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The library and links
Welcome to the Library. I am currently updating the library and adding new links and references. This will take some time, so I\'m sorry if you can\'t find what you\'re looking for just at the moment. The Library contains links to documents, books and organisations and online available security standards, policies, codes of practice, tech…
Level of vehicle crime
According to statistics obtained from The Crime Survey for England and Wales it's pretty good news, because, until very recently, vehicle crime has been following a downward trend since 1995. The most recent survey of 2015/16 estimates there were 796,000 vehicle related thefts, a fall of aboput 9% on the previous year. Of these, around 70…
Lamps (light bulbs)
The professional term for what most of us call a light bulb is a \'lamp\'. A lamp is simply an artificial source of light. There are hundreds of types that differ from each other in the way they generate light, how much light they produce, the power they consume and their efficiency. They also differ in respect to their shape, the type of…
Library U - V
URBAN DEVELOPMENT LINK: RUDI.net Knowledge sharing and networking for professionals and academics in urban development LINK: Communities and Local Government A UK Government department VEHICLE BARRIERS AND BOLLARDS PAS 68:2010 Impact test specifications for vehicle security barriers PAS 69:2006 Guidelines for the…
External Lighting
Because of the wide variety of commercial premises it is difficult to be prescriptive about the type and amount of lighting required for yours. You are advised to seek advice from a professional lighting designer or engineer if you are intending to upgrade your lighting installation. Lighting is necessary for a variety of reasons and pre…
Lighting for Streets and the Built Environment
When planning new and replacement lighting schemes the council's street lighting engineers and the Highways Agency use BS 5489-1:2003+A2:2008 Code of practice for the design of road lighting - Lighting of roads and public amenity areas. This code of practice provides all the necessary technical information required to provide the most eff…
Reducing theft of vehicles
Car theft has decreased All new cars sold in the UK Since October 1998 have been fitted with passively setting electronic immobilisers. This means that they set themselves (switch on) when the engine is turned off, but you need a coded or transponder key to turn them off. This single requirement massively reduced the theft of the newer ve…
