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FeaturesSustainability: Biomass energy
In this latest feature on the economics and feasibility of sustainable technologies, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the potential for biomass energy systems, considering the adequacy of the fuel supply and the viability of various system types at different scales
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FeaturesPeter Ryan: Have you seen this man?
He鈥檚 been trained by the FBI, works closely with Chinese intelligence and is bloody elusive when it comes to getting him photographed for magazine interviews. Karolin Schaps tracks down Peter Ryan, the London Olympics鈥� secret policeman
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FeaturesManslaughter: Bosses beware
From 6 April, if a worker is killed in the workplace, it鈥檚 no longer the men in suits from the HSE that will come knocking on your headquarters鈥� door. Instead, warns Michael Glackin, it鈥檚 more likely to be the police, who will be asking you some serious and searching questions
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 your project of the year?
On Tuesday, 精东影视鈥檚 awards judges will chose their project of the year from the eight buildings pictured above. But which one would get your vote? Why not log on to 精东影视 TV to decide 鈥�
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FeaturesMichael Tippett school: Wilful disobedience
Marks Barfield鈥檚 Michael Tippett school 鈥� London鈥檚 first 精东影视 Schools for the Future project 鈥� succeeds by ignoring many of the guidelines on both design and procurement. There鈥檚 probably a lesson in that, reckons Martin Spring
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FeaturesTragedy at Tesco
In September 2006 a three-year-old girl was killed when the roof of a Tesco store in Turkey caved in. The retail group blamed the collapse on 鈥榚xtreme weather conditions鈥�, but 18 months on, 精东影视 has obtained a report filed by senior figures at Tesco soon after that cites poor construction ...
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FeaturesCamp Telef贸nica
The design of a huge telecoms business park near Madrid borrows heavily from a Roman military camp
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FeaturesUniversity of Westminster SABE's Networking Event
University of Westminster School of Architecture & Built Environment (SABE) brings together students and employers
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FeaturesServer farms: Where the internet lives
They may look like simple sheds but server farms are the nerve centres of the digital age. And considering they can cost up to 拢1,000/ft2, building them is big business for M&E contractors. Report includes sustainability discussion
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Childproof walls
The 精东影视 Schools for the Future programme has over 拢2bn earmarked for long-term investment in secondary schools. Guidance for their construction is contained in the government publication the Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions (SSLD) for school buildings.
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FeaturesHowe Dell: Too cool for school?
Healthcare and education The Howe Dell school and children鈥檚 centre project was commissioned by Hertfordshire council in order to test the latest eco-friendly systems, and as Chlo毛 Stothart discovers, its most intriguing feature is its temperature control
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Ash grill ceiling
A total of 80m2 of Hunter Douglas ash grill ceiling has been used in the 拢44m upgrade to the campus accommodation of Leicester college.
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FeaturesNurse call system
Static Systems has provided Pok Oi Hospital in Hong Kong with a nurse call system that uses voice-over-internet protocol and wireless technology to enable calls to be routed to wireless handsets.
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Fire detection system
Fire detection specialist Rafiki has launched the Quadnet fire-detection system.
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Anti-bacterial paint
Johnstone鈥檚 has developed Microbarr, an antibacterial surface coating that it says can eradicate 99.9% of surface bacteria in 18 hours.
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Ceiling light fittings
Zumtobel Lighting has teamed up with ceiling specialist Armstrong to launch the TechZone range of light fittings.
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Hospital radiators
Jaga Heating Products has unveiled the Hospital Maxi, a new and improved radiator that it says fights superbugs.
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Easy to install handrails
Timeless Tube has developed a new handrail selection which has been designed with ease of installation in mind.
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Water conservation
Just Washroom has launched the Sensaflush, a water management system for conserving water used in washroom urinals.