http://www.cariconstruction.com REDEFINING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:27:13 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=646 CCD Files As more vehicles continue to be imported by Caribbean member states and the road network becomes more complex, governments will be forced to take a more strategic look at their transportation network. Recent studies conducted throughout Europe and other parts of Asia suggest that underground road construction will be inevitable as cities become more crowded. [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:28:59 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=481 Feature interview: Winston Dookeran All things being equal, it could easily be that one of the most popular words in 2009 has been “recession”. Indeed, President of the United States of America (US) Barack Obama said “recession”6 times in his February 24th address to Congress. Whilst the rest of the world battles with varying degrees of reactive [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/a-bit-of-bits/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/a-bit-of-bits/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:44:47 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=388 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/a-bit-of-bits/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/guyanas-way-forward/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/guyanas-way-forward/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:25:11 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=341 Guyana has had a history of economic challenges, inclusive of economic decline due to the increasingly high costs of imported oil and petroleum products, a decline in exports, shortage of basic commodities and dwindling foreign exchange reserves. However, Guyana’s economy improved dramatically under the Economic Recovery Program (ERP), which was launched by the government in [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/guyanas-way-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-outdoor-air-in-air-conditioning-systems/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-outdoor-air-in-air-conditioning-systems/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:41:44 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=188 Mark Knowles BSc. (Hons), Mechanical Engineer • Email: mark@serviceseng.com Air Conditioning has become ubiquitous in modern living both in residential and commercial settings. The benefits of Air Conditioning are also well understood, both in terms of comfort and health benefits, as well as on productivity in the workplace. However, in consideration of Air Conditioning for any [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/the-importance-of-outdoor-air-in-air-conditioning-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/preserving-our-environment/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/preserving-our-environment/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:15:48 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=174 Hans – Erich Schulz, MSc., M.B.A., MSc. (Environmental Management) Email: hschulz@rocketmail.com Why are we failing to address sustainability and green construction issues within the industry? Today, as we are more mindful of anticipated climatic changes and look on as the rest of the world champions sustainability, we are bombarded by concepts such as green construction, sustainable buildings, [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/preserving-our-environment/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/ocean-one-barbados-the-late-dipnarine-dhanoo-structural-engineer/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/ocean-one-barbados-the-late-dipnarine-dhanoo-structural-engineer/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:20:05 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=165 Cover story (Issue 1. Vol 1) When this issue of Caribbean Construction Digest (CCD) is published, we were happy that we would have taken the first and most difficult step in our journey towards making a valuable contribution towards the development of the region’s construction industry. At the same time, perhaps our deepest regret wil be that [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2009/07/ocean-one-barbados-the-late-dipnarine-dhanoo-structural-engineer/feed/ 0