All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 892
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Sustainable slammers: Assessing the environmental impact of the UK’s prisons
Isn’t it enough for prisons to be secure and humane? Do they have to be environmentally friendly as well? Apparently, because Her Majesty’s Prison Service has contracted BRE to come up with a framework, based on BREEAM*, for assessing the environmental impact of Category B prison sites and new secure ...
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Youth strike back at an industry that suffocates their ambitions
Universities are worse. it’s about telling you what you want to hear
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Why construction manager has let me down — again
Could you at Construction Manager please try to get in step with the profession that the magazine is aimed at?We constantly try to raise both industry standards and the image of the construction profession and, even after the recent complaints about the language and images in your magazine (the reaction ...
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Access for all members
I noted with interest ‘Technical file’ regarding the Disability Discrimation Act in the October issue. My circumstances are that both my wife and myself are severely disabled. I can walk a short way using crutches, provided the ground is reasonably level and there are few stairs. My wife uses an ...
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Archive TitlesBishop's about face
Martin Bishop traded in his role as an industry bigwig to follow his dreams of making it as an actor. Rod Sweet meets the former chairman who swapped sitting on boards for treading 'em
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Security on the Web
Each month, SMT surfs the World Wide Web to find end users security sites that are interesting, informative and up-to-date
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Archive TitlesLittle wonders
Nanotechnology is defined as ‘that area of science and technology where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1 nanometres through to 100 nanometres play a critical role’. All well and good, but how might it help security professionals detect and prevent acts of criminality?
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Archive TitlesNSI issues inaugural Gold Medals
The National Security INSPECTORATE (NSI) RECENTLY presented its first Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to NSI-approved companies in recognition of their achievement of meeting the highest standards in the security and fire industries.Speaking at a series of presentations held in Belfast, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh, NSI chief executive Tom ...
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Restructuring for the future
In keeping with its policy of meeting membership requirements – as well as maintaining its position as a leading provider of accredited and modular security management qualifications achieved through formal examinations – the International Institute of Security is now in the throes of making some fundamental changes to organisational and ...
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Archive TitlesIFSEC focuses on reality of IP
IFSEC organiser CMP Information – publisher of Security Management Today, Security Installer and CCTV Today – has announced the launch of a targeted research initiative examining the impact of Internet Protocol (IP) technology on the security industry.
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Archive TitlesLimehouse Fellows reap their reward
Legion Security chairman David Switzer recently presented a cheque for £155,000 to the Ex-Service Fellowship Centre in Limehouse, London which provides accommodation for homeless ex-servicemen and women (many of whom have been forced into living rough on the streets of the Capital).The hostel in London’s Docklands area boasts accommodation for ...
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Person-borne explosives: be on your guard
How might security officers protect building occupants from the evil spectre of suicide bomb attacks? As Stephen Swain explains, it’s a matter of understanding the methods of detonation and behavioural characteristics adopted by the bombers, and then informing the police as opposed to taking any direct action.
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Make sure everything's not lost
Remote server back-up can often provide something of a lifeline for security professionals tasked with protecting stored IT information. Ben White explains how information from your company servers may now be sent – via the Internet – to a secure data centre for safe storage and retrieval.
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Archive TitlesReport from the end user seminar
Ian Drury reports from the end user seminar held at Coventry's Windmill Village Hotel Conference Centre, where the importance of vetting and the future for training in a regulated industry were just two of the hot topics up for debate.
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Archive TitlesShift in emphasis
In the second instalment of SMT's review of The Security Institute's 'Guide to the Procurement and Management of Manned Security Services', Brian Sims explains the necessary shift patterns and officer welfare schemes that must be put in place if a successful service is to be realised for the end user.
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Licensing guide for UK door staff published by SIA
In readiness for door staff licensing in March, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has issued a helpful booklet entitled 'The SIA and Licensing: Licensing Door Supervisors' which explains who needs a licence and how those licenses may be obtained.