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FeaturesUnder surveillance
First, Sonia Soltani reports on the new systems that integrate CCTV, access control and more besides 鈥�
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Security reinforcement
Common security weak spots in a building include the partitions, cavities and ceilings. Peter Caplehorn considers how specifiers can reinforce elements so they are less vulnerable to attack
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FeaturesWhat to specify: doors
A range of products to turn any building into a fortress, from door locks to the latest in digital surveillance and video entry systems
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FeaturesCutting-edge peace of mind
Who fits it 鈥� Advanced Integrated Systems鈥� projects include courts and airports, so it knows a thing or two about security. Below, Sonia Soltani finds out how it stays ahead in an ever-changing marketplace.
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Top 150 Housebuilder and Contractors 2006
Making a splashThe same old big fish are swimming around in the pond this year, with the top seven leading contractors and housebuilders by turnover retaining their positions. All a bit dull, really. So 精东影视 has decided to celebrate some of the smaller fish. They might not be devouring rivals ...
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Welcome to Utopia
Poor quality of life, crumbling council housing, a low skills base and a wobbly local economy. Harlow today is a far cry from the uplifting vision of its creator. But, you guessed it, it鈥檚 all about to change. The only question is 鈥� how?
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Planning
How five local authorities formed a joint planning unit to deliver a huge growth in homes and infrastructure
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On the money
Few spending rounds have generated so much excitement 鈥� or dread 鈥� as next summer鈥檚 comprehensive spending review. Former government adviser Paul Hackett reveals what鈥檚 at stake and what鈥檚 in store for post-Blair Britain
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Legal
A ruling at the European Court of Justice has changed the point at which an environmental impact assessment is required
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My kind of town
It may come as a surprise, but hoards of Chinese and US regeneration experts are descending on Britain鈥檚 new towns. Even more surprising, perhaps, they鈥檝e come to admire and learn. Gideon Amos opens our new towns special
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Housing
Later this year, barring further delays, the planning system will get a shake-up 鈥� PPS3. So what is it going to do for housing?
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Kellys heroics
The past month or so has been marked by Ruth Kelly鈥檚 coming out, not in the white chiffon frills of a debutante, but in her customary sensible trouser suit.
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So here鈥檚 the plan
Creating a large-scale mixed-use masterplan calls for a wide range of skills and knowledge. In the first in a series of three articles on masterplanning, Alex Davey, partner at Davis Langdon, looks at 10 key considerations
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Not so desperate housewives
Back in 1986 when few of us had heard of sustainability (let alone Wisteria Lane), Milton Keynes launched a groundbreaking experiment in energy efficiency. Sonia Soltani went back to see how it had fared, and found the residents frantic not so much to save the planet as to enjoy those ...