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Sounding off: how quiet should an office be?
Sounding off: how quiet should an office be?

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Sounding off: how quiet should an office be?

Deaden the noise completely and it can feel oppressively silent. But a loud office can be very distracting. Is it possible to design a perfect office that pleases everyone?

Karen Day 09 August 2022

Remember the Alamo: preserving America’s past
Remember the Alamo: preserving America’s past

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Remember the Alamo: preserving America’s past

The historic site in Texas is "a very sick patient" and before any repairs are carried out, there must be testing, analysis and data collection

Mark Williams 05 August 2022

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