All Letters articles – Page 39
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CommentThe passiv approach
There is always so much we can achieve by “doing the simple things well” – it’s a widely used sentiment and it’s nearly always true
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An even-handed approach
The article Sheep vs Grass (16 January, page 42) was a lovely idea, and a simple, clear list of green duds and gems would be great.
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From where I stand …
I have just seen the health and safety blunder photo entitled “I can’t look” (9 January, page 31) and felt it necessary to write in
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CommentOld school ties
I was sorry to read of the travails of the John Roan School and to see it described as “an unremarkable comprehensive”.
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School fight, round three
Nick Raynsford MP complains (16 January, page 30) that the piece on Greenwich Building Schools for the Future (BSF) schemes is misleading and misrepresents Southern Gas’ position on the gas holder that has stalled plans to build a school on the Greenwich peninsula
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Too little enforcement …
As far as I am aware, there is still no legal requirement for any property owner or its managing agent to implement the recommendations from an energy performance certificate (EPC) immediately
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Opening doors
I am a second-year occupational therapy student at Coventry University. I am interested in receiving information regarding door access for some coursework
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Don’t recycle
Zaha Hadid’s Guggenheim-Hermitage museum design looks just like the Phaeno Science Centre in Germany.
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… and too many assessors
Saturation of the energy assessment market has now become a real problem
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Act on training now
It is exciting news that the newly formed UK Contractors Group will be making the skills shortage a priority (9 January, page 15)
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Which way to tender?
Two-stage tendering was invented for situations in which the client had to start building as a matter of urgency, yet retain an element of competition between contractors
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Right on track
Building Design Partnership was commissioned to undertake the masterplan for Birmingham City University on a wonderful site that will be the centrepiece of the Eastside regeneration
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News to me
Ross Holleron states (12 December, page 59) that “Hanham Hall … will produce excess heat from its combined heat and power system in summer months. Some of this will supply the hall and a communal glass house, but the rest will have to be dumped.”
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Lets have some help, here
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom, and what construction firms badly need is a scheme that reduces the risk of doing business
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CommentCredit where it’s due
I was pleased to see our image of East Barnet school published on 5 December, page 6. As an architect interested in project delivery, I am a keen follower of your magazine
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Premium bonds
Having been engaged as an independent loss adjuster in the handling of claims on performance guarantee bonds in the construction industry for the past 20 years, I continue to despair at the lack of understanding of them shown by employers and their advisers.
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Luck of the Irish
On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, I was amazed by how easy it was to acquire a CSCS card there compared with mainland Britain.
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We gotta rep to protect
It has been brought to our attention that your publication (10 October, page 95) used the term “formica” in a manner that could be interpreted to mean decorative plastic laminates in general.