Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Bygge- og teknikudvalg

English translation:

Construction and Engineering Board

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jun 20, 2009 09:23
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Danish term

Bygge- og teknikudvalg

Danish to English Other Government / Politics
Retningslinier for udendørs reklame i København, vedtaget af Bygge- og Teknikudvalget 4. maj 2005.
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Jul 1, 2009 08:15: Charlesp Created KOG entry

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Construction and Engineering Board

Construction and Engineering Board is the formal name; while Building Permits Committee would be the informal name.

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Note added at 10 days (2009-07-01 08:14:59 GMT) Post-grading
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teknik, is often translate as "technical," but that is only because they sound alike. The actual meaning of "teknik" most often is not "technical."
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes - finally had this confirmed from the "udvalg" as well."
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building and technical committee

Chairman of the council's building and technical committee, Liberal Party politician Søren Pind, called the situation 'scandalous.' http://www.cphpost.dk/news/1/18314.html

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-06-20 10:05:14 GMT)
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This is from 2003:
Borgmester og formand for Bygge- og Teknikudvalget Søren Pind (Venstre) http://www.kk.dk/PolitikOgIndflydelse/ByensStyre/Udvalgene/T...

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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2009-06-22 15:31:52 GMT)
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”Bygge- og Teknikudvalget (nu Teknik- og Miljøudvalget) godkendte i august 1999 en
ansøgning…” http://www.netpublikationer.dk/kk/9269/pdf/14-2007-TMU-Byfor...

“In the Municipality of Copenhagen the local government consists of a governing body, called the City Council, and an administrative branch. The City Council is divided into seven committees: the Finance Committee and six standing committees, each of which has its own specialised field of responsability.” http://www.kk.dk/sitecore/content/Subsites/CityOfCopenhagen/...
The current seven committees are:

Økonomiudvalget - The Finance Committee

Børne- og Ungdomsudvalget - The Children and Youth Committe

Kultur- og Fritidsudvalget - The Culture and Leisure Committe

Sundheds- og Omsorgsudvalget - The Health and Care Committee

Beskæftigelses- og Integrationsudvalget - The Employment and Integration Committee

Socialudvalget - The Social Services Committee

Teknik- og Miljøudvalget - The Technical and Environmental Committee
Sources:
http://www.kk.dk/PolitikOgIndflydelse/ByensStyre/Udvalgene/T...
http://www.kk.dk/sitecore/content/Subsites/CityOfCopenhagen/...

“Søren Pind, Copenhagen’s
Building and Technical Mayor, …”
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:JB1QTz22IvoJ:www.amcham...

“... Liberal candidate Søren Pind, who also happens to be councilman for technical and building matters.” http://viking-observer.blogspot.com/2005_11_01_archive.html

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Peer comment(s):

disagree Charlesp : "technical" may sometimes be used as the translation for "Teknik," but that is simply because the two words sound simular. In fact, they do NOT have the same meaning. Teknik usually means Engineering. The concept "technical committee" has no meaning.
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The name "The Technical and Environmental Committee" (Teknik- og Miljøudvalget) is used on their own website. See the added information.
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