All Letters articles – Page 70
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The king is dead, actually
According to Building (14 July), Lord Foster’s proposals to construct a 200-mile canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea have the approval of King Hussein of Jordan.
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While were on the subject
Can I bring to your attention to an advert that your publication carried for “DHL exel supply chain”. The operative in the photograph is standing on the rail of the crane, which I understand is not good health and safety practice. Also the advert goes on to state DHL are ...
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Time for a new revolution
Great Britain is a land covered with urban sprawl, most of it built more than 50 years ago when nobody considered valuing the environment they needed to exist in. The huge loss of energy from inefficient buildings is an embarrassment on a global level, as we initiated the Industrial Revolution.
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Responsible journalism
Last week’s Building provided particular amusement to my wife who has taken to flicking through the latest issue while we enjoy breakfast together on a Saturday.
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A for effort
Your article “CABE: Half of schools are badly designed” (7 July, page 14) gives the wrong message and the report you refer to from CABE is a little out of date, failing as it does to acknowledge the substantial work recently done to improve school design.
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Me, a cynic?
I have often been forced down the lawyer path of giving construction dispute advice with the preamble of “on the one hand, and on the other”. I was thus somewhat surprised to read that Helen Garthwaite (23 June, page 80) has the confidence to take a firm view.
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Call in the taxman
Energy efficiency taxation would be an incentive to effect a programme of energy savings.
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CommentDid Building slip up?
What an excellent example to us all of health and safety awareness the front cover of Building (14 July) is. So much so that I hardly know where to start. However, I will try:
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CommentBeyond the liquid lunch
Congratulations on an insightful article (14 July, page 28) that starts to peel away the layers covering drug and alcohol abuse on site.
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Mass appeal
I was very interested in the measures required to upgrade a 100-year-old house in respect of thermal efficiency (7 July, page 44).
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CommentNot-so-green roofs
Your article on green roofs (30 June page 70) states that “roof systems based on sedum blankets no more than 30 mm thick are the most common specified in the UK”.
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How refreshing
How good to see the reinvigorated Building, and to continue to have one serious and resourceful reference for everyone in construction. Congratulations and good wishes for the future!
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The fixed-price fix
Having read Colin Harding’s article on the curse of the virtual construction sector (16 June, page 29) I must congratulate him on telling it like it is.
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CommentThe front door’s probably easier …
I saw these builders on a roof in Portugal – I guess they were trying to break their way in.
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CommentAn ad mans dream
As a managing director, homeowner, father and global citizen, I applaud Building for its 99% Campaign, and pledge my support to it 100%. The key issue though is that buildings don’t cause carbon emissions, people do.
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CommentTime for a stock-take
I am certainly of the opinion that we must place greater emphasis on the need to improve the energy efficiency of the existing building stock (23 June, page 30).