All Letters articles – Page 31

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    The other offsetting

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    I must disagree with Rachel Barnes’ piece (10 July, page 49) about architect–client agreement forms

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    Size does matter

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    After helpful research by Cabe found that new homes were too small, we may finally be able to re-address the poor design that has been carried out across the UK – and yes, by all of us

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    Weighty matter

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    JT Emanuel (28 August, page 28) has only part of the story when he suggests the consultation over parts L and F of the ɫTV Regulations is 800 pages

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    An unprovoked attack

    2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Rudi Klein’s ungracious and misplaced attack on the JCT contract forms (24 July, page 45) merits a reply

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    Old panels for new

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Your feature on the Grosvenor Waterside buildings by Make (ɫTV 7 August) showed that the patterned aluminium walling has quality when seen up close

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    Fighting the good fight

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    The worrying figures in your article “Small Steps” on women in industry (31 July, page 3) are no surprise to me

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    As a matter of fact

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    John Stewart (14 August, page 32) points out a couple of alleged errors in my column of 7 August.

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    What consultation?

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Are other readers, like me, disgusted and frustrated at the so-called consultation on Parts L and F of the ɫTV Regulations

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    We have a problem

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    It’s interesting that you have a health and safety blunders section highlighting, visually, people doing crazy things that put their and others lives in danger

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    Positive thinking

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    With regards to the article “New zero-carbon definition cuts cost of home by £11k” (24 July, page 13)

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    As a matter of tax

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    As somebody who has spent 47 years in the industry, with every penny earned being subject to PAYE, I think we are missing a fundamental point in this debate (24 July, page 9)

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    Its a mystery

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    I was interested to read the letter from James Preston-Hood (July 24, page 29) regarding the plethora of safety assessment schemes

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    Flaws in Murphys law

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    I welcome Jim Murphy’s proposals to create almost 3,000 jobs for young unemployed people across Scotland through the Future Jobs Forum – including in hard-hit sectors such as construction

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    Exaggerated defects

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    John Hughes D’Aeth (24 July, page 48) makes some valid claims about the value of latent defects insurance (LDI) but says it is no replacement for collateral warranties

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    Let control take control

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    Your leader column (24 July, page 3) illustrates both the increasing complexity of trying to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and the growing potential role for building control in ensuring that this is done

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    Stirling pounded

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    The Stirling prize is an inward-looking, self-congratulatory lovefest for architects and other associated luvvies to cuddle up to each other

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    Money management

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    As a keen supporter of, and a specialist in, all things NEC, I am biased, but Rudi Klein’s article is excellent (24 July, page 45)

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    A game of risk

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Housing minister John Healey says the government is looking at a different kind of housebuilding model (17 July, page 12), “less development-based, and almost contractual”, which is designed to overcome “housebuilders’ reliance on the development land market”

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    Forget the umbrellas

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    The government would be better off not tying all educational projects up in massive, cumbersome framework packages

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    Big is beautiful

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    The article about David Fison downsizing from Skanska to Osborne (24 July, page 30) was interesting. We have gone through a similar process over the past few years