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A newly completed home cinema costing almost £1 million to build, has at its heart a control system from advanced control and automation technology specialist AMX. Operated from a single hand-held touch screen panel, the system controls media servers, DVD, television feeds, three satellite systems and a commercial cinema digital projector. The panel also controls a Lutron lighting system, air-conditioning, heating and top of the range film screen and curtains, which automatically adjusts to frame the picture format.

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A newly completed home cinema costing almost £1 million to build, has at its heart a control system from advanced control and automation technology specialist AMX. Operated from a single hand-held touch screen panel, the system controls media servers, DVD, television feeds, three satellite systems and a commercial cinema digital projector. The panel also controls a Lutron lighting system, air-conditioning, heating and top of the range film screen and curtains, which automatically adjusts to frame the picture format.

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A wiring accessory plate made by Hamilton Litestats has featured at the City Lofts Roberts Wharf development in Leeds. Finished in brushed stainless steel to complement the contemporary feel of the loft conversion, the plate is available in a range of finishes and can be fitted as a box fit or a grid fix with secret screw fixings. They can include power centre that feature switches for various pieces of kitchen equipment including dishwashers and microwaves, as well as media plates for satellite tv installations, and sockets which can be used for lighting control and sound distribution.

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The lighting scheme inside Nottingham's Grade II listed St Barnabas Cathedral has been improved by recommendations and installations from Cheshire-based Gradus Lighting. The original lighting system was a of a high standard, but the 132 different grid switches were time consuming to operate and freely accessible to the public, which subject them to high levels of usage. This caused the metal halide lamps to fail regularly, diminishing the intended lighting effect. The programme proposed by Gradus included standardising the halide lamps as well as highlighting specific features such as the Bishop's throne by installing extra light fittings. A password protected switching solution was fitted, featuring ten push buttons to create different scenes and combinations of light for mass, baptisms, weddings and funerals.

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Daylight is being piped into the windowless bathrooms and stairwells of new build homes in Salford, Manchester using Solatube Daylighting Systems from Solalighting. With no maintenance or running costs, the system captures the maximum amount of daylight using a patented lens and LightTracker reflector technology within a roof mounted dome. This daylight is then 'bounced' down a 99.7% super-reflective tube to deliver daylight to the rooms below. A 250mm diameter Solartube system illuminates each bathroom with natural daylight, while also incorporating a bathroom ventilation kit with a powerful in-line extractor fan.

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Wherever water, dust and electrical lighting are combined, and particularly in the presence of certain chemical vapours, dependable 'proof' lighting is essential. This is why Thorn has introduced a range of general purpose water and corrosion resistant fluorescent luminaires - the AquaForce II series. They are said to provide highly effective lighting in the most hostile of environments. Fixing is easy for the contractor using the quick-fix brackets and wiring knockouts supplied, while the gear tray simply clips into position.

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A low voltage, sustainable fire exit sign that uses 80% less energy than other T2 systems has just been added to the Sign Kit range from Signbox. The Signkit FE uses LED technology and has a minimum life of 60,000 hours. It features an automatic battery back up that will illuminate the sign for over three hours without mains power. The sign comes in two designs and two standard sizes or bespoke fitting.

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A windowless staff room in a Victorian school building near Norwich has been transformed into a bright, attractive environment thanks to two Solatube Daylighting Systems from SolaLighting Brooke VC Primary School recently installed the Solatube systems that ‘pipe’ natural light from roof-mounted domes into the room below. The staff are delighted - not only is the room now reclaimed as effective, usable space, but the Solatubes allow significant energy cost savings

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London’s tallest riverside residential building and newest Docklands landmark, the Ontario Tower, is being equipped throughout with Moeller Electric’s XBoard consumer units. The Ontario Tower soars 30 storeys above the Thames and features six penthouses plus 260 luxury apartments, each of which is provided with a XBoard split-load consumer unit. Linked to the residential tower is a new Radison four-star hotel which has 169 guest rooms. Each room is provided with its own XBoard unit, bringing the number of units used for the project to over 400.

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A new way to discreetly increase natural daylight in dark rooms and passages is being introduced by Glidevale. The company has developed an 'inplane' version suitable for its 250, 350 and 530mm diameter systems. Fitting virtually flush to the roof, Sunscoop In-Line is therefore unobtrusive once installed, providing a discreet and aesthetically pleasing way of naturally lighting the building. The roof-mounted glazing 'catches' natural light, reflecting it in down silvered tubes ducted through the roofspace and ceilings, into the room below.

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