All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 282
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Archive TitlesIP Alarm Monitoring
Travel chain Thomas Cook has taken the plunge and swapped to an IP-based solution for intruder alarm monitoring across its 600-plus High Street retail outlets in the UK. Has the process been a smooth one, and what positive outcomes have been realised? Brian Sims talks to group security manager Steve ...
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Archive TitlesSamsung Techwin: not afraid of CCTV’s ‘ghosts’
The Samsung Super Noise Reduction technology built into Samsung Techwin’s latest SVD-4300 day/night dome cameras ensures that ‘ghost’ and smear-free sharp colour images are rendered at light levels as low as 0.7 lux, while monochrome pictures can be rendered at an amazing 0.005 lux @ F1.8 when operational in Sens-up ...
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ACS – for what it’s actually worth...
SIR – We are an Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS)-listed security company that has tackled the processes required to obtain accreditation, sustaining ourselves in the belief that the time, effort and cost involved would all be justified by our increased ability to win contracts.
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Archive TitlesCCTV? It’s academic when you’re in the City...
The new buildings that house the City of London Academy are truly impressive. Built with a contribution of £2 million from the City of London Corporation, the teaching facilities, assembly rooms, sports halls, dance and drama studios, dining rooms and teachers’ accommodation buildings are all fully-equipped with the latest in ...
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Archive Titles7/7 security officer from G4S
The “selfless bravery” of Muhammad Khalil a G4S Security Services (UK) officer who was on duty close by King’s Cross Station in London on 7/7 has won him the 2006 Sheriffs’ Award (run by The Company of Security Professionals).
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Archive TitlesGardiner & Theobald completes RSC job
4:05PM Firm takes to the stage to help house theatre goers in temporary structure
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King Sturge attacks pre-budget announcement
4:55PM Property consultant labels chancellor’s report mere 'sound bite politics'
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Mott MacDonald wins major rail role
4:50PM Firm to advise on north London upgrades for TFL
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Brown's speech is 'lacking ambition'
3:40PM RICS attacks pre-budget speech for failing to address skills shortage
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Davis Langdon loses its grip on first place
4:10PM The latest moves in the ABI leagues of the top QSs, PMs and clients.
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Bob White to chair Constructing Excellence
10:50AM Peter Rogers steps down after four years
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RICS calls for national spatial plan
3:10PM Institution calls for 20-year view taken by government in response to Barker planning review
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You’re worth it
Are building services engineers selling themselves cheap? The service that they provide is certainly no less valuable than that offered by, for example, solicitors. But the fact is that lawyers create a profit margin more than 50% higher than consultants and engineers can realistically expect to generate.
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M&E workloads
Workloads are growing for UK consultancy and engineering companies, but this is allied to an increasing skills shortage because consultancies sell themselves cheap
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Archive TitlesIT systems
The amount of heat dissipated within IT infrastructures is constantly growing as a result of the ever-increasing concentration of computing power, in particular blade servers. Emerson Network Power has responded to this with its new range of Liebert Hiross HPM solutions.
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Archive TitlesSurface treatment
On the face of it, glass-fronted façades don’t seem the most eco-conscious of building designs. But by making the most of the natural environment, their heating and cooling requirements can be kept surprisingly modest. A case in point is Capricorn House in the German city of Dusseldorf. Stephen Kennett takes ...
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Archive TitlesSupertrees
These giant “Supertrees” will be at the heart of the environmental strategy at a new city garden to be built in Singapore.
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Questionnaire results
In the September issue of BSj we ran a questionnaire on heating and ventilation in school buildings. Here are the results
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Archive TitlesSchool opportunities
In 2004, the Department for Education and Skills launched a £45 billion “Building Schools for the Future” programme. It aims to work with local authorities and the private sector to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in the UK within 15 years.
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Archive TitlesThe nightmare is now
I read the article “Point of no return” (BSj 10/06) about the F-gas ban with interest.