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Don't blame the software
I have no wish to defend the shambles of the implementation timetable of Part L, forced on the ODPM by its political masters and the European Union. The development of the Simplified Building Energy Model was part of that sorry process, but to criticise SBEM because it doesn't give the ...
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Private concerns
As the newly appointed chairman of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (which represents about 30% of the building control industry), I would like to endorse the five manifesto proposals, particularly the first two. It is noted however, that the private sector building control was not included in the summit, ...
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Some scandal
In response to Colin Harding's assertion that expecting taxpayers to subsidise the public sector's "pension extravagance" is a "scandal" (7 April, page 37), can I check that this pension extravagance would be the average pension paid to public sector workers of about £3500 a year (probably just enough to ...
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A question of recyclability
I refer to the article on recycled content (31 March, page 71). While applauding initiatives to improve resource efficiency within construction, the steel construction sector has concerns that the "single issue" focus of setting minimum recycled content targets has the potential to throw up spurious decisions that may in fact ...
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CommentAh, they've finally made that safe, then
This classic safety precaution comes to us from Tony Rackliffe, of Farnham, who explains it was one of a series of similar holes in a fairly busy street in Kuala Lumpur. It was much more dangerous before the planks went across, presumably
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FeaturesRadical chic
Bloomsbury's unloved 1960s Brunswick Centre has never lived up to Levitt Bernstein's ground-breaking vision - until now. Thomas Lane went to see what's been happening, and discovered a transformation that is causing a stir among retailers and residents alike
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FeaturesLet's speculate
Real estate investment trusts are set to spell big changes in the world of property investment. But while developers coo over their potential tax savings, contractors are wondering what type of beast the clients, and the projects, of the future will be. Josh Brooks gets out his crystal ball …
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CommentNow is good
Now is a great time to be an architect, with liberated aesthetics, resurgent creativity, rethought modernism - and a welcome new distraction …
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FeaturesCost model: Infrastructure
Neal Kalita of Davis Langdon looks at the design considerations, procurement issues, financial risks and sustainable technologies associated with the delivery of infrastructure for a brownfield, mixed-use development
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Kier on top in March with 77 contract wins worth £300m
Public sector work puts contractor and housebuilder in number one spot, pushing Sir Robert McAlpine into third
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NewsJones replaces Sanders at G&T
Quantity surveyor Gardiner & Theobald is set to appoint managing director Simon Jones as its managing partner following the retirement of Peter Sanders last Friday.
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Miller Group boss richer than Queen
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, was named one of the biggest risers in The Sunday Times Rich List 2006, after amassing a £715m fortune.
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FeaturesJust the job
Design consultant Maurice Rosario tells Sonia Soltani all about working (and eating) in Cairo and Istanbul
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NewsLiverpool lashes out at cut in EU funding
Liverpool council has strongly criticised the government for not lobbying on its behalf after it emerged that its European funding for regeneration is to be cut by two-thirds.
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NewsFaster home delivery
The merger of the Housing Corporation and EP is good news for housebuilders
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FeaturesA £64m rumpus room
Avant-garde architect Morphosis has created an extraordinary recreational centre for this Ohio university, complete with suspended running track, swimming pool and restaurant