All Building articles in Building Specifier April 2003

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  • News

    The rules

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Fire alarm standards can be confusing for social housing providers. Gerald Jones explains how to comply – plus Alex Smith lays down the cable law

  • News

    Products

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    This month's social housing special focuses on products that will make your scheme safe, secure, attractive and easy to build – plus there's a look at how an Islington housing association got out of a tight spot, and prefab goes underground

  • Features

    A test of their metal

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    It's easy to say steel-frame housing is the way of the future, but things get a bit trickier when it comes to actually making it work. We look at the struggle over the spec at one Basingstoke housing scheme

  • News

    Social housing

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    Lifetime costs: Secured by Design

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    What is the most cost-effective way of reducing criminal damage to property? We consider the whole-life costs of Secured by Design standards for housing refurbishment

  • Features

    Checklist

    2003-05-02T00:00:00Z

    Designing social housing that could be adapted in future for use by the physically impaired? Consider the five Ss