All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1374
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Urban outfitters
Glass canopies, flat steel roofs, artworks of mobile telephones: this is the twenty-first century urban vernacular, as created by Stonebridge HAT and a multi-practice team of architects.
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IT product news
Roll up for a free electronic invite BuildOnline.com, an e-commerce site for the construction sector, is inviting 30 000 UK construction suppliers to join SuppliersOnline, which it describes as a "storefront that will open up new markets to suppliers, and transform the way they communicate with buyers and ...
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Moving story
Without portable electrical gear, marquees, fairgrounds and circuses would be very tame. But transportable systems throw up some idiosyncratic technical challenges. David Lee analyses the situation.
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Royal Milestone
The Edinburgh Festival hq: it was always going to be different. Will Jones indulges in the artistry of its lighting design.
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Measuring up
In the first part of his article on drawing up a specification for tenders, David Pearson last month layed out the steps necessary to establish basic information to be included. In the concluding part, he this month examines management and performance targets, and how to integrate them into the tender ...
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Looking for the tomorrow people
Loughborough University has launched a postgraduate programme to produce the construction industry's leaders of tomorrow. CM talks to course leader Dr Chimay Anumba about the programme's aims
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Towing the third party line
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 came into force on 11 May, and will have far-reaching effects on the construction industry in the way contracts are formed
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Let's network
Networking enables the security user to access images from any location… here's the lowdown on LANs, WANs and more from digital recording manufacturer, Primary Image.
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Splendid isolation
In this final article on luminaire supporting couplers, Paul Sayer tackles the safety issues of isolation and switching for luminaires.
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Visual monitoring integrity
The reliability of calls made to police on the basis of detector activated CCTV systems is currently in focus and could significantly influence the future of a security systems policy from ACPO, setting out procedural police response to all types of alarms (visual, audio and electrical). A new code ...
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Identity parade
A sense of place is one of the key suggestions in yet another guide to the town planning process. More red tape is the last thing homebuilders want, but this report may hold opportunities for influencing planning outcomes to the benefit of developers, local communities and the built environment. Ignore ...
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Great outdoors!
BX-100 Plus BoundaryGard from Optex Europe Old technology refined into a modern package
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They've got your number
The Boots Company is using Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology to control vehicle access at its Nottingham headquarters.
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Video transmission: the future
Richard Morgan, Managing Director of video transmission specialist Imigix, considers the options
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World in fraction
As the global market for structured cabling reaches $7 billion, EC examines the latest report from BSRIA. Even given the striking regional disparities, it is an industry in ascendency.
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Farm fresh
Could the forthcoming Rural White Paper provide a harvest for homebuilders?
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Work equipment
In the third in his series of articles on health and safety issues in the workplace, David Denton, managing editor of Barbour Index health and safety information services, outlines the steps employers must take to limit danger from workplace equipment.
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The Enemy is Listening
If your organisation is using an unsecured radio network then unauthorised listening to your transmissions is almost certainly occurring.