All Letters articles – Page 13
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CommentSinks stink but timber triumphs
Support the safe use of timber in construction, not underground carbon sinks
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CommentMasonry as good as wood
The advantage of timber frame housing in respect of embodied carbon is marginal
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CommentAmateur builders kid themselves
How will the general public have self-build loans approved with no experience of construction projects?
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Self-build can raise standards
A rise in self-build will mean larger housebuilders will have to respond and improve their standard of housing
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The Shard is an eyesore with no soul
It exemplifies modern engineering, but the Shard has nothing on the pyramids of Egypt
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Improving existing housing stock first
There’s an irrational emphasis on improving energy efficiency of new-builds
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Stick with BREEAM for schools
The Department for Education appears to be in danger of throwing the baby out with the bath water
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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”.
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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.
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Bring suppliers into the BIM fold
Product suppliers need to create the libraries of information that are needed for the final BIM model
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It could be like buying a car
We could choose the right base model for a building off the shelf and personalise it by colour, alloys, fabric, and so on
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VAT rules cripple business
Essentially we’re paying someone else’s tax for the privilege of acting as unpaid tax collectors for HMRC
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Knowledge is power
The government should publish its post-occupancy schools research - it doesn’t matter when it was commissioned
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Fuel poverty looms for many
Most of the comments on the FITs debate seem to forget that there are legions of people who spend a considerable portion of their day at home
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Fresh standards
The government hasn’t moved away from standardisation for school designs - it’s just avoiding being too prescriptive
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Battersea: why not demolish it?
The site should be used as efficiently as possible to provide housing and other facilities
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On the wrong track
Comparing the features of present day buildings with those of 45 years ago isn’t fair