Virtual Basingstoke
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Laing, the main contractor on the 110 million pounds sterling Festival Place redevelopment in Basingstoke, England, for Grosvenor Holdings, has invested 45,000 pounds sterling in constructing a 3D replica of the scheme. Two technicians spent three months creating this replica on an AutoCAD 2000 platform. The cut-throughs and elevations of different sections of the scheme allow Laing Construction Director Paul Ashford to make informed judgements about the sequence of the construction programme. Grosvenor Estates Associate Director Lawrence Chadwick has found that the model is a valuable marketing tool.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2000
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Software company ROCC's UNICLASS integrated software package has brought significant benefits to Nottingham City Building Works, the direct labour organization of the local council in Nottingham, England. In particular, this package has aided the expansion of the organization, which now has to tender for all its work. The software modules deal with administration, security, estimating, stock control, enquiries, pay roll, purchasing and job costing, and have made it possible to reduce the number of administrative staff.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1999
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What's a megabyte again?
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A builder visited three high street stores selling information technology equipment. He came to the conclusion some of the staff at the stores were not always very helpful and informative. The builder particularly liked the advice from the salesperson at Tempo but he still decided not to make a purchase. The staff at Time were also helpful but they were unable to provide any information on accounts software which the builder wanted to add to his computer.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1999
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