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Archive TitlesBalancing act
Protecting open access buildings like schools or colleges is often a difficult task - too much security can be a hindrance while too little may make people feel vulnerable
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New ALMOs to get bigger-than-expected £700m boost
There will be £700m available for a third round of arm's-length management organisations, figures obtained exclusively by Housing Today reveal.
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Archive TitlesIP Masterclass (Part 7): IP CCTV – the future
A beginner's guide by Richard Lewis, IP Product Manager, Video Imaging Supplies Ltd
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Archive TitlesBSIA breaks 500 member mark
The British Security Industry Association has notched up its 500th member, with a 66 per cent rise in membership during the last two years.
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Communities Plan spending boost gives housing an extra £457m
The £22bn communities plan provided an additional £457m for housing, on top of the money announced by chancellor Gordon Brown last July, it emerged this week.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test (2): Mix, match & modify
Aiphone GF door entry system from BC TechnologySolidly constructed with an up-market appearance
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Dumbiedykes estate gets £2m boost
The Scottish Executive will make £2m available to renovate nearly 700 homes on the Dumbiedykes estate, near the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.
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Archive TitlesPeabody seeks £108m for two London schemes
Peabody Trust is looking for £108m in private funding for two London developments.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test (1): Dome or eyeball?
The PIH-7728PW camera from Merit Li-LinSpecialist design, difficult to categorise
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Archive TitlesGrade 1 installer!
Listed building installation set a real challenge for 'Best Installer 2002' winner, Intruder International
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Denco in close control
Whilst some manufacturers have simply relied upon economising on existing products, Denco have allocated considerable R&D resources together with over 40 years' experience towards achieving a state of the art approach to the particular cooling needs of the modern electronics environment.
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The verdict
The deputy prime minister unveiled the Communities Plan last Wednesday, confirming how English housing's total budget of £22bn will be spent in the coming three years. Over the next six pages, the regions, policy experts and frontline staff give their verdict on the plan
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Archive TitlesThe professionals
We report on New Leaf's decision to replace live-in sheltered housing wardens with office-hours staff
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Archive TitlesSpa partners
The husband-and-wife team behind the London Eye has revealed detailed designs for 50-storey residential skyscrapers that they claim could help address the capital's affordable homes crisis.David Marks and Julia Barfield, of Marks Barfield Architects, have called their design the Skyhouse. The underlying idea behind the project is to create high-rise ...
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On your marks …
'Some good signs, but a lot of catching up to do' – the verdict on the Communities Plan from those in the know
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Archive TitlesMillennium man
Seven members of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister select committee that is investigating planning for sustainable housing and communities visited Greenwich Millennium Village on Wednesday.Chair Andrew Bennett (pictured) was gathering evidence following a hearing on Monday.Planning consultant Roger Tym & Partners was among those giving evidence to the ...
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New Leaf scraps live-in wardens
A registered social landlord has scrapped traditional live-in wardens in favour of a new breed of support officers in a radical shake-up of its sheltered housing.