Leading engineering trade association ECA is set to have a major presence at this year’s UK Construction Week, taking place on 9-11 October 2018 at the NEC Birmingham. For the very first time, ECA will trial a Virtual Reality experience at the ECA stand, BT165. Attendees can expect a glimpse of the potential applications of…
Gira, one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, is pleased to announce its participation at London Build 2018: the foremost, largest construction and built environment show for London: Gira UK at LB18 Held at Olympia London, London Build goes live on 23rd to 24th October 2018 and for…
A word document of press release and supporting high resolution images can be downloaded here: https://www.bsria.co.uk/file-depot/8baed535cc904f608 BSRIA is delighted to be speaking, exhibiting and supporting the Smart Buildings Show 2018 – taking place on Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th November at the Barbican, London. BSRIA’s expert speaker is Lone Hansen, Senior Manager – IT Cabling,…
Demand for smart meter training is heating up as firms race to meet the new smart metering equipment technical specification 2 (SMETS 2), that comes into force next month (October), reports utilities specialist Develop Training Limited (DTL). The government has called on energy companies to replace all old-style gas and electricity meters with smart meters….
A whole host of industry specialists and celebrity guests, including well-loved EFL Footballers, Paul Merson and John Barnes, joined Screwfix CEO, John Mewett and the team to welcome the first of many visitors to the highly anticipated Screwfix LIVE event at Farnborough Exhibition Centre, today (28 September). Now in its fifth year at Farnborough, the…
As offshore wind turbines continue to grow in size and power output, wind farm developers and operators are preparing to switch over to 66 kilovolt (kV) technology rather than the current 33 kV technology. This is because operating at the higher voltage offers important lifecycle cost-efficiency benefits such as the possibility of reducing the number…
Students studying science, technology, engineering, (arts) and maths [STE(A)M]*subjects at college or university show good returns on the time and money they invest according to a recently released study. The study by labour market data experts Emsi said that students studying STE(A)M in FY2016/17 could expect a 13.4% average annual return on their investment over…
VPS, the UK’s leading vacant property, construction and transport security specialists, have won through to the final shortlist in five categories this year for top honours in the IFSEC Security and Fire Excellence Awards. Last year they won Customer Care Initiative, a category they have been nominated again in 2018 for their market-leading super-portal, Insights. They…
A new white paper by CSCS IT Partner Donseed looks at the statistics behind how CSCS SmartCards are currently being verified on site. It highlights that visual checks with paper-based recording are almost 10 x more likely to occur than electronic checks using smart technology. As many fake cards are difficult to spot from a…
Smart home devices/appliances which can remotely be controlled over Wi-Fi by smartphones and tables, have conveniently enabled property owners to automate everyday tasks like the recording of gas/electricity consumption, adjustment of room temperatures and control of lights (on or off at set times). In turn, these ‘smart home technologies’ – have provided individuals with more…