All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1389
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el alarmo
Is working abroad an option for a security installer? This report looks at European standards and the highs and lows of installing on foreign shores...
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Able cable...selecting the right cable for the job
Cable selection is a complex business, with many factors determining the choice. Get it wrong and it might be impossible to correct.
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1851 SITO/City & Guilds masterclass [part 26] CCTV [paper 2] - Focusing on Cameras
Our popular series on the 1851 SITO/City & Guilds qualification, which we ran from December 96 to December 97, was a commentary on the first two modules in this off-the-job learning programme. It covered Module 1 (Electrical & System Principles) and Module 2 (Intruder Alarm Systems). We ran Module 3 ...
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A 'regulation revolution'
Housing Corporation unveils changes to maintain its future effectiveness
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Who's listening to the IPPR?
Social housing has its problems - and the hunt for solutions is on. In a new series Housing Today tracks the findings od the most influential housing inquiry to date. Starting the countdown to to its final report, we investigate the role of the institute for public policy research
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The grapes of wrath
As questions are asked about the Housing Corporation's future, the agency has unveiled its own vision of the future. Corporation chairman Brenda Dean tells Housing Today that only a revolution will do
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A long way to go yet
Housing professionals do not believe that the sector is not ready for the rigours of the Egan agenda, Housing Today can reveal
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Tenants 'are not getting a real say'
Shaming new evidence is to be published next week revealing the true extent to which council tenants are missing out on genuine participation
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Shelved benefit plans ready to be revived
The government looks set to dust off plans it shelved a year ago to improve and simplify housing benefit as an alternative to "big bang changes"
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Eviction of tenants an 'absolute disgrace'
A Labour MP has branded a housing association an "absolute disgrace" because of its plans to evict 24 families and demolish 42 homes in a "cohesive community" in Stoke
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Vision on
Affordable apartments in a Dunfermline conversion are being offered with cutting-edge technology more often reserved for £1m plus penthouses.
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Power struggle
Are there enough sockets in the average home? According to a recent survey, no. This spells work for the electrical installer. Electrical Contractor reports.
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Power to the people
Malcolm Pitcher files his concluding report on last November’s Benchmark 1999 in Miami, where several hundred US managers came together to reveal their profitable practices to an audience of their peers.
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No Party for Security
With all the hype and hysteria surrounding the millennium, the message to UK businesses was clear: ignore security at your peril. Marie Saverimuttu reports on some of the serious security questions which arose during the holiday period
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Take your partners
Partnering is not new, but there is limited experience of court decisions about partnering agreements. Nevertheless, a picture is emerging of the ingredients for success in partnering.
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Ostrich syndrome
Following on from last month’s False Alarms Punch-up, security engineer Erik Barber weighs in on the side of the police and asks if the alarms industry isn’t just turning a blind eye to its own problems
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...when the market turns
Abbey Meads, Swindon. Six months’ wait for homes. Soaring prices. How is this sellers’ market affecting the sellers? Incognito, David Birkbeck visited three builders’ outlets to see which would have appeal...
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Manhattan transfer
Datech has installed a state-of-the-art IT network at the Chase Manhattan Bank’s global technology and operations centre. Andrew Emmerson investigates the system that they selected.
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Wastewater management
Wastewater management concerns the economical, efficient and effective treatment of water. Ecological wastewater management seeks to further increase efficiencies by integrating water management with existing natural processes and cycles.