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CommentPeak practice
Protracted negotiations are the scourge of the PFI, so why don't we take a cue from international diplomacy and use ‘sherpas' to work out the ground rules first?
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Ray and the women
On behalf of the membership of the National Association of Women in Construction I would like to record how appalled we were at Ray O'Rourke's comments (19 May, page 14).
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Not just a site issue
It is a great pity to read about comments such as Ray O'Rourke's regarding the role of women on site; it is however a view I have heard expressed many times and from people of equal standing in the industry.
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Has Ray Ratnered himself?
I was less than surprised that a self-opinionated person such as Ray O'Rouke made such comments but was still surprised that he would be stupid enough to make them in a public forum.
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An advantage over men
Elderly female residents and single women tell us they feel safer with women tradespeople working in their homes when we are refurbishing local authority estates with residents in occupation.
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Slow boats from China
Is it just me who is appalled by the rank hypocrisy shown by Bill Dunster ("Dunster set to build 1000 eco homes a year in London", 19 May, page 13)?
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Soothing words for Mr Angry
The architect who wrote the Open Mike entitled "Anger, tedium and malice" (12 May, page 38), is clearly in a parallel universe - a universe that is time-warped backwards by about 20 years. The scary thing is, he is not alone. Parts of the industry are stuck there with him.
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2020 shortsightedness
Without even getting into the detail of what LPS 2020, the new performance standard for modern methods of construction, will or won't deliver (5 May, page 52), one has to consider the basics:
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CommentThe balance of terror
Thanks to Trevor Harrison of MDA Consulting for this photograph of how they do things in Istanbul.
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News
O'Rourke calls for modern sites
Ray O'Rourke, the chairman of Laing O'Rourke, has called for the "grunt" to be taken out of construction by modernising working practices.
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BBC names three contractors on framework
The BBC has completed the line-up of its revamped framework by announcing the names of three contractors signed up for building works and services deals.
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NewsA lotta bottle
Architect HawkinsBrown has won planning permission for this redevelopment of the former Watney Mann brewery site in Stockwell, south London.
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Features
Projects update: Sustainability
With companies falling over themselves to introduce sustainable technology into their schemes, research into what's possible seems increasingly to be the name of the game
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CommentEvery little helps
There are a million tiny things that we can do to safeguard the future of our planet - so don't dismiss them just because you might not be around to care
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architecture critic Peter Murray draws a comparison between a bridge that ties London together and a street that splits it apart
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NewsPre-tax profit at contractor Mace rises 20% to £6.2m
Overall turnover in group also rises 48% to £271m but chairman complains that margins are ‘still very tight'
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Architect SMC makes biggest purchase yet
Architect SMC Group has made its biggest acquisition with the purchase of architecture and design company Charter Consultant Architects.
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NewsBarratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses
David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes