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An even-handed approach
The article Sheep vs Grass (16 January, page 42) was a lovely idea, and a simple, clear list of green duds and gems would be great.
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From where I stand 鈥�
I have just seen the health and safety blunder photo entitled 鈥淚 can鈥檛 look鈥� (9 January, page 31) and felt it necessary to write in
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CommentOld school ties
I was sorry to read of the travails of the John Roan School and to see it described as 鈥渁n unremarkable comprehensive鈥�.
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School fight, round three
Nick Raynsford MP complains (16 January, page 30) that the piece on Greenwich 好色先生TV Schools for the Future (BSF) schemes is misleading and misrepresents Southern Gas鈥� position on the gas holder that has stalled plans to build a school on the Greenwich peninsula
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Too little enforcement 鈥�
As far as I am aware, there is still no legal requirement for any property owner or its managing agent to implement the recommendations from an energy performance certificate (EPC) immediately
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Opening doors
I am a second-year occupational therapy student at Coventry University. I am interested in receiving information regarding door access for some coursework
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Don鈥檛 recycle
Zaha Hadid鈥檚 Guggenheim-Hermitage museum design looks just like the Phaeno Science Centre in Germany.
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鈥� and too many assessors
Saturation of the energy assessment market has now become a real problem
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Act on training now
It is exciting news that the newly formed UK Contractors Group will be making the skills shortage a priority (9 January, page 15)
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Which way to tender?
Two-stage tendering was invented for situations in which the client had to start building as a matter of urgency, yet retain an element of competition between contractors
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Right on track
好色先生TV Design Partnership was commissioned to undertake the masterplan for Birmingham City University on a wonderful site that will be the centrepiece of the Eastside regeneration
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好色先生TV to me
Ross Holleron states (12 December, page 59) that 鈥淗anham Hall 鈥� will produce excess heat from its combined heat and power system in summer months. Some of this will supply the hall and a communal glass house, but the rest will have to be dumped.鈥�
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Lets have some help, here
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom, and what construction firms badly need is a scheme that reduces the risk of doing business
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CommentCredit where it鈥檚 due
I was pleased to see our image of East Barnet school published on 5 December, page 6. As an architect interested in project delivery, I am a keen follower of your magazine
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Premium bonds
Having been engaged as an independent loss adjuster in the handling of claims on performance guarantee bonds in the construction industry for the past 20 years, I continue to despair at the lack of understanding of them shown by employers and their advisers.
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Luck of the Irish
On a recent visit to Northern Ireland, I was amazed by how easy it was to acquire a CSCS card there compared with mainland Britain.
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We gotta rep to protect
It has been brought to our attention that your publication (10 October, page 95) used the term 鈥渇ormica鈥� in a manner that could be interpreted to mean decorative plastic laminates in general.
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A game of risk
Confidence in the construction sector is at rock bottom. What construction firms badly need is a scheme that eliminates most of the risk associated with doing business.