All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 338
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What’s working housing innovation
The first development is a millennium community with a standard-setting agenda. The second has experimented with design and won a string of architectural awards. The third has attained top environmental scores in EcoHomes. What lessons can be learned from these innovative homes?
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Don’t be square
Large-scale masterplans have to design in flexibility for the long term, whether that means allowing for change of use or turning public spaces into World Cup match screening venues.
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The hunt for cash
Public sector housing and regeneration budgets look almost certain to be squeezed next year, which means cash is going to have to be found outside the Treasury. Luckily, councils won’t have far to look – they’re sitting on great wads of the stuff.
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Nigel Sibley appointed managing director Wolseley UK
Also: Cundall appoint Chris Picken as senior associate and Andy Parton becomes commercial director at Tamdown Group
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All power to the mayor
The way we run England’s towns and cities is on the verge of a dramatic overhaul. Sir Michael Lyons is publishing his long-awaited review of councils’ powers and funding before the end of the year, while the government is due to publish a white paper on the subject.
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‘One day a £1m house will be sold on this site’
If ever there was a place ripe for regeneration it must be the former Ravenscraig steelworks. Sonia Soltani looks at the dreams for Scotland’s largest brownfield site – and the legal challenge that might prove a nasty wake-up call
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Monitoring the situation
Martin Parry of G1 Ltd believes there is good reason not to dispose of those older CRTs just yet…
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New partners for Li-Lin
Merit Li-Lin has extended its Partner Programme with the introduction of an additional level of membership. The new Gold Partner level is based on the degree of sales each Partner commits to during the year.
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Archive TitlesLighting the way
Linda Williams of Derwent Systems Ltd explains why light pollution has become a major issue and gives practical advice on designing and installing lighting schemes to minimise the problem...
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Hours up for Pyronix support
The Technical Support department at Pyronix has extended its opening hours.
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Archive TitlesHostile times
British firms operating in sectors such as the petrochemical, aerospace and offshore industries increasingly need to ensure security for their businesses and employees, writes Jon Hill … So what types of equipment could installers offer to tackle these conditions?
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High security installations
Raytec will supply 200 Raymax 200 CCTV lighting units for a high security nuclear power plant in Forsmark, Sweden. It will provide 24 hour surveillance of the perimeter and lighting for dome cameras within the grounds of the country's largest nuclear power station and requires the highest levels of security. ...
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With the holidays long gone
The industry is gearing up for its busy period again. Dark nights increase attacks on all premises – not only domestic – so installers always find demand hots up as the weather cools down.
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Installer sees rapid growth to gold
Somerset-based installer SM Technology has seen a rapid growth in its IP and access control installations since it was accredited as a Network Video Integration Partner by ADI-Gardiner just one year ago.