All Letters articles – Page 65

  • Comment

    Less competition won’t help

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    There is no such thing as a free lunch, especially with consultants or bidders. Someone has to pay. Your editorial about school bids urges less competition and less regulation. Three bids are the minimum basis for competitive tenders to indicate the area of price. Extend your logic, why have any ...

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    Don’t close the college!

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    We the undersigned are all leaders in the construction industry, and we back the National Construction College in its fight for survival. Your editorial piece and associated feature (ڶ, 29 September) highlighted perfectly the scale of the investment challenge that the College faces.

  • Three years into the BSF programme, only one project has reached financial close: this Wilkinson Eyre-designed scheme in Bristol
    Comment

    BSF fails the history test

    2006-11-17T00:00:00Z

    ڶ Schools for the Future may be in deep trouble. After a six-month review, Pricewaterhouse Coopers is expected to supply a solution.

  • Comment

    Silent voices

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Regarding your news article on Polish workers (27 October, page 14), I seem to come across many articles concerning the welfare of Eastern European labourers and what they should and shouldn’t have or do.

  • Comment

    Shopped

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    When are we going to do something about the shopfitting industry?

  • Prefab, training and materials separation can cut site waste – and so can good signage
    Comment

    Read the signs

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Thanks for the interesting article about waste management (27 October, page 46).

  • Comment

    Man from the JCT

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Jeff Brown’s article on JCT 2005 and third-party rights (27 October, page 54) refers to a glaring omission.

  • Comment

    Rogers and the Olympic icon

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Isn’t the pessimistic tone of ڶ’s review of progress on the Olympic stadium a little premature (27 October, page 26)?

  • Comment

    In the detail

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

  • Comment

    Virtual reality

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    I would like to allay Darryl Nash’s concern voiced in your Specifier section (20 October) that it is challenging for architects to get sufficient building services knowledge to operate the more sophisticated Part L 2006 compliance software tools.

  • Margaret’s mission: Can Hodge encourage more women into construction?
    Comment

    Message for Margaret

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    In response to your interview with construction minister Margaret Hodge (20 October, page 30) – I would like to see her position the industry so that a career in construction is seen as desirable for schoolgirls and hope that we can soon read the headline in Ray O’Rourke’s inimitable style, ...

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    Foul mouthed

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Am I the only person who is appalled at the profanities expressed in your article concerning the future of the Office of Government Commerce (20 October, page 28)? In an industry that has been trying hard to improve its public image in the face of constant hostility in the popular ...

  • Comment

    Dressed for success

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Thanks to Bryan Imbery for this shot of a Portuguese painter whose choice of head and footwear are almost as impressive as the quality of his edging …

  • Comment

    Please don’t go

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    I am writing regarding your article (20 October, page 11) that says the RICS is considering selling its data and research arm, the ڶ Cost Information Service (BCIS).

  • Comment

    In the detail

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

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

  • Comment

    A matter of life and death

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Your blog about Al Gore’s recent film, An Inconvenient Truth (13 October), was entertaining but somewhat flippant. As last year’s Sustainability Leader award winner, I feel duty-bound to comment.

  • Comment

    Charge!

    2006-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Your occasional “Here’s an idea” series asks readers to contribute their own little gems of genius. So here’s mine.

  • Comment

    Marginal utility

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    In reference to your feature on utilities (13 October) we have been developing a scheme at Ashton Moss, east Manchester, over the past seven years.

  • Comment

    Human

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Your analysis of the worsening situation regarding the performance of utility companies has highlighted a problem that has had me cringing for years.

  • Honda Fireblade: not to Michael’s speed
    Comment

    Fast and stylish

    2006-10-27T00:00:00Z

    I must strongly disagree with your comparison of Michael Thirkettle of McBains Cooper to a Honda Fireblade motorcycle. Firstly Honda is no longer the market leader – Yamaha and Kawasaki are equally strong brands.