Virtus are delighted that the NDE facility for their client in Derby has been successfully completed and handed over to them on budget and in time for critical business operations. The mass concrete structure will provide radiological shielding from its 1.5m thick walls and roof. The project, which was delivered under a traditional building contract was […]
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Yearly Archives: 2012
Virtus Consult has been appointed by Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust to support the management of the Trust’s Major Capital Projects. An extensive capital improvement programme across the Trust’s three major hospital sites is in progress and Virtus is providing the Trust with project management services to support the investment. Our most recent achievement […]
Read MoreWith a long career as a Chartered Architect and Senior Project Manager, Paul Nicholls joined Virtus at the beginning of September 2012 and is currently working as Client Project Sponsor at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham. Paul has almost 35 years experience in Architecture and Project Management in many sectors of the […]
Read MoreUniversity Graduate, Ben Hadley joined Virtus in July 2012. Ben was seeking an opportunity to prove his worth and develop a career in construction. Aware of the current economic climate and the difficulties facing the construction industry he undertook a volunteer placement with a Contractor to gain experience on a construction site and to learn […]
Read MoreVirtus are pleased to announce that the factory extension for their major blue chip client in Derby has been successfully completed and handed over, adding to the overall production space. Virtus were responsible for both managing the delivery of the project and for the contract administration of the project amidst a live operational factory environment, requiring […]
Read MoreArticle from: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, David Fisk, called for greater recognition of the need to deliver energy efficient buildings at the launch of the new CIBSE Guide F: Energy Efficiency in Buildings. “At a time of energy prices rising to […]
Read MoreArticle from Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 Introducing a floor price for the EU emissions trading scheme (EU:ETS) risks being seen as a carbon tax, according to the head of climate change policy in the European Union. As a new tax, it would require endorsement by every government before it could […]
Read MoreArticle From: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 Cambridge City Council has completely refitted its Grand Arcade Annex car park with award-winning LED lighting to help save energy and lower carbon emissions. As part of their commitment to make Cambridge a more sustainable city, council officers asked lighting specialists MHA Lighting to […]
Read MoreArticle From: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre Retail is slicing 25 per cent off its energy consumption as it makes the transition from RGB cold cathode lighting to LEDs. Meadowhall was one of Oldham Lighting’s original cold cathode installations and typical of a large retail area where […]
Read MoreArticle From: Energy in Buildings & Industry Magazine – July/August 2012 Britain is missing a huge opportunity for electricity savings in the commercial sector, according to a report quietly published by the government’s new Energy Efficiency Deployment Office on the Department of Energy (DECC)’s website. The report, “Capturing the full electricity efficiency potential in the […]
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