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New smart lighting portfolio enables voice or app control
Smart lamps in a wide variety of shapes, smart luminaires, products for indoor and outdoor use or plugs for integrating conventional light sources - the new Eldvance Parathom portfolio for residential and garden areas can be controlled by either...
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China’s smart light pole market to hit 117.6 billion yuan by year end
China's smart light pole market is expected to be worth 117.6 billion yuan ($16.91 billion) by the end of this year as a result of the construction of 5G base stations, according to the International Smart City Research Institute.
The...
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Interserve Construction to start work on £36m emergency department at Walsall Manor Hospital
Interserve Construction will shortly commence enabling works on Walsall Manor Hospital’s new £36m Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit.
Interserve Construction has been appointed to build the new development which will incorporate a new Emergency Department with “front door” access...
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Scientists develop method to store ‘substantial amount of energy’ in red bricks
Researchers led by Washington University in St Louis, in Missouri, US, have developed a method that can turn the cheap and widely available building material into “smart bricks” that can store energy like a battery.
Although the research is still...
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RSF Association board approves regulation on wood as building material
The Rancho Santa Fe Association board approved a new regulatory code Aug. 6 regarding the use of wood in new home builds and remodels: wood is allowed but is restricted in its use. The vote was 5-1-1 with Director...
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Imperial handmade linear bricks complete cutting-edge Hall Orchestra extension
33 different types of specially-shaped, Imperial linear handmade bricks were used to complete a three-storey extension to the renowned Hallé St Peter’s building in the Ancoats area of central Manchester.
Working closely with architects Stephenson STUDIO – who won an...
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Willmott Dixon wins £54m Manchester creative complex
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the LTE Group for a £54m contract to build the first phase of The Manchester College’s learning centre of excellence for creative and digital industries.
The four-storey development is on the site of the...
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