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Lighting control systems
Dynalite has launched the Ecolinx lighting energy management system for commercial buildings.
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Smart floor tiles
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 …
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
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
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
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
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.
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The alternatives: Secure schools
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
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Make has triplets
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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Data cabling
As comms rooms become more densely populated with hardware and cabling, restricted airflows can result in more cooling requirements, more power consumption and rising costs.
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BSF special: the painful upbringing of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future
The troubled past of the government’s £45bn school building programme has been well documented, but there seem to be signs that it is growing into a more mature and productive client. Kicking off our schools special, Thomas Lane charts its progress. Illustrations by Max Schindler
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BSF special: Six of the best - a review of the latest ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future
Design watchdog Cabe has given ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future designs a bit of a thrashing to date. But what of the latest crop? Martin Spring takes an exclusive look at six newly completed BSF schools – all but two designed by different architects
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Cost analysis: Sustainable schools
The government’s target is to make schools zero carbon by 2016. Sean Lockie and Ian Butterss of Faithful + Gould and BRE’s Anna Surgenor look at the costs involved in upping their green grades
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Flatpack schools: St Agnes primary school, Manchester
No need for wishful thinking: using solid timber panels as a construction material will bring speed and sustainability to the government’s school building programme. Stephen Kennett looks at a down-to-earth solution
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Brislington Enterprise College: Light and airy or a prison?
The pupils of Brislington Enterprise College give their verdict on Bristol’s £34m ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Schools for the Future project. Photography by Neill Menneer
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BSF special: 'a plate glass window palace doesn¹t make a good school' - Chris Woodhead, former chief inspector for schools, interviewed
Former chief inspector for schools Chris Woodhead carries a big stick (he’s broken his ankle) but you wonder if he’d rather use it to thwack all those dunces who don’t get the difference between a good school and a bit of architectural frippery. Emily Wright learns more
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Lifecycle costs: New standard for whole-life costing for buildings
A new standard has been published that allows whole-life costing for buildings to be compared for the first time. Joe Martin of the BCIS explains how it works and applies it to a notional school project
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Cambridgeshire's trash palace
The Fenland pavilion made out of unwanted doors, windows, gates ... and stained glass windows
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First impressions: Projects by Jean Nouvel and Westfield
Another ‘First Impression’ panellist, this time Graeme Jacquet, graduate from Oxford Brookes University, comments on five new schemes