All Letters articles – Page 42
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CommentRaising the bar
It is no surprise to see that a scheme masterminded by Countryside Properties under the chairmanship of Alan Cherry has won the Stirling prize.
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Painting a bleak picture
The HSE recently found that a high number of professional home refurbishment projects in London were unsafe. But this hides a big problem: exposure to lead dust and fumes arising from something as simple as redecorating your own living room (if you live in a pre-1960s home).
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Community action
In response to Robert Adam’s article “They’re having you on” (26 September, page 36), I would like to draw Mr Adam’s attention to the Construction Emissions Community of Practice (CECoP), an inclusive group of practitioners brought together to develop a fair and transparent methodology to assess the initial impact of ...
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CommentBack to nature
Regeneration is always a positive move, however, we have to remember why some buildings built hundreds of years ago are still standing up and looking beautiful today, whereas most modern buildings turn ugly and dysfunctional after a few decades.
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Going concern
The health and safety blunder photograph on 26 September (page 35) raised concerns for us.
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… and, well, you get the point
So the government may ditch its own standards on eco-towns. Ministers need to get a much higher calibre of advice on this.
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Government: the noes have it …
Margaret Beckett will undoubtedly make just as big an impact on housing as she did during the foot and mouth epidemic: none.Mike Morgan
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Scheming spires
Could the Royal Town Planning Institute have contributed to the shortage of qualified planners?
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Any answers?
Is there someone out there, perhaps a genius in “price indexing” , who might be able to help me with this pricing exercise:
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CommentFanning the flames
What is it with the media that it has to mention that there was wood in a building that caught fire and/or that it was “timber framed” (“Fire in Bath”, 26 September, page 9)?
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Government Gamesmanship
Before Peter Whitbread condemns the whole Olympic team for what he says is a budget overrun of £90m on the media centre (26 September, page 34), he should be aware of government budgetary practice. I will try to put the whole process in context.
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Join my Hub
In reference to your article “OFT clears housebuilders – but raises zero-carbon fears” (26 September, page 11), while it is true that zero carbon could potentially prove a barrier for small housebuilders, we strongly believe it is also an opportunity.
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Relocation, relocation
The increase in Middle East-related articles has been fantastic, and uncannily timely for me, given that I am looking to relocate to Abu Dhabi. However, I am not sure where you obtained your rental prices from, as your figure of £18,000, or 120,000 dirhams, per year is way off the ...
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Pour on water, pour on water
Your article, In the line of fire (18 July, page 72) mentioned, alongside the advantages, some perceived drawbacks to the installation of sprinkler systems in schools.
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CommentThe Games people play
I very much enjoyed reading your article on the 1908 Olympics (5 September, page 42), but noticed a couple of historical errors.