All Letters articles – Page 32

  • Should buildings like this be forced to toe the green line?
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    Help the aged

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Regarding the news that Part L may or will force historic buildings to be energy efficient (24 July, page 38), I am a director of estates for a university and therefore have to deal with the dilemmas of conserving listed buildings while complying with the burgeoning legislation from the eco-warriors ...

  • Comment

    PAYE in the neck

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Although I think I can understand the reasons behind the government pushing for all workers to be taxed on a PAYE basis (17 July, page 9), its failure to appreciate the implications is testimony to its inability to leave the construction industry alone

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    Yes: minister

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    The recent publication of “One death is too many”, a report into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents by the secretary of state for work and pensions produced welcome recommendations

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    Let's keep it simple

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    I am responding to the article “Two members quit safety group to maintain independence” (26 June, page 15) on behalf of the Construction Clients’ Group (CCG)

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    Local slate for local houses

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    Since the last slate quarry in Scotland closed in 1955, architects and builders carrying out maintenance and restoration and new developments in conservation areas have struggled to meet specifications for traditional roofs. It is also a problem for homeowners making repairs

  • The investigation into the fire at Lakanal House must establish the cause quickly
    Comment

    Burning questions

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    The pictures and news reports concerning the tragic fire in Lakanal House in Camberwell show how lives can suddenly be lost when fire breaks out. The owners and regulators must establish swiftly what happened and what went wrong

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    It's a builder's life

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    I have been in the building trade for nearly 30 years and have lost count of how many thousands of pounds I have been swindled out of by rogue customers

  • Comment

    Sounding out

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Your recent articles on school acoustics (10 June, building.co.uk) really caught my eye

  • Comment

    Will we never learn?

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    A few years ago now I recall a ڶ front page very similar to that of 26 June

  • Comment

    It’s just not tennis

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    I read your articles about the dispute between the All England Lawn Tennis Club and ڶ Design Partnership (BDP) with a deep sigh of frustration (26 June, page 10)

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    It’s simple, really

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    I am writing in regard to your “two steps backwards” letter (26 June, page 33)

  • Contrary to what you may have heard on television, fire doors are a serious business …
    Comment

    Don’t listen to the media

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    In the recent programme Property Snakes and Ladders (Channel 4, 9 June) presenter and property developer Sarah Beeny recommends replacing the use of tested and certificated fire doors by ordinary doors painted with intumescent paint

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    Let’s have a heated debate

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    I would like to bring to your attention the worrying practice of organisations that fill the CDM co-ordinator (CDMC) role on projects at fee levels that cannot facilitate the proper delivery of the CDMC function

  • Comment

    The perfect contract

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    It was interesting to read the letters in response to Tony Bingham’s article (3 July, page 28)

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    Brace! Brace!

    2009-07-17T00:00:00Z

    I was sad to read the views of Steven Morgan at BAA. I suspect there will be a lot of claims specialists and lawyers rubbing their hands at his belief in “the bracing effects of competition”

  • Comment

    Musical roles

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    I find several points of confusion in Simon Tolson’s legal article.

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    What does it matter?

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    I read with interest the article written by Tony Bingham in your 26 June edition concerning the decree by the Office of Government Commerce that only one form of contract should be used for all public work, namely NEC3. In the recent past, I have delivered a number of training ...

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    Too many contracts spoil the job

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham is clearly unhappy with the use of the NEC for all government contracts

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    Bless this our heat pump

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    The Bishop of Leicester during his Lent pilgrimage blessed the new environment-friendly heating system in All Saints church in Somerby, Leicestershire

  • This Libyan dunescape proved an inspiring sight for Metropolitan Workshop
    Comment

    Ahem …

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Metropolitan Workshop Architects was erroneously credited in your 12 June issue as the concept architect for the Tripoli Museum of Heritage