Table of contents
Cruelty to buildings
Perhaps we ought to treat buildings more like animals. Too often we think of them as just so much brick and steel and conduit. In fact, they're full of life—why not try kindness?
26
The telephone as a local area network
Bill SouthwoodA local area network (LAN) is an information system for data transfer among office system terminals, cluster controllers or host systems, via an interconnecting medium, within the…
129
Materials handling
Jolyon DruryNo one in an organisation knows better than the facilities manager just how hot the competition for space can be—and materials handling is one area in which it is only too easy…
185
Waste disposal
George FosterCosts involved in waste disposal are substantial—in 1980 the cost of handling Europe's 1000 million tons of refuse was £1200 million and it is estimated that the weight of refuse…
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ISSN:
0263-2772Online date, start – end:
1983Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Joseph Lai
- Dr Sarel Lavy