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What more can be done to attract women into Construction?

After significant improvement, numbers of women entering construction have started to stagnate. What are the reasons for this and what can we do to improve? Getting more women into construction has been a long-term ambition for the construction industry. Even though there has been a lot of work ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/359/what-more-can-be-done-to-attract-women-into-construction
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Why Engineers Must Minimise Human Induced Vibrations in their Designs

A natural occurrence of someone walking is human induced vibrations. The effects of these vibrations aren’t life and death but can impact structures in a variety of ways, whether they’re buildings or bridges. Although not as serious as structural failure, minimising vibrations is a part ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/358/why-engineers-must-minimise-human-induced-vibrations-in-their-de
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HIT THE RIGHT NOTE WITH ACOUSTIC TESTING

The importance of acoustic sound testing in a space should never be underestimated, especially when it comes to open-plan commercial offices writes Genghis Akay, Director at Planet Partitioning. With substandard acoustic performance one of the cardinal errors of a poorly-designed office, how ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/357/hit-the-right-note-with-acoustic-testing
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE

Better office design can improve people’s lives writes Genghis Akay, Sales Director at Planet Partitioning. This should be a given but it’s often surprising how many businesses don’t consider workplace design a good business investment. One thing is for sure, technology can play a ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/356/technology-in-the-workplace
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Top Tips for Construction Safety

The law states that on construction sites action is required to protect those at work on site and members of the public. Therefore, necessary measures must be taken to ensure the health and safety of everyone. This can include enforcing rules within the workplace for employees and making the ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/355/top-tips-for-construction-safety
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Computer programmes vs human skill?

Advancements in technology have improved most industries, including the construction and engineering sectors.  But could humans eventually find themselves redundant within these work spheres at the expense of technology?  Probably not!  After all, software is usually only as good as ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/354/computer-programmes-vs-human-skill
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WHY MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS TO BRIGGSAMASCO

Figures show one-in-six construction-based workers suffers from a form of mental illness. Even more alarming is the statistic that reveals suicide kills more people in the building sector than falls from height writes Steph Palmer, BriggsAmasco Training Officer. It’s also reported that ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/353/why-mental-health-matters-to-briggsamasco
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