All Archive Titles articles – Page 1147
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Homesick blues
Jenny Hampton packs her bag and investigates the good, the bad and the ugly about working away from home
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Rare birds
some contractors are rethinking the role of the planner because high demand is driving salaries up, even for newbies.
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Archive TitlesAre you being serviced?
The industry is already feeling the effects of Part L2, but not all buildings are subject to the same rigorous targets. For example, there is little guidance for design of air conditioning and mechanical ventilation in hotels and department stores. So where can engineers fill in the gaps that Part ...
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Archive TitlesChilled beams versus chilled ceilings
Chilled ceilings and panels have long been the product of choice in mainland Europe whereas in the UK it is chilled beams which dominate. We compare the choices and ask, is this just a fashion statement?
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Archive TitlesAvoiding the drop
A member of the CIOB’s health, safety and welfare committee, Iain Cameron, is leading a team of researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University in investigating fall prevention and protection methods for the Health & Safety Executive. The aim is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current methods for particular kinds ...
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Archive TitlesThe art of engineering
Sport, art and mathematics. Not subjects you’d really expect to see on the cv of an engineer.
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Acts of commission
Part L may deal with how a building is put together, but what happens when it's finished? We look at commissioning and handover.
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Accentuate the positive
Image. It's a word we hear a lot these days. Even politicians started polishing up their act years ago with the birth of New Labour. Now just about everyone in the public eye has an image consultant – charged with the task of ensuring that their client is never without ...
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Chubb grows despite "subdued conditions"
The plc has reported strong growth in the UK in the six months to June 30
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Export driver
The security industry’s first cross-sector Export Development Co-ordinator has been appointed to assist current and prospective exporters. Simon Cooper will co-ordinate and develop the activities of the industry Export Focal Point, established following a DTI-sponsored benchmarking study of the industry.
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75,000 in the field
Vista has sold its 75,000th Vista Protos camera since its launch in 2000. The mid to high-end camera range is available in 24 variants and comes in mono, colour and day/night versions with 1/3rd or ½ inch alternatives.
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Devoted to IP
Europe’s first dedicated IP security exhibition, IIPSEC, is to be staged at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham from 28-30 January 2003. The free exhibition aims to tackle the technophobia surrounding networks, hubs and TCP/IP through a series of seminars.
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On the case!
ADT Fire and Security has donated eight demonstration cases comprising various types of crime deterrents and protection devices to Gwent Police to assist crime prevention officers who carry out domestic and commercial surveys and advise on alarm and security systems.
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Radioactive sources must be safe
The secure protection of radioactive sources strong enough to cause serious radiological harm must be upgraded, as such material could be used by terrorists to create a 'dirty bomb'.In the wake of last May's arrest of suspected 'dirty bomb' plotter and alleged Al Qaeda sympathiser Abdullah al-Muhajir in New York, ...
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Archive TitlesMan on a mission
Among his many achievements, former chief executive David Holt managed to bring the ISI and NACOSS together under the National Security Inspectorate banner. Holt laid the foundations for success, but now the organisation must be taken to its next stage of development – such that it becomes "the inspectorate of ...
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Archive TitlesRay of light
For many years, thieves have thrived upon the fact that police find it difficult to identify the true owners of stolen property found in their possession. Villains know that, unless the police can prove to a Court of Law who the real owner is, there's little chance of them being ...
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Is security the real issue?
'Web services' is the latest buzz phrase to hit the IT headlines. If security professionals believe the hype, web services will enable companies to solve their interoperability problems and provide considerable efficiencies. However, as Iain Franklin suggests in an alternative view to those of Atri Chatterjee, such services may yet ...
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What's the SP with IP?
The concept of Ethernet CCTV is a direct spin-off from surveillance system manufacturers' exploitation of digital technologies. Many systems developers would have end users believe that this is truly the future for CCTV. Are we talking carefully-tailored marketing spin here, or practical reality? We suggest it's a case of evolution, ...
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House rules
Credit where credit's due. Molly Meacher and John Saunders – the people tasked by Government with turning the Private Security Industry Act from Parliamentary doctrine into industry reality – have made an excellent start.