All Archive Titles articles – Page 1105
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Archive TitlesIP Masterclass - Part 4: IP Networks for CCTV
A beginner's guide by Richard Lewis, IP Product Manager, Video Imaging Supplies Ltd
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Working with DD243
Part 4 of our close-up look at DD243:2002 and the demand for confirmation systems … This month: questions from Securex
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Archive TitlesThe bench test (2): Day and night
Samsung SDN-520 camera from Dynamic CCTVWe are suitably impressed!
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180 attend club dinner
Members of the 98% Club, the social club for installers, held their annual dinner and dance at the Waltham Abbey Marriott Hotel, Essex.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test (1): Flexibility and expansion in mind
The D4 multiplexer/recorder from Dedicated MicrosIt's much more than just a DVR ...
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Archive TitlesRise and shine
Rise and shine: New Islington & Hackney Housing Association has launched a "breakfast club" initiative with a local school in north London. The aim is to provide children with supervised clubs before and after school. At the launch on Friday morning were children from the club and, from left to ...
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Public & Private
Financial appraisals rely on assumptions about inflation – or deflation.
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Archive TitlesAre you ready for prefab?
With the government pumping money into off-site manufactured housing, social landlords are more than eager to jump on the bandwagon. But be warned. It's not as easy as you might think. By Andy Pearson.
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seven-year itch
How seven years with a draughty front door and a badly soundproofed wall made life hell for one family
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How to … Keep the rain out at window openings
The second in our series on getting the best out of your buildings.
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Here's an idea
A Blackburn choice-based letting scheme uses touch-screen kiosks to save costs
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Her majesty's measures
This year's Queen's Speech included measures to crack down on rogue landlords and antisocial behaviour and to shake up planning and council finances.
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Archive TitlesThree steps to housing heaven
Fairness, inclusiveness and choice must become the cornerstones of housing policy if we are to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
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Archive TitlesHAIR RAISING:
HAIR RAISING: Staff at Progress Housing Group had a "wear a wacky wig to work day" in aid of last Friday's Children in Need appeal, organised by the BBC. They raised £200 from a staff collection, plus a donation from the group's charity committee. Pictured left to right are Stuart ...
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Archive TitlesStars in his eyes
Camden's director of housing Neil Litherland has won plaudits for his tough line on antisocial behaviour, and his council has been awarded two three-star ratings from the Audit Commission. But now that he's got the stars, he's not asking for the moon.
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Archive Titlesliving experiment
Living experiment: Gallions Ecopark, an experimental development owned by Gallions Housing Association, officially opens tomorrow. The 39 houses were built using a variety of environmentally friendly materials and techniques so that Gallions can study which technology works best in the social housing sector. Other associations are welcome to visit the ...
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Disabled face homes woe
Disabled children and their parents experience many more problems with housing than other families, according to research carried out by York University for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The survey found that nine out of 10 families with a severely disabled child have at least one significant difficulty with housing.The research ...
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North-east is further than ever from decent homes standard
Completed stock surveys show 20,000 council homes in region could fail to meet target
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Groundhog day for policy-watchers
To those of us sad enough to try to follow the various twists and turns of government policy, the Queen's Speech had something of a Groundhog Day feel to it.
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NHS 'in talks' to sell cut-price property to RSLs
Housing associations could buy surplus NHS land and property at sub-market prices to build homes for nurses, Housing Today has learned.