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The New Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Kent is reaping the benefits of hugely reduced gas consumption thanks to a rebuild and heating upgrade to Hamworthy Purewell VariHeat boilers. The old Marlowe Theatre was created out of a former cinema and had a capacity of 1,000 seats. As part of the new development the building now comprises a 1,200 seat auditorium, plus a smaller second auditoria, offices, bar and restaurant, amenities and service areas. The old…

Honeywell Command and Control Suite Provides Effective Facility and Security Management with a Consumer Touch Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has announced the next generation of smart building technology, Command and Control Suite, which turns complex facility data into recommendations and easy-to-implement changes that help boost business outcomes — lowering costs, minimising risk and reducing downtime. By combining intelligent automation, advanced analytics and visualisation with the simplified user experience of today’s home and mobile electronics, Command and Control…

Dun Laoghaire Lexicon Library and Cultural Centre, Dublin, has won both the Overall Excellence Award and the Sustainability Award in the 2015 Schueco Excellence Awards. Organised by Schueco UK in conjunction with RIBA Journal, these awards, now in their second year, aim to recognise the very best in the design and installation of Schueco systems. The winning €29.5m, 6,327 m2 building, designed by Cork practice, Carr Cotter Naessens Architects, was described by the judging panel…