT Subcontracts in respect of the above
•	JCT Collateral Warranties
•	Guidance Notes

The principal purpose of this revision as stated by the JCT is to i) incorporate provisions in regard to the OGC's Achieving Excellence in Construction Initiative, ii) introduce new sustainability provisions and iii) modify Section 4 (Payment).

In light of this all of our JCT courses have been updated to discuss and detail the changes. ]]></description>
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        <title>Changes to the Building Regulations</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Proposed changes to Part L (Conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (Ventilation).
The Government has published a consultation document containing proposals on the changes to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations.
The forthcoming Building Regulation courses will review the proposed changes that are planned to come into force in 2010.

A new Part G (Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency) comes into force on 1st October 2009 introducing new minimum water efficiency requirements for new dwellings, safety requirements for hot water delivery in baths and requirements for 'wholesome water' supplies.
The forthcoming Building Regulation course will review these new requirements.
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        <title>NEC Open Book Accounting</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:13:48 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Brand new subject for Construction Study Centre.  This topical course written and delivered by Mr Chad Murrin is currently available in-house and is tailored towards Housing Associations and ALMO's;  this course is essential for construction professionals working to 'Open Book Accounting' principals.

Recent construction projects have been found to be delivered much quicker than traditionally priced contracts, including private-finance-initiative schemes, by using collaborative working methods and partnerships supported by the accurate targets of open-book accounting systems.  By benefitting from  the managed risk and cost transparency methods magnified with open book accounting partnerships working together under such systems seem to be weathering the current economic downturn better than most.

This workshop aims to show you how by using open book accounting techniques your team can deliver better value for money on construction projects or services th ]]></description>
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        <title>Construction Study Centre launch their new 3 term year</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Construction Study Centre have moved to providing 3 programmes of courses a year rather than their traditional 2 programmes/year. This move reflects the demands of client for more frequent provision of our most popluar courses including CDM, Building Regs and NEC3 training. The course details for the Autumn programme are now available on this site with our brochures being circulated out to our regular clients in early July. For full details of our courses please go to the courses section of this website or contact our team directly on 0845 3133 414. ]]></description>
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        <title>NEC - Getting to grips with NEC3 (NEC 3 Conditions of Contract)</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ This course will explain the philosophy behind the full range of the NEC family of contracts and will focus on the provisions of the Engineering and Construction Contract. The differences between the 2nd and 3rd Edition will be explained.
Recent Dates:
16/06/2009  -  Bristol
18/06/2009  - London
23/06/2009  - Manchester ]]></description>
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        <title>Surviving the construction recession! – “The nice decade is over”</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:02:05 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ This BRAND NEW, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE AND HIGHLY TOPICAL 1 DAY COURSE brings together the financial expertise of BDO Stoy Hayward, the award-winning UK member firm of BDO International, the world’s fifth largest accountancy network with more than 600 offices in 100 countries, with the construction industry know how of Alway Associates, Commercial and Contracts Consultants. ]]></description>
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        <title>Profiting from Waste! - The new Site Waste Management Regulations</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Course Dates : 30/10/2008 Birmingham, 13/11/2008  Manchester, 20/11/2008  / Bristol - Waste costs and environmental pressures continue to increase for the construction sector,In addition, the new ‘Site Waste Management Plans’ Regulations came into force on 6 April 2008. These make SWMP’s compulsory for all construction projects, whether private or public sector in England, over £300K    ]]></description>
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        <title>Building Regs - Dealing with the latest Building Regs including getting to grips with the new Part L</title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://beta.constructionstudycentre.co.uk/courses-details.asp?CID=1&CDID=6]]></link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:01:26 GMT</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[ Course Date: 12/12/2006 -  This recently revised 1 day course will provide an overall update of the Building Regulations and their enforcement. ]]></description>
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