All Letters articles – Page 12
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CommentLand value: No row
This week features a clarification on land value in viability testing for local planning developments, some thoughts on standardised school design and a reaction to our interview with Mark Prisk
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CommentSchool designs: CLASPing at straws
A reader’s solution to the challenges of standardised school design
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CommentSupermarket forward funding: Pay it forward
Tesco’s chief architect clarifies the company’s position
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CommentSupermarket forward funding: Shop local
A reader says sustainable development is about using local, SME contractors
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CommentInvest in aviation infrastructure
The government must consider Norman Foster’s Thames Estuary scheme
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CommentCollaborative construction: Nailing leadership
Truly collaborative construction needs the backing of the government
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CommentApprenticeships are vital
The public sector has the opportunity to lead by example when it comes to training young people
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CommentPension problems: perfect storm
It seems wrong to be topping up pensions for retired employees
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CommentCIOB contract: Not for the faint-hearted
The CIOB Complex Projects Contract is not ‘over-complicated’ and difficult to follow
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CommentMaterials: Cradle to the grave
A blanket statement favouring one material does nothing to push sustainability forward
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CommentTriple glazing for offices: consider the context
It should not be surprising that savings on the fabric conduction energy in city offices can be less than the extra for embodied energy
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CommentDon't condemn wood
Wood is an adequate mainstream construction material and affords building designers a wealth of possibilities and opportunities
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CommentHousebuilding rates: supply and demand
Houses are only built as fast as people will buy them
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CommentSinks stink but timber triumphs
Support the safe use of timber in construction, not underground carbon sinks