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Smaller fish are endangered
Aecom鈥檚 deal to buy Davis Langdon for 拢204m will further reduce the opportunity for smaller consultancies to win major projects (5 August, building.co.uk)
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Don't trust Shapps
How surprised are we in the architectural profession that another government promise has been broken (Shapps delays definition of zero carbon, 30 July, building.co.uk)?
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Don't trust Gove
Perhaps if Michael Gove identifies where the funding was coming from for both the capital and the revenue, the Academies Bill might be more believable (Gove defends 鈥渞ushed鈥� Academies Bill, 20 July, building.co.uk)
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The structure of water
I wholeheartedly support the report by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions, which argues that maintaining investment in Scotland鈥檚 infrastructure will be key to the country鈥檚 future economic success
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Help the student
I was sorry to read of Carillion鈥檚 decision to cancel its student sponsorship scheme (16 July, page 14)
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Engineering less waste
That civil engineering is to examine its cost-saving potential across the UK under the chair of Terry Hill (鈥淐ivils cost inquiry could save schemes from axe,鈥� 25 June, building.co.uk), is extremely positive news for the industry, for the economy and for the environment
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Miller Group
I refer to your article 鈥淏reaking the shackles鈥� (23 July, page 16), which includes Miller Group in a list of refinanced housebuilders, all of whom, with the exception of Miller Group, are majority owned or controlled by Lloyds Banking Group
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Guess x estimate
Dare I suggest that your article on SAP has the world upside-down (23 July, page 22)?The science world has only the vaguest quantitative measure of global warming and the contribution to it of carbon dioxide; the possible contribution of the UK to making a change in this is swamped by ...
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Commit to low carbon
Given the continuing delays to the Renewable Heating Incentive (16 July, page 13) and the recent announcement of funding cuts for low-carbon technology, we could be forgiven for thinking the government has lost its conviction in the fight against climate change
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Take our advice
Your leader on the government鈥檚 health reforms and clients鈥� need for solid advice struck a chord with us (16 July, page 3)
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CommentThe next step
I was one of the three graduates that did a small article with 黑洞社区 last year (11 September 2009, page 34).
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Where鈥檚 my cut?
I enjoyed your leader on the perils of corruption in the less developed parts of the world (16 April, page 3)
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Channel hopping
How many more consultations are they going to waste money on (MPs attack plans for 10-mile Severn barrage)?
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Springing into action
I read with interest your recent article about how the growth of the UK economy is hindered by a shrinking construction industry (鈥淐onstruction decline holds back UK economy鈥�, 23 April) but I think that it gives the wrong 鈥� and worrying 鈥� message to our industry
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The 拢406,000 man
As a chartered QS I read the article about the plans of the new boss of the RICS to woo disgruntled QSs (16 April, page 13) with some personal interest, as well as some sense of humour
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The whole truth
The last paragraph of this article (鈥淏owmer & Kirkland pays out first 拢10m salary鈥�, 1 April, page 10) is slightly misleading
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Short-sighted vision
The assertion by Homes for Scotland that energy-saving regulations will add 拢8,000 to the cost of new homes is myopic nonsense (鈥淕reen guidelines could threaten Scottish housebuilding鈥�, 8 April, building.co.uk)
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Save the trees
I fail to see how you can propose the use of timber as a sustainable material (鈥淗ow green is your brand?鈥�, 12 April, building.co.uk). It takes many years for a tree to grow, unless it is of a pine variety