All Letters articles – Page 63

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    Human life is cheap in Dorking

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Philip Sears of Philip Sears Designs for this shot of genteel, leafy Surrey at its most deadly ...

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    A kink in the chain

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    I refer to the column “An offer you can’t accept” by Rudi Klein (1 December, page 45).

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    Expert answer

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    As an adjudicator, I disagree with four points made by Nick Henchie (5 January, page 56):

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    How to miss the 2012 deadline

    2007-01-12T00:00:00Z

    While I share the opinion of Frances Alderson (17 November, page 60) that London 2012 will obviously gain from the advanced planning of construction projects, I take issue with the idea that the NEC3 contract is appropriate, because of the excessively bureaucratic procedure for compensation.

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    Setting the record straight

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Your story “Marks Barfield starts work on Olympic spike” (8 DecembeR), was inaccurate and misleading.

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    Two questions

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Two issues for further discussion arise from the Colindale fire. The first is the extent to which steel-framed buildings are different from timber. I am watching a steel-framed retirement home go up locally and there is a lot of timber in the secondary structure.

  • Helsinki: Baltic beauty or tourist tat?
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    Homage to Helsinki

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    As a regular visitor to Finland for more than 40 years, I was taken aback by Amanda Levete’s ill-informed comments on Finnish culture and design (24 November).

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    Don’t fiddle

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Your article regarding the implications of the Colindale fire (1 December) rightly stresses this is no time for fiddling.

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    Devilish details

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    The zero carbon initiative proposed by Gordon Brown (8 December, page 10) looks impressive, with “every new home to be zero carbon by 2010”. His statement is backed up by the fiscal incentive of zero carbon homes being exempt from stamp duty. This is a bold statement, however like many ...

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    In the detail

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher?

  • Thanks to Bob Wright from Bignell & Associates for this one.
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    Danger is my bread, death my butter

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Bob Wright from Bignell & Associates for this one.

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    To answer the first question …

    2007-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Robinson of the London Fire Brigade says a fire in a concrete or steel building isn’t an issue.

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    Stand on your van

    2006-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Neil Smith spotted this unique ladder extension system in Bolton. Let’s hope nobody’s planning a quick getaway.

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    One step at a time

    2006-12-15T00:00:00Z

    In response to your article “Hadid’s aquatics centre fails environment test” (1 December) the updated concept proposals we presented at last week’s media launch are an early step in the process of developing a design for the aquatics centre. However, the environmental and sustainability audit you refer to relates to ...

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    A categorical denial

    2006-12-15T00:00:00Z

    It seems that the silly season has returned to ڶ. You concocted a story alleging that McBains Cooper is looking to buy MDA (8 December) and this is totally untrue.

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    The third way

    2006-12-08T00:00:00Z

    Jeff Brown claims third-party rights don’t work (27 October, page 54), but his objections come down to not liking the particular third-party rights in the JCT contract.

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    Who’s the real winner here?

    2006-12-08T00:00:00Z

    I deliver training courses to clients, main contractors and specialists, so I hear a range of views on power relations in the industry (“Who calls the shots”, 24 November).

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    In the detail

    2006-12-08T00:00:00Z

    Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher?

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    Define your terms

    2006-12-08T00:00:00Z

    The figures you quote (“CH2M boss says Olympics will top £12bn”, 1 December, page 10) have nothing to do with the current debate over the costs of the Games. The higher numbers relate to work outside the Olympic Delivery Authority’s scope.

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    Jeremy Gardner Associates

    2006-12-08T00:00:00Z

    We were delighted to win an LABC award for Chapelfield shopping centre. But we and CNC ڶ Control were disappointed by the description of the project in ڶ (20 October, LABC awards) for two reasons: