All Letters articles – Page 60
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Qualifications what you need
I was interested to read the KPMG research into the shortage of qualified contractors (9 March, page 16).
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Stick to the plan
Your article (13 April, page 13) was right to highlight the difficulties posed by local authorities having the autonomy to set their own standards for new homes.
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Enough about ORourke
As an informed client, am I the only person fed up with hearing how great Laing O’Rourke is and how inspirational Ray O’Rourke is?
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QSs around the world
I was surprised to read Michael Brown’s letter about the QS shortage. He is factually incorrect and trapped in a bygone age.
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End the Jurassic period
Just when we thought the Jurassic period was over, another dinosaur rears its head! Does Michael Brown (23 March, page 34) not realise that the world has changed and that the skills of cost consultants and quantity surveyors have never been more in demand? The market wants effective management of ...
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Nurture green shoots
To truly commit to embracing renewable technology, the government needs to get the grants support system sorted out quickly.
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An unsupported industry
As a director of a renewable energy company, I am bemused by the lack of incentives for homeowners to use renewable energy.
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CommentNature 1, Technology 0
While your article “Light Duties”, (16 March, page 84) included some good ideas, I was surprised that the simple idea of using deciduous trees didn’t even get a mention!
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A stab in the dark
Building’s leader (23 March, page 3), while welcome, went nowhere near challenging the government’s apparent confidence in the latest cost estimates of the London Olympics.
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Dont mess with a QS
I write in response to the letter from Michael Brown of the CIOB (23 March).
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Too much to do
The article “Rogers pulls out of Olympic velopark”(16 March, page 12) was somewhat misleading. Although we decided not to go for this scheme, I reviewed the competition documents for the velopark and applaud the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) for a clear and well-run competition structure.
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A two-horse race
Keen racegoers will know there’s a fundamental difference between Aintree and Ascot but your readers may be confused into thinking they are interchangeable following Building’s coverage of both in recent weeks. It’s time we marked the card.
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What do you get for 880bn?
One factor that is contributing to German growth (16 March) is the increasing self-confidence of the Germans.
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RICS fees aren’t ‘dirt cheap’
A great idea for new members of professional institutions to interview the leaders, but your interviewer of the future RICS president was too easily fobbed off with trite answers (9 March).
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CommentCIOB is better than the rest
I was intrigued by the “head to head” with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), but noted a few matters that weren’t addressed (16 March).
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Cashing in on the green pound
Building’s “green gurus” raised some timely points on the commercial reality of building sustainably (16 March). On the one hand, we recognise that this is a thriving industry with great potential; on the other, housing developers see upfront costs and little hope of recovering them.
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Cash-in-hand culture
Why does the construction industry always get hammered about tax avoidance?
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The underbelly of construction
The government will never cut out fraudulent self-employment claims in construction. Most take place in the domestic market where CIS cards are not an issue.