Letters
Improving existing housing stock first
There’s an irrational emphasis on improving energy efficiency of new-builds
Stick with BREEAM for schools
The Department for Education appears to be in danger of throwing the baby out with the bath water
Self-build can raise standards
A rise in self-build will mean larger housebuilders will have to respond and improve their standard of housing
Are they really keen on green?
We need clarity on precisely how the assessors, providers and installers will work together to deliver the Green Deal.
Bring suppliers into the BIM fold
Product suppliers need to create the libraries of information that are needed for the final BIM model
The Shard is an eyesore with no soul
It exemplifies modern engineering, but the Shard has nothing on the pyramids of Egypt
Scrapping tax is an improvement
I for one am very relieved that the government appears to be doing a swift U-turn on the introduction of the “conservatory tax”.
Models can solve the SAP muddle
We should centralise renewables in infrastructure
VAT rules cripple business
Essentially we’re paying someone else’s tax for the privilege of acting as unpaid tax collectors for HMRC
