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SUSTAINABILTY
The Sustainability section has recieved a large update.
You can now find updated information and links for the following sections;
CASE STUDIES
There are two new Case Studies on the site.
DBP00136 - Closing Out Ceilings - Timely Installation - thanks to Jason Riddell of Green Contract Services.
DBP00137 - Fire Bolt Caps - Thanks to Chris Achilles of Peers Steelwork.
If you have any comments on these case studies we would be happy to recieve them.
CDM 2007 Questionnaire
The CDM 2007 Questionnaire has been updated following the receipt of the first batch of filled in questionnaires.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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SUSTAINABILTY
The Sustainability Transport section has been updated.
You can now find links with information on Private Car Reduction, Public Transport Provision and Sustainable Modes of Transport.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
We hope you all had a good break and are refreshed and raring for 2009.
This is the new year update and includes case studies and general changes.
Case Studies
We have added three new case studies in this update. Thanks to Julian Williams of Thermal Transfer for his efforts, a new submission DBP00133 Prefab Modules and his best practice in practice submission DBP00135 which provides an update on his original submission DBP00090 Mapress Pipework.
"DRUMROLL PLEASE"
We have recieved our first submission from outside of the design network. Many thanks to Gary Mason of Tension Control Bolts for taking up the DBP Challenge and taking the time to submit his case study DBP00134 Tension Control Bolts. Gary becomes the first entry on the external contributors register - thanks again Gary.
Web Site
The Website now has an additional page, the External Contributors Register.
Any case studies received from outside of the design network will be recognised on the register, with the name and company of the submitter shown along with a link to thier website.
As mentioned above Gary Mason becomes the first entry on the register.
We hope with your help to fill this register during the coming months.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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Case Studies
As you may have noticed on the welcome page, we are trying to refocus on the case study system.
Currently 99% of the case studies submitted are from within the design network.
Our stats show that the case study index is the most popular page on the site, leading us to believe that the case studies are being used.
If you do read a case study can you please leave a comment. You can do this by registering on the forum and posting on the case study thread which now automatically opens with the case study.
As it says on the welcome page - we need your help to grow the database for the good of all.
If you have any new case studies or ideas about existing ones - let us know.
Please contribute - we will all benefit.
Web Site
THE WEBSITE HAS NOW BROKEN THROUGH THE 30,000 HITS BARRIER.
Thanks to all of you who continue to use the site.
As mentioned above the case study index has been amended to automatically open the forum thread along with each case study.
The lean section has also now been updated with some basic principles.
There will also be an update on the cdm section soon, with an amended questionniare being added.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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A DBP representation were present at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 8th October.
Unfortunately DBP didn't win an award on the evening, but were higly commended in the Innovation of the Year category.
A summary of the judges comments can be found here.
Congratulations to all of the winners on the night, for more details please visit this link.
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The sustainability section has been updated.
Content has been added to the following sections.
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Case Studies
We have 4 new case studies added this month. 3 of these are best practice in practice submissions, and 1 has a sustainability angle to it.
Thanks to Chris Achilles of Harry Peers Steelwork and Mark Clayton of Cross Services Engineering for their submissions.
Forum
The DBP forum has been upgraded, a humorous section has also been created. We all know a good joke or two, and we have all recieved comedy health and safety images etc via email.
Register yourself and participate in the forum.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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DBP Was recently nominated in two categories for the
SHP IOSH AWARDS 2008.
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DBP HAS REACHED THE FINAL SHORTLIST IN BOTH CATEGORIES.
The awards take place at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Wednesday October 8th 2008.
Congratulations to all involved in DBP, lets hope we have more reason to celebrate in October.
For more information on the awards click on the logo above.
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DBP recently recieved correspondance (shown below) from Nick Patience at the HSE.
HSE Designer Workshop
You may be aware of the HSE's
Construction Occupational Health Management Essentials (COHME) webpages.
We are planning to hold a workshop for Designers on 26th September at HSEs Offices in London , (Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HS).
We would like to use the workshop to review current guidance for designers on OH risks review COHME from a designers perspective - identifying what else is needed in COHME to assist designers, any links to existing guidance we can link to, and to produce design case studies for COHME.
If you are aware of others who you think would like to attend please let me know.
Regards
Nick Patience CMIOSH
HM Inspector of Health and Safety
Supply Chain Project Manager
Construction Division
Occupational Health Unit
We have been advised that places are striclty limited and cannot be guaranteed.
Anyone interested can contact sue.parkyn @ hse.gsi.gov.uk
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The pollution pages of the sustainability section have had some information and links added.
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When this site was launched the hope was that the information sharing process would take on a two way nature.
However to date all of the case studies hosted on the site have been submitted by members of the design network.
DBP would like to set a challenge - Who can provide us with the first case study from outside of the design network?
We know there is good design out there, can you spare a few minutes to send us an example?
Anyone requiring any help in submitting an example can contact us via the Webmaster.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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Paul Airey Recieves 2007 Best Case Study Award.
Pictured collecting his DBP award for the best submission of 2007 is Paul Airey of Peers Structural Solutions.
He submitted a case study on how Peers had overcome the growing problem of safely loading and offloading trailers (BDP00112).
Paul had designed a lightweight movable platform which is proving to be a great success and is attracting a lot of interest from other companies.
Having recently finished his degree Paul is looking forward to tackling some major structural projects and hopefully he will have some more worthy submissions in the future.
Pictured from left to right Chris Lewis, Paul Airey (Peers), Chris Achilles (Peers) & Christine White.
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Latest News on Site Updates for June.
Sustainability
The sustainability section has now been formatted to include all the relevant sub sections.
The sections will be populated in the coming weeks.
If you have any thoughts or information on sustainability please use the Forum.
Case Studies
No new case studies in this update, there are a few in the pipeline which need amending before issue. We hope to issue these in the near future.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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Three New Case Studies have been added to the index.
Thanks to Keith Hellawell of Cross Services Eng for his submission.
Thanks also to Gary Lewis of Killelea and Mike Keighery of Temple Somerville.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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The Sustainability group have began to submit some of the background information to thier initial list.
This information is currently being processed for publishing on site, please check back soon for an update.
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Four New Case Studies have been added to the index.
Thanks to Brian Woodward of Cross Services Eng for his two submissions.
Thanks also to Andrew Fewster of Boulting Group and Phil Ramshead of Thermal Tranfer Ltd.
Three of the submissions in this update also go into our other directories.
Two go into Learning from Bad Practice, and one goes into Best Practice in Practice.
We are happy to recieve all submissions which fit these categories, so if any of our existing case studies have had an effect on your designs please let us know.
Also if you spot any poor practice which can be improved, we are happy to include those too.
(NO names are required, just the design solution.)
Once again thanks to our contributors, their case studies will be included in the "Best Case Study 2008" competition.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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Congratulations to Paul Airey of Peers
Pauls case study "Trailer Access Platforms" was voted "Best Submitted Case study for 2007" at the recent DBP meeting.
Congratulations also go to N. Connors of Carillion and John Rush of Boulting Group.
N. Connor's submission "Landing Steel Columns More Safely" was voted 2nd best and John's submission "Natural Ventilation" was voted 3rd best.
Thankyou to all those who contributed case studies during 2007, its now time to get those Case Studies in for 2008.
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Four New Case Studies Added to the Index
We have added four new case studies to the index, thanks to Paul Wilde of Boulting Group, Craig Souters of Higgins Plumbing and Simon Lowry of Green Contract Services for their contributions.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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17th Edition Wiring Regulations
A useful download has come to our attention which is available for free via this link.
Look for "Hager Guide Consumer Unit 17th Edition"
Brian Woodward of DBP stated,
"I found the free download of the "Hager Consumer Unit Guide to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulation" both informative
and useful. I would recommend all electricians and designers to view and download this guide from the Hager website.
The guide provides a practical look at some of the changes to the Wiring Regulations which will come into effect mid 2008."
Thanks to Brian for his spot.
Also thanks to Hagar for the link.
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Website
WOW!!! What a start to the Year
An increase in website traffic has seen DBP reach the target of 20,000 hits set last February.
Thanks once again go to all our vistors.
We hope you find the website of use and please spread the word.
If you would like to leave any comments please use the Guestbook or the Forum.
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Website
2007 GAINS RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS
A belated Happy New Year to all.
DBP are delighted to announce a record year for visits to the DBP website.
2007 yielded 8,626 unique visitors, surpassing the previuos record total of 8,336 in 2006.
Thankyou to all of our website visitors.
Please take time to visit the Guestbook or Forum to leave your comments.
Keep visiting and spread the word.
Case Studies
11 NEW CASE STUDIES IMMINENT
We currently have 11 New Case Studies in the pipeline, including a couple of learning from bad practice examples and a best practice in practice example.
3 have been uploaded in this update with the others to follow shortly.
Thanks once again to all our contributors of Case Studies. They are a vital part of DBP.
If you have any Ideas for Case Studies of any type please get in touch and share your experiences.
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Website
ALL PRE 2008 NEWS ITEMS HAVE BEEN ARCHIVED
The news archive can be found HERE.
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