All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1372
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Branching out
Europe, the enemy of our politicians, will be the future for the growth of facilities management providers.
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Wanted: Seasoned investigators to write books
Security Investigations Larry G Nicholson PhD Butterworth-Heinemann £25.00 Content: 235 pages¶ Tel. +44(0)1865 888180¶ Fax. +44(0)1865 314290 The most observant amongst you will have noticed that many of the books covered in my review page are the products of one particular publisher, Butterworth-Heinemann. As the publishers of more ...
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From big brother to big sister
Technology to monitor people in their own homes can be less an intrusion and more of a helping hand.
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Breaking the land bank
Does PPG3 mean the end of land banks as we know them? Nigel Moor looks at the effect Government guidance on brownfield land will have on strategic land acquisition.
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Dream scheme - Electrotechnical Assessment Scheme
What is happening with progress towards the Draft Industry Scheme for the assessment of electrical contractors?
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Why guards should be armed
The latest vicious attack on one of his security guards has triggered Gene Plews to renew his plea for guards to be armed.
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The appliance of science
Imagine a world where the kitchen rubbish bin sorts waste for recycling by reading the barcodes, where the fridge recalls what’s been used and reorders it over the internet and ovens decide the best way to cook food. Alex Smith discovers it’s not science fiction, its science now, and homebuyers ...
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The third amendment
Section 601 of the Wiring Regulations on locations containing a bathtub or basin has been revised for virtually the first time since 1991. Roger Lovegrove tells us what to look out for.
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Alarms uncovered!
‘We knew police wanted to ditch first response’, say installers … ‘This decision to respond only to confirmed alarms just proves we were right!’
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Anyone for aircon
Electrical contracting is not as simple as it used to be. Everywhere you turn people are whispering “diversify if you want to survive”. Voice and data, mechanical installation, heating, air conditioning, they are all profitable sectors that the electrical contractor should be getting into. But what if you can’t afford ...
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Bad air day
Air conditioning manufacturers are up in arms following what appears to be a U-turn by government on HFC emissions. But the green lobby is happy. Richard Lafferty unravels what is turning the air blue.
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Absolutely prefabulous
Portcullis House, the new £235m MPs office, has had a tough press, but extensive prefabrication will see it finish on time and to budget
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Thinking about work
If Will Hutton, the new chief executive of the Industrial Society, has his way, social and environmental audits would become part of everyday business life.
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Keep an open mind about a single inspectorate
This letter from the man behind the Brand Consultancy Report puts the case for a single new organisation to replace the existing four
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The Abbey habit
For blue-chip companies like Abbey National business continuity is crucial. We investigate its strategy for 24x7 power availability.
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“Drastic measures” are needed, says Royal Commission on climate change
The Government has been urged to set up a Sustainable Energy Agency to provide impetus for improvements in energy efficiency.
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The future’s in your hands
Taking the build process off-site and delivering the intelligent home: these are the two big challenges facing homebuilders at the start of the twenty-first century. First of all, if you haven’t already started thinking about prefabrication, see what the innovators are up to.
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24-hour office finds favour
Staff are keen to work hours that suit them, finds survey.
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The bench test 2 - Great expectations
LTC 0500 & 0600 cameras from Philips CSI Mono and colour models in the classic mould