All Letters articles – Page 34
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CommentThe world according to Terry …
Thanks to architect Francis Terry, son of Quinlan, for sending us this pictorial explanation of the practice’s views on architectural styles – a useful aide-memoire for anyone following the Chelsea Barracks saga
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Noises off
In my experience, good acoustics in schools are still viewed as a nice-to-have rather than a must-have (“Can you hear me at the back?”, 15 May, page 40)
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Good health
Regarding your article on a health scare prompting regulation change (29 May, page 13), hats off to NHBC for producing a report that takes the real world into account
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A cable to the sun
In reply to Hugh Bantin’s query about wind energy (8 May, page 32), yes, it is fickle and average output is about 30% of maximum
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The third amendment
The Standing Joint Committee for The Standard Measurement of Building Works has prepared amendment three to the Seventh Edition, effective from 1 June.
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CommentThe true aim of architecture
Robert Adam’s rant (22 May, page 24) about architects and how “they like to pretend they know best about what’s good for society ... “ reminded me of a talk Buckminster Fuller gave at the school of architecture at Bristol university in 1965
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Messing about near boats
I work for a charity called the Waterway Recovery Group (www.wrg.org.uk) which restores the derelict canals of England and Wales
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But they won’t do VAT
I completely agree with your leader on 13 March that the government should have taken the cue from the EU and cut VAT on maintenance and refurbishment to 5% in the last budget
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A matter of consequence
The idea of improving the existing housing stock has been debated and analysed for many years now, especially in the information, advice and guidance for Part L (15 May, page 9)
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CommentThe conservatory con
It’s good news that the regulations are becoming more onerous in England. However, in Scotland we have had minimum U-values for conservatories for some time
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The key to the code
“The problem is that we are making it up as we go along” (leader, 22 May, page 3)
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Answering Mr Arrowsmith
As stated in your recent article “Betrayal of trust” (15 May, page 34), NICEIC does have some sympathy with Mr Arrowsmith’s situation
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Roger that
I have for many years felt that Roger Knowles, chairman of Baqus, was the voice of reason and practicability in the building industry so I was delighted to read his letter in Inbox (15 May, page 32)
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But is it legal?
I was interested to read the published response from Peter Whitbread in your 8 May edition regarding “Lip service won’t do: discrimination in construction” (24 April, page 52)
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CommentIt's up to us
Your editorial (1 May, page 3) says “the Exchequer is applying brakes by way of efficiency savings”. About time, I say!
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Get your facts straight
I read with interest your article asserting that the government will miss its carbon reduction targets of 12.5% by 2010/11 (1 May, page 10)
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Not just any old wood
Regarding our timber study for the Wood Window Alliance (24 April, page 69), it is important to realise that the negative value for embodied carbon was based on the knowledge that the timber would be sustainably sourced from a well-managed forest, and that in the future, most of it would ...
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All publicity is good
The essence of Building’s editorial in the 9 May edition (page 3) is that the Prince of Wales’ intervention into the quality of design of the built environment, is a good thing. Up to a point
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The usual victims
The Verry debacle (8 May, page 24) is just the same old, same old – look at Eugena, Wiltshire and the others. Who gets hurt? Yes, you guessed it, the “specialist trade contractor” and the small subbie
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Overcoming overload
I read with interest Cedric Sloan’s article in Building on 1 May (page 33). He draws attention to the information that is provided with most invitations to submit a tender. One of the points he makes is that far too much information is provided