All Inbox articles – Page 7
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Fun in the sun
I saw redundancy coming (“Have you been made redundant?” 8 April, building.co.uk) and went where my talents would be appreciated
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Save the trees
I fail to see how you can propose the use of timber as a sustainable material (“How green is your brand?”, 12 April, building.co.uk). It takes many years for a tree to grow, unless it is of a pine variety
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Short-sighted vision
The assertion by Homes for Scotland that energy-saving regulations will add £8,000 to the cost of new homes is myopic nonsense (“Green guidelines could threaten Scottish housebuilding”, 8 April, building.co.uk)
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The whole truth
The last paragraph of this article (“Bowmer & Kirkland pays out first £10m salary”, 1 April, page 10) is slightly misleading
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Thinking out of the box
The Homes and Communities Agency’s requirements are driving developers toward construction of “homes” rather than simply dwellings (“New standards could add £10k to new homes”, building.co.uk)
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CommentThe future of low carbon
I was delighted to read about the steps being taken at Ashley primary school (26 March, page 48)
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More flock to the cause
Rydon would like to sign up to your excellent initiative and back Charter 284
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Offsite doesn’t mean offshore
I read Richard Ogden’s article “Fast build nation” (26 March, page 32) with interest
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And finally …
Some readers weren’t fooled by Building’s code level seven story (page 14, 1 April) …
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On the terraces
I read that a Stirling prize winner is to “reinvent the terrace” for the legacy of the 2012 Olympics
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A willing volunteer
So, out of £32.2m of public funding Persimmon boss Mike Farley paid himself a bonus of £406,000 (1 April, page 9) – no doubt for his excellent performance during their financially difficult period!
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CommentMan behaving badly
As an avid reader of Building, I must register my disappointment at seeing the increased use of swear words in print
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CommentYellow card
Regarding your feature on the South African World Cup venues (12 February, page 38), we have been involved with the new Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane since our team won the commission in June 2006
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eBest practice
Your article, “Contractors attack rise of eBay tendering” (26 February, page 15), is wholly unfair and quite inaccurate
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Hard facts
With regard to your article “MPs: Ban import of child-labour stone” (12 February, page 14), I would like to draw your attention to the Stone Federation’s document, Selecting the Correct Stone, which is to be published shortly.
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Going, going …
In response to Building’s story about the skills crisis (“Union warns of skills time bomb”, 5 February, building.co.uk), as a trainee building surveyor I am beginning to regret my decision to join the industry
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Houses and trousers
The Tories’ planning green paper is another cheap shot at gaining votes (22 February, building.co.uk)
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Could it be magic?
I was intrigued to see that the Building for Life score of one of the developments in round one of the Kickstart programme had flowered from 1.5 to 16.5 (26 February, page 11)
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Save our regs!
The article “Councils start early on Tory planning overhaul” (26 February, page 10) was read with interest and concern