Advanced Chosen For Atlantic Islands Centre

Advanced Chosen For Atlantic Islands Centre

Even the smallest buildings can be of critical importance to their users, especially in relatively isolated communities. The performance and reliability of Advanced’s MxPro fire alarm panels has seen them installed in another remote coastal location, the Atlantic Islands Centre on Luing, off the west coast of Scotland. Situated south of Oban in the Firth of Lorne, the largely unspoilt 5.5 square mile Isle of Luing is one of the Slate Islands. The Atlantic Visitor…

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I’ve Started So I’ll Finish – University Challenge with BREEAM In-Use Pilot

I’ve Started So I’ll Finish – University Challenge with BREEAM In-Use Pilot

By James Fisher, Principal Consultant at BRE Further and Higher Education bodies are the focus of a new pilot that will enable them to build on learning from the commercial property sector. Following recent success in the evolution of a portfolio-scale approach focused on maximising operational and resource efficiency in buildings, University and college partners are invited to join BREEAM in the development of a new campus-level methodology. ‘Why does the industry just concentrate on…

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Modular design can be both high quality and fast

Modular design can be both high quality and fast

Contrary to general assumptions, the design process for industrial wood construction can be both high quality and fast. The advantages of modular design are clear: dimensionally accurate wood elements can help in improving both the technical design process and collaboration between partners. Prefabricated wood elements enable fast, efficient and easy design without reducing quality. Reports on the benefits of such a lean approach are convincing: In a study of companies that have applied lean construction…

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