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There is a lot of talk about BIM at the moment, so what is it and what will it do to help us?
[Read on about To BIM or Not To BIM?]

With BRE announcing that Smartwaste will no longer be available free as of March 16th one company looking forward to benefitting from this is Waste Plan Solutions Ltd, which has developed its own online software solution to SWMPs, called WastePlan. WastePlan is priced per project, so for SME's it offers a very cost effective solution and is extremely simple and time efficient to use. Lara Ayris,...
[Read on about WastePlan set to rock the World of Waste]

Joseph Gillian (an Asbestos Management Consultant) has started taking pictures of asbestos during recent surveys (in some schools). He plans to carry on taking even more interesting photos on his travels around the UK. These pictures will prove to be a great resource for many educators and interested parties alike. "There are no copyright issues, so feel free to use the pics as you see fit. It'd...
[Read on about Good Resource Alert!]

When designing projects with the avoidance of risk in mind theACoPrequires designers to apply the Hierarchy of Risk Control and the General Principles of Prevention. This is a series of steps to be followed when designing to eliminate and reduceriskby their design decisions, as follows: Consider whether it is possible to eliminate or control the hazard and the resulting risk by designing it out...
[Read on about Hierarchy of Risk Control for Designers]