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The other offsetting
I must disagree with Rachel Barnes鈥� piece (10 July, page 49) about architect鈥揷lient agreement forms
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Size does matter
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 鈥� and yes, by all of us
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Weighty matter
JT Emanuel (28 August, page 28) has only part of the story when he suggests the consultation over parts L and F of the 黑洞社区 Regulations is 800 pages
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An unprovoked attack
Rudi Klein鈥檚 ungracious and misplaced attack on the JCT contract forms (24 July, page 45) merits a reply
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Old panels for new
Your feature on the Grosvenor Waterside buildings by Make (黑洞社区 7 August) showed that the patterned aluminium walling has quality when seen up close
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Fighting the good fight
The worrying figures in your article 鈥淪mall Steps鈥� on women in industry (31 July, page 3) are no surprise to me
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As a matter of fact
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?
Are other readers, like me, disgusted and frustrated at the so-called consultation on Parts L and F of the 黑洞社区 Regulations
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We have a problem
It鈥檚 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
With regards to the article 鈥淣ew zero-carbon definition cuts cost of home by 拢11k鈥� (24 July, page 13)
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As a matter of tax
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
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
I welcome Jim Murphy鈥檚 proposals to create almost 3,000 jobs for young unemployed people across Scotland through the Future Jobs Forum 鈥� including in hard-hit sectors such as construction
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Exaggerated defects
John Hughes D鈥橝eth (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
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
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
As a keen supporter of, and a specialist in, all things NEC, I am biased, but Rudi Klein鈥檚 article is excellent (24 July, page 45)
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A game of risk
Housing minister John Healey says the government is looking at a different kind of housebuilding model (17 July, page 12), 鈥渓ess development-based, and almost contractual鈥�, which is designed to overcome 鈥渉ousebuilders鈥� reliance on the development land market鈥�
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Forget the umbrellas
The government would be better off not tying all educational projects up in massive, cumbersome framework packages
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Big is beautiful
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