All Letters articles – Page 84
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A logistical twist
There is far too much carbon dioxide-emitting traffic on the road, and the government is trying to address the issues through initiatives such as EcoHomes. But one is tempted to think that the authors of such systems have never been outside the Home Counties. Certainly, they do not appear to ...
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Stop sobbing, subbies …
I think subcontractors complain too much about retentions. From experience, I think the subcontractor is often its own worst enemy.
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A deep-sea red herring
The Guardian recently published a letter from James Abbott, editor of Modern Railways, responding to an article on construction that it published on 30 June.
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Sanitising history
I see you have featured yet another sanitisation of England’s disappearing industrial heritage (Woodhorn Colliery, 26 August, page 10).
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Bucks redux
I wrote on 12 August that the competition brief for the £60,000 house contest was prescriptive.
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We stand corrected
Your “In brief” column (12 August) incorrectly reports a fatality on a Kier Regional site in Kensington during 2004.
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… or is it too late?
As Tony has so well described over the past eight years or so, the original idea of the adjudicator being only an enhanced QS/architect/engineer has really gone by the board and there is now a requirement for a proficient handling of matters of law while under pressure.
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Leave law to the lawyers …
In a recent article, Tony Bingham endorses the initiative to raise the standards of adjudicators by teaching them complex areas of construction law (12 August: Legal).
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Building gets Loaded
Bearing in mind the raging debate in recent weeks regarding the role and perception of women in construction, it was interesting to see in Hansom (5 August) news that wouldn’t have been out of place in a copy of Loaded: women were referred to as “munters” and you reported the ...
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A chance to catch up
I have been heartened by Building’s coverage of the introduction of measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings.
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Symptoms of a soft market
It would appear from your comprehensive report “Crime and punishment” (5 August) that the Office of Fair Trading has only recently become aware of collusion in the building industry.
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Sorry, David
Having read the article regarding the proposed hotel at Brooklands racing circuit (29 July, page 9), I’m not sure David Coulthard would be thrilled to be described as a “former Formula 1 driver”, as he was racing in Hungary for Red Bull last Sunday, and has just re-signed with the ...
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… and an interested party
As one of the architects involved in this competition, I am surprised there can be any criticism of the design from anybody. The time provided by the ODPM, despite being extended by two weeks, was extremely tight. The brief for the Oxley Park site, produced by English Partnerships, was extremely ...
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A message from the judges …
Your piece last week on the £60,000 house (5 August, page 13) misrepresents both the reality of the competition and CABE’s position. It is based on an unverified quote and a good deal of inaccurate speculation – for example there were 30 submissions, not 33, and the shortlist comprised nine ...
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CommentMaster of shadows
The answer to the competition on 22 July was David Hindle, then managing director of Amey Building, taken in 1992. The winner was Eddie Hume of Kier Group. It seems that what Mr Hindle was doing in the photograph was “being a phoenix”.
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Shurely shome mishtake
I read with interest your article on 15 July regarding the costs for the Olympics (page 24). Can you please tell me, did you make a mistake?
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Fly-fishing, by Anglian Water
I read with interest the article titled “Supervillains”. As a building contractor, I have had numerous problems with utilities companies and can sympathise with Andrew Gill over the problems he had with Anglian Water.