Portable power
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Computer laptops enable construction managers to work in any location, saving on office space and travel time, but they can cost up to 60% more than standard desktop computers. Laptops are used primarily as a tool for communicating with others. Architects can use the powerful graphics capabilities of laptops to present clients with animated videos while keeping mobile. Site managers are able to record site diaries and video details, which can be transmitted for assessment and queries. Security is a major disadvantage of portable computers.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1997
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Happy campus: the team building a new university in Lincoln is getting an education in non-confrontational construction
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The first stage of the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside is currently under construction. The client, Project for a University for Lincolnshire Company, and contractor Balfour Beatty, defined contract clauses that were acceptable to both. Subcontractors and site staff contributed to the project design and planning, and prefabrication, prototyping and planning were used to eliminated problems before they happened.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1996
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