All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1359
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Court in the Act
A recent decision of the Technology & Construction Court has potentially broadened the ambit of the Construction Act 1996 to maintenance contracts. John Cleaveley considers the judgment and its implications.
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Can we help?
PSTN, ISDN and ADSLQ: Can you explain the difference between the various 'telephone' lines available for transmitting CCTV images?A: PSTN – Public Switch/Subscriber Telephone Network – is the standard analogue line that has been in use for many years. The line is, of course, fine for voice communication but when ...
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Go with the flow!
In last months' edition John Humphrey of Dedicated Micros predicted installers are well placed to profit from the revolution in IT … Here Gerard Honey says there's a way for every size installer to gain new business from these technologies
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Heavy on features but light on price
The Sprite Lite from Dedicated Micros This multiplexer's performance gets a clean bill of health
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Domestic secrets!
In this exclusive feature Security Installer reveals the results of the first major survey on domestic alarm buyers – what consumers think, why they buy an alarm and why they don’t ...
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Contracts to kill
Legal nightmare could make you regret you'd ever picked up your glue and scissors!
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Should pay be based on performance?
Talking trade: Robert Barnes offers basic business management advice for installers
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1851 SITO/City & Guilds masterclass [part 33] CCTV [paper 9] - Controlling cameras
Martin Kane of SITO continues his commentary on the CCTV module with a look at the three methods of controlling camera movement
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The bench test 1 - The way into access
Prox-in-a-Box from VisAccess An entry system aimed at alarm installers
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Strategies for tackling nuisance
Are social landlords doing enough to tackle neighbour nuisance and anti-social behaviour?
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Largest transfer is 'dead in the water'
Plans for the largest stock transfer ever have suffered a major setback after it emerged that the majority of key tenant representatives want to keep the council as their landlord.
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Councils chosen as PSA housing pilots
Two councils have stepped forward to be the first housing pilots for a government scheme that links performance with extra cash.
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Capital spending review
The government has proposed relaxing controls on councils’ capital spending in a move that could pave the way for an effective alternative to stock transfer.
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Creating a brand new image
What do social housing tenants really want? And does the housing association "brand" provide it? Housing Today looks at how landlords can make themselves fit for the future.
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Raynsford warns against regeneration rent hikes
The housing minister has warned that housing associations should not use regeneration activities as an excuse for higher rents - while reassuring those who fear the dire financial consequences of rent reform.
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HAs are losing £84m per year
Housing associations are losing £84m a year because of the chaos in housing benefit administration and much of this will have to be written off for good.
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Commission states trustees can be paid
The prospect of charitable housing associations paying their board members came closer after an announcements by the government charities quango.
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Costly 'broken promise'
Deprived boroughs may recieve a small fraction of cash pledged for capital spending
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Bold Vision nears the light of day
This week the largest transfer of council stock so far should take place. Housind Today reveals the behind-the-scenes story of a new kind of transfer
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The Big Brother that's no game
Anti social behaviour has never been so high on the agenda of both tenants and social landlords. But getting evidence is fraught with difficulties.