All Archive Titles articles – Page 532
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Archive TitlesTeaching by example
Could the current surge of renewable energy policies leave planners out of their depth? Simon Burton reveals a new scheme to simplify communication
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Archive TitlesEye on market evolution
BMW (UK) has embraced the benefits of detector-activated surveillance to address a range of risks, operational needs and the cost implications arising from private sector regulation. Ian Drury talks to Nigel Forbes and Charles Evett in a bid to explain why this client has opted for an ambitious integrated package ...
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Siemens launches leaseback programme for security end users
Siemens Building Technologies’ SECURITY SYSTEMS DIVISION HAS introduced an innovative sale and leaseback programme – entitled Capital Release – which involves buying all existing installed security equipment on the end user’s site in return for a fixed term, fixed price rental agreement with the client.
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The horse and the stable door…
Sir – Since 7/7, businesses in the Capital and our other major cities have been warned to update their security in the fight against suicide attacks.
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Don’t rush to register; There are other solutions
Re: “Would a Register Help Gain Recognition For CIOB Members?”, letters, CM, Sept 2005
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Archive TitlesDongtan dreaming
China, factory of the world, is choking on its own fumes. So it plans to build the greenest city ever – a test bed for the most ambitious environmental policy on Earth. And phase one will only take five years. Olufunmi Majekodunmi reports
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Venue-Sec director found guilty of supplying unlicensed security staff
Dewi Williams, the 55-year-old director of Venue-Sec, is the first person to be found guilty of providing unlicensed security staff to clients
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Archive TitlesSupplier demands
Do it right and it’s an effective business tool, but get it wrong and you’re stymied.
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How to take Decoupling further
We congratulate the National Art Gallery of Australia and their consultants, Steensen Varming, for decoupling the processes of adding heat and moisture so that the humidifying process is independent to the heating process (BSj 08/05). The resultant energy saving (41% for gas and 11% for electricity) is outstanding and they ...
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Archive TitlesDealing with the new threat
Since the July suicide bombings in central London, security and the prevention of a terrorist attack has moved up the agenda for both clients and their service providers, but are we dealing with the threat in the right way? Counter-terrorism expert Paul Keeling argues that many security companies have been ...
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Archive TitlesThe De La Warr Pavilion
The modernist architectural icon in Bexhill on sea will reopen to the public this month.
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Fire rules may raise costs
Government-proposed changes to the fire regulations that require tall buildings to incorporate an additional escape stair are set to make their development prohibitively expensive, a leading fire expert has warned.
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XXX marks the spot for Internet control
Sir – Despite the concerns around the planned ‘.XXX’ Internet domain which will host ‘adult entertainment’ sites, the potential advantages could well outweigh the risks.
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Archive TitlesMonopoly or consistency?
Of late, the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) has been described in the pages of Security Management Today (SMT) as seeking a monopoly over the inspection of industry standards in the guarding sector (‘Passporting is not acceptable to all’, Letters, SMT, September 2005, pp12-15). In fact, the NSI was asking ...
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Compare and contrast
A new report from a group of industry experts contrasts the features and capabilities of 20 building energy simulation programs. The report includes an overview of each program as well as tables comparing specific features such as zone loads, ventilation and multizone airflow, renewable energy systems, climate data availability, results ...
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Code of Ethics raises standards
Ethics and high standards are at the heart of a new code of ethics produced by recruitment agencies serving the security industry, the British Security Industry Association and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
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The Emperor’s New Clothes?
SIR – I read with interest Security Industry Authority (SIA) chief executive John Saunders’ remarks on his organisation’s own web site regarding the tardiness of the industry in terms of dealing with the onset of licensing, not to mention comments courtesy of deputy chief executive Andy Drane in your own ...
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The intuitive client
In many ways, Security Management Today (SMT) is preaching to the converted.
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The city meets Spitalfields
The sharp lines of Foster’s latest office building not only represent the expansion of the City, they also support one of Europe’s largest photovoltaic installations.