All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1367
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Fire prevention
In the first of a two part article on fire safety, the managing editor of the Barbour Index on-line health and safety service, David Denton, outlines fire protection and prevention measures and means of escape. His article is adapted from an item by Colin S Todd Associates which appears in ...
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Hannover fare
As the UK debates the pros and cons of mandatory energy targeting, other European countries are already up to speed. These ultra-low energy flats designed for Expo 2000 demonstrate the point.
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Fantasy island
When His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum asked for a hotel complex, he expected a world-beater. The resulting Jumeirah Beach Resort on the Dubai coast has met this demand and provided the state with a national icon – the Burj Al Arab.
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Forced entry
Are the physical security products you choose capable of locking criminals out? Philip Cooper takes a look at the standards and tests set by the LPCB
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Environmental design which makes sense
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (Second Edition) Timothy D Crowe Butterworth-Heinemann £35.00 Date published: 2000 Content: 333 pages Details from : Tel. +44(0)1865 888180 Fax. +44(0)1865 314290 My first experience of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) occurred while I was working at an adult prison. ...
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Osborne and the Derby winner
Developer Trevor Osborne is back! But this time he’s eschewing corporate landmarks and concentrating on urban renewal with a mixed use scheme in the Surrey town of Epsom.
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In the cool of the night
NiteCool is a low energy ventilation sketch design tool, which allows a quick and easy way to investigate the feasibility of using natural ventilation to improve summer comfort levels.
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Get connected
The UK s biggest landlords have invited IT providers to wire up the equivalent of the entire office stock of central London. Ian Cundell asks what benefits the latest broadband technology could bring to occupiers
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Don't get caught in a legal web
A recent survey by ClickforCover, a new e-insurance specialist, claims that just under half of businesses have no idea of their legal liability in relation to their use of e-mail and the internet. Companies, says the insurer, are beginning to realise that cyber protection has to go much further than ...
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Calculated cooling
Can solar energy be put to cost-effective use in the UK? This computer program aims to help determine its use in desiccant cooling technology.
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Water, water, everywhere on one Blackburn new homes development
Not everyone accepts that single dwelling grey water recycling is economic or sensible. Waterwise, a joint venture of Anglian Water and Beazer Homes, approaches water recycling from a very different angle from that employed by the likes of Water Dynamics. Last year Waterwise was runner-up in the Building Homes Innovations ...
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Do you believe in pod?
Building bathrooms on site is a dirty job that most developers would be happy to wash their hands of. But are prefabricated pods a cost-effective alternative?
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Jumeirah Beach hotel
How have services changed since the first resort building finished?
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For automatic customer satisfaction switch to manual control
The PCB Convention in San Francisco proved two things. Firstly, the Yanks know how to pull a crowd, and secondly, never underestimate the importance of a comprehensive customer manual.
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Co-Op rumbles armed robbers
Retailers in Britain have been slow to embrace CCTV remote monitoring, but the positive experience of one major UK retailer may change all that. For the past few months, the Co-Operative Society has been remotely monitoring eight of its UK stores round-the-clock. In-store CCTV, felt the supermarket chain, wasn't enough ...
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Richard's Arc
Joseph Rowntree Foundation director Richard Best’s vision of young, single living in Leeds is semi-circular, rather than semi-detached. The crescent apartment block delivers a lifestyle renters want in a building they never could have imagined.
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About time
Security staff working part-time are now covered by new Part-Time Workers Regulations. Jonathan Exten-Wright de-mystifies the law.
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Number of HAs under supervision still rising
The Housing Corporation this week insisted its "regulation revolution" would stem the flow of supervision cases which show no sign of abating.
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Tense negotiations loom
Corporation says doubling funds adds only 10,000 to building programme