All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1290
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My generation
We're talking about local power generation. Not something for the average homebuider you might think. But, as we report, at Greenwich Millennium Village energy centres are part of the deal.
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Three way divide dismays industry
Government splits homebuilding between DTLR (planning), the DTI (RDAs) and DEFRA (rural issues).
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ICON dinner in spirit of openness
In an unusually frank speech, Dr David Holt, the Chief Executive of NSI, has admitted that NACOSS had been seen by some installers as "dictatorial" with an "unfriendly reputation, a bad reputation.It was a problem we had to deal with".Speaking at a dinner to inaugurate ICON, the new regulation ...
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Sherpa takes pole position at Industry Dinner
A unique CCTV product capable of climbing up posts and locking the camera platform into position on the pole won the overall winners trophy at this year's Security Industry Awards Dinner held at IFSEC 2001.The Sherpa system from TECSEC Europe enables a camera to operate in areas not normally covered ...
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Dolphin Quays development underway
A seven-storey 105-apartment development is to be built on the site of the old Poole Pottery factory overlooking Poole Harbour.
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Green report for David Wilson
David Wilson Homes is carrying out research into two major environmental areas as part of the work of its innovations committee.
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Don't be left in the dark
Installers can keep up with the key issues regarding the Private Security Industry Act by visiting the BSIA's new website.
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David Curry MP
David Curry, Conservative minister for local government and planning from 1993-1997, having been returned to Parliament for another spell casts an eye over the likely effect of the government's planned regional assemblies.
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Pods for City Quay
A £100m development in Edinburgh by developer Gregor Shore will be the first to fit pods manufactured by recent start-up Revolutionary Pod Modules (pictured). Fitting the 250 kitchen and bathroom pods into City Quay will begin at the end of the summer with buyers moving into the 13-storey apartment blocks ...
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Timber CD
The Timber Frame Industry Association has launched a training CD for its members with PowerPoint presentations on timber frame for sales, technical and site staff. It also explains timber construction to potential purchasers and specifiers. The CD costs £15 and is designed by TRADA.
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Improved CCTV standard
Nacoss is introducing a new, improved CCTV standard which includes monitoring at alarm receiving centres.
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Building Homes datafile
The Market The monthThe stock market continued its new found romance with housebuilding this month although whether it will prove to be a quick affair and a long-term relationship remains to be seen. Despite city hopes for further consolidation it is hard to see where this will occur in the ...
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Training boost for constructors
A major training initiative has been launched to counter the shortage in housing construction workers.
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Off the starting blocks
Think there's nothing new and different about building a masonry home? You'd be wrong. Brick, block and concrete manufacturers are rising to the challenge to innovate. As Building Homes next month hosts its own conference: The future for masonry-built homes, We tour some of the innovations.
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Survey to remove black marks
This year's National Housing Customer Satisfaction Survey of private housebuilders will replace blank marks with shaded stars in an effort to provide a more conclusive set of results.
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Chris Bazlinton
National housing associations could be facing meltdown because of quirks on tenancy law, while the National Housing Federation has lost one of its members for the first time ever.
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Backing prefabrication
The Housing Forum has set up a working party to look at prefabrication. Chaired by Dr John Miles it will tackle the perception that factory-built housing results in over-simplistic designs. There will also be associated seminars designed to combat funders' doubts about the technology.
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Our excellent awards feature in TV documentary
The security excellence awards organised by Security Installer and its sister magazine SMT were featured in a BBC 2 Arena documentary.