‘Local Area Network’

A Buildingtalk guide

Start with the news release Infoterra online geographical asset management from Infoterra , which we summarised at the time by saying "Infoterra has partnered with Stanfords Business Mapping to develop a cost-effective new geographical asset management system - Stanfords GIS - for organisations managing property portfolios.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Win business in growing social housing sector from Windowbase: "Latest social housing specifiers database update is now available from Windowbase.".

In November 2008, we covered the news from Gleeds - take a look at Gleeds completes major health project in Somerset which says: "Gleeds has successfully completed the GBP14.3 million Frome Community Hospital project.".

Take a look also at the news release from Permanite, Permanite goes green for Ecobuild, as well as Online database help designers learn from nature from Autodesk, and ISG sustainable workshop redevelopment from ISG plc.

Latest stories...

Flooding: emergency response and planning (November 2008)

Conference delegates to debate key issues fundamental to embedding lessons in the Government's Action Plan and Flooding and Water Bill.

60th station upgraded by Tube Lines (November 2008)

Queensbury station on the Jubilee line is now the 60th station to be upgraded by Tube Lines since 2003 after reaching practical completion this week.

AMA report provides major market review (November 2008)

UK ventilation, air conditioning and non-domestic heating market, estimated to be worth some GBP1.4 billion, having increased by an estimated 4% in 2006-2007.

New version of Bruel and Kjaer Predictor software (November 2008)

Environmental noise mapping is now much simpler with sound and vibration expert, Bruel and Kjaer's new Predictor 7810 software.

Painting programme chooses Dulux Trade Paints (November 2008)

South Kesteven District Council trialled various paint manufactures during its cyclical maintenance programmes, and now have specified Dulux Trade products as the sole brand to be used.

How Local Authorities can meet SWMP regulations (November 2008)

Digbits director Marcus Clay reports on how Local Authorities can work closely with the construction industry to help meet SWMP regulations and cut costs.