All Letters articles – Page 22
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We will not be moved
It’s good that the Candy brothers won their breach of contract case against developer Qatari Diar (“Candy brothers win Chelsea Barracks case”, building.co.uk, 25 June)
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In memoriam
On 11 September 2001, 67 British subjects lost their lives in the World Trade Centre attacks
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I saw the news today, oh boy
I noted with interest the news that local authorities are having to make substantial payouts on claims for damage to motor vehicles due to the state of the roads, caused by the severe winter weather
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Low carbon needs high spending
The UK Committee on Climate Change has reported that the 8.6% reduction in carbon emissions last year was mostly due to the economic downturn, with only a small fraction being a consequence of green policies
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Charles, Camilla and Ike
The prima donna architects who hurl abuse at Prince Charles (most recently regarding his Chelsea Barracks intervention) ought to have a very careful read of the excellent articles written by Ike Ijeh in Building (page 12) and Camilla Cavendish in The Times, both published on 2 July
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Lose the legal battles
Having read that the largest construction lawsuit in UK history has finally reached an end (“Final whistle for £253m Wembley row”, 25 June, page 9), it never ceases to amaze me that contractors still have inadequate project control measures in place to avoid such situations
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CommentThe birds and the bats
Building’s piece on biodiversity was really superb and extremely useful (25 June, page 58)
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What twerps we are ...
Having only now found time to read the 21 May issue of Building, and sat here in my Antwerp office, I feel compelled to point out that the man “living the high life” up an aerial mast in Antwerp is in Belgium and not Holland as your caption states!
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Storing up trouble
We need to reduce carbon emissions now, not in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time if we are to have an impact on global warming
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The door had already closed
I am writing regarding the article entitled “As one door closes …” (4 June, page 30)
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Reasoning with the RICS
I note from last week’s issue (14 May, page 9) that you brought the QS Forum into what appears to be a growing row between the QS Professional Group within the RICS and the RICS itself. Your article asserts that the forum is set to hold “crunch talks” with RICS
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Save our stability
Preliminary statistics for the first quarter of 2010 show the number of Scottish construction firms becoming insolvent has doubled compared both with the last three months of 2009 and the same quarter last year
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Lack of meritocracy
I read with interest your article about work picking up in the South-east, particularly in the London region (building.co.uk, 20 May), but when I look at the range of jobs advertised, they appear to apply to surveyors or RICS-qualified people.I am wondering when I am going to get a job ...
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Oh, grow up
Paul Morrell’s article (28 May, page 28) suggests he will be saying sensible things to the ministers he is advising
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CommentUnfriendly fire
I write in relation to Chris Ryan’s comments in Wonders & Blunders (28 May, page 32) on Thomas Deacon Academy, of which I am a director
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Crossrail solved
Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
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People's prince
His intervention on the Chelsea Barracks scheme was a good deed well done by Prince Charles, as the high and mighty of the world of developers and architects are well able to use influence and money behind the scenes. The rest of us have to put up with the awful ...
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The case for cutting VAT
Newly appointed Lib Dem ministers in the Cabinet need to honour their party’s manifesto commitment to cut VAT on repair and maintenance works