More Focus – Page 260

  • Cala Homes show the variety of developments on offer
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    Happily ever after

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The Gus Report: Newhall in Harlow set out to marry quality design with quality of life. So how has it done? Continuing his series of visits to important housing developments, Gus Alexander celebrates something approximating nuptial bliss

  • Software
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    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ pathology: BMS systems

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ management systems give occupants control of M&E equipment at the touch of a button, but their complexity can cause problems

  • PRI energy metering
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    PRI's energy metering

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Energy management and smart metering specialist PRI has developed Carbon View, a system for carbon monitoring, which displays instant and accurate energy-consumption data

  • Herzog & de Meuron’s IKMZ library, Cottbus
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    Country focus: Germany

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Germany, traditionally the motor of European construction, has stagnated for a decade. Now it’s sputtering back into life – but will the credit crunch kill it? John Atkins of EC Harris reports

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    Bailey’s cream: Strathclyde HQ

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    When M&E specialist NG Bailey set out to build its new headquarters in Strathclyde, it wanted to show what it could do to a standard spec office. Its control over the project enabled it to bring in a building of the finest green credentials

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    A game of musical jobs

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    This year’s Hays/¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Salary Guide shows that more and more candidates are chasing ever fewer vacancies, and we all know what the law of supply and demand says about that … Debika Ray reports

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    The tracker: Bottoming out?

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The indications are that there’s still a way to go before we’re out of the woods, but there are small signs of improvement, reports Experian Business Strategies

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    Phase One: Edinburgh

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s networking event took a new twist when it went to Edinburgh this month by giving attendees a sneak preview of Rab Bennetts’ £42m Informatics Forum – a futuristic realm of computer wizardry and flying robots. Katie Puckett and Dan Stewart joined the snoopers

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    Generation gripe

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Fed up with eager young pups at work who don’t know they’re born? Or had enough of hearing how it was back in the old days?

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    Get with IT

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    ICT is at the heart of all schools built under the BSF programme, but so far architects and designers have yet to switch on to the bigger picture. Stephen Kennett looks at what it takes

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    Lighting control systems

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Dynalite has launched the Ecolinx lighting energy management system for commercial buildings.

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    Smart floor tiles

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Tau Cermamica has collaborated with Pep Torres to develop a smart floor tile, which is equipped with a weight sensor and a microchip which can record the length of time a person stands on the tile.

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    Rugged laptops …

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Rugged laptop manufacturer Getac has launched the V100, which features a sunlight-readable LCD screen that uses an active anti-reflective process to block reflected light, increasing visibility, even under the brightest conditions.

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    More rugged laptops

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Dell has launched the Latitude E-Family range of rugged laptops which includes the Latitude E6400 ATG, a 14.1-inch semi-rugged laptop, built and tested to meet military 810F standards for dust, vibration and humidity resistance.

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    Remote pictures

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Red Zebra Mobile is a new mobile phone image management system that allows site managers, workers and subcontractors to take pictures and send them in real-time to an online gallery for office-based colleagues to look at.

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    Data cabling conduit

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Mita has launched the Cableline Prima 60 three-compartment, moulded PVC trunking system which has been designed for use with power cables and high-density category 5E, category 6 shielded cabling and 10Gb structured cabling.

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    Server cabinets

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Panduit has launched the Net Access server cabinet (pictured). The cabinet is the result of a collaboration with IBM, and the company claims it provides improved performance in terms of cable management, cooling efficiency and grounding over previous generation server cabinets.

  • Biometric fingerprint systems such as the Liver Register system can be used to replace smart cards and key pad entry systems
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    The alternatives: Secure schools

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Schools have to provide secure access systems, both to keep unwanted visitors out and to keep pupils in. Stephen Kennett looks at three ideas – from the simple to the really clever

  • Make’s gleaming dumb-bell of a pavilion links academia with the business community
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    Make has triplets

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Make Architects has just unveiled three pavilions for the University of Nottingham – two in terracotta allude to the city’s geology, the third is even more heavyweight …

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    Dead meat

    2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The plunge in land prices, which is much steeper than the nineties slump, has been observed by cash-rich buyers circling high in the sky. Now they’re hoping to swoop when the market hits the bottom. But who are they and when will they strike?