All Archive Titles articles – Page 1273
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250 sites on the books
Only five years after its launch, an alarm receiving centre has signed up its 250th site.
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The bench test 2: PC take-over
DTS 800 triplex hard disk video recorder - Videte IT gives a sign of things to come
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150 courses under Imigix's belt
Imigix, the video transmission specialist, has carried out its 150th "IRIS" training course.
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The bench test 1: Black mirror
IR120C PIR from Alarmcom - Neat and attractive detector with pet immunity
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Technofile
Best buys for bathroomsSpecifiers of Twyford Bathrooms products can now order online using Spec-Master CD-Rom specification tool. The system includes images, drawings and provisional prices, prompting products best suited to an application. If approved by the customer, the order can be emailed.Supermarket showcaseHousebuilders will be able to show 3D fly-throughs ...
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Roger Milne
Government thinking on planning reform hints at a less prescriptive and regulatory system with greater regional input. But are the local authorities up to the job?
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Malcolm Pitcher
In extending its customer service role, one US housebuilder has changed the mindset of the post-completion relationship and notched up a sound business success. The lessons could be applied to even greater advantage in the UK.
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Living proof
Construction secrets will be laid bare during building of the first three homes in Zethus' Global Village, to show that innovative techniques and materials have a real part to play in the future.
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My working life
Paul Hamilton has joined Fairclough Homes as design consultant after 27 years with Charles Church, where he was chief of design.
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Japanese service wins praise
Housebuilders should turn to Japan to learn how to build successful customer relations, according to a report on Japanese customer service.
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regional housing forecast
Each quarter financial consultancy DRI-WEFA updates regional housing forecasts for the current year and next for housing transactions, starts and prices – exclusively for plastics manufacturer Wavin. DRI-WEFA then scores each region's housing economy, marking one star for worst performer, five stars for best. DRI-WEFA uses its own econometric model ...
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Research focus
Zethus is seeking out alternative technologies from around the world to satisfy the performance demands of housebuyers, and setting up training courses to help operatives put them into practice on site.
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Playing the field
PPG3 has been the curse of many housebuilders, but could it be more of a blessing? Nigel Moor looks at how to get the most from the Government's planning guidance.
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Selling a green dream
The qualities of Greenwich Millennium Village have called on an individual marketing strategy and also make it a perfect focus for the first Built Environment event, to be held in London in October.
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Sherwood dons the green mantle
A new village in Nottinghamshire is vying with BedZED and Greenwich Millennium Village for the title of Britain's greenest community. Situated on the site of a former colliery, Sherwood Energy Village in Ollerton includes a host of green technologies such as biomass power generation, wind and solar power, water recycling ...
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High designs
Project manager London Town is aiming high in design and prices with its residential tower proposed for London's Bankside between Tate Modern and Bankside Lofts.
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Government homes in on design
New publication helps to clarify guidelines designed to help industry deliver PPG3 objectives.
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David Curry MP
Ring-fenced money and prescriptive funding rules are still the contentious issues as the Government struggles to balance the need for a reform of local government against its distrust of those authorities' ability to manage their own spending.
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Zethus launches high-tech club
Housebuilders and housing associations keen to trial non-traditional build technologies will soon be able to find systems through a single source. The Zethus Centre, the new housebuilding research and innovation centre in Dartford, Kent, is launching a housing systems club as a technology marriage-broker."At the moment there is no co-ordinated ...