All Letters articles – Page 76
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The wonder of MIPIM
I was amused to read Richard Steer's comment piece in the 17 March issue ("Time to Cannes MIPIM", page 38), as it showcased a wonderful "greatest hits" of the hoary old chestnuts that get wheeled out at this time of year about MIPIM.
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London lags behind
In London there is still confusion over the London Building Act and the national Building Regulations.
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One careful owner?
The Home Information Pack is yet another area where the government is introducing poor quality legislation. It should be repealing regulation by the tonne, not introducing it.
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The wrong guests
Before you get too excited about the Building Regulations "summit", let's get back to earth.
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Old joke, new punchline
There is an old joke about engineers being good with numbers but remaining illiterate.
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Too many umbrellas
Construction Confederation = representative body for medium-sized and large contractors
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Northern sulk
Groan … another London architect wheeled in to put up proposals for yet more iconic buildings (17 March).
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A positive step, but a small one
I have read the five proposals in your Reform the Regs manifesto (17 March) and I wholeheartedly agree with them.
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Building on beauty
So to enjoy the fresh air and natural beauty of the Lake District, it is proposed to build "landmark culture projects across Cumbria" (17 March).
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Salary engineering
Your article about the alleged exploitation of architecture students is a warning to us all; it is not just their problem.
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CommentImpressive feet
Thanks to clerk of works Alan Clark for this interesting approach to working at height.
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Some hits, some misses
Tony Bingham was clearly at a different DTI conference to discuss the review of the Construction Act than the one I attended (3 March).
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A league of their own
I was quite amazed to read that some architectural firms in this country are so arrogant about their own status that they expect students to work for free ("Exploited youth", 10 March).
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Take some responsibility
I applaud your Reform the Regs campaign and welcome much of what is proposed (17 March).
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Nothing standard about it
Retentions have been a hot topic in the construction industry for a number of years.
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Lighten up, Alex
After Alex Brett's letter last week (3 March "My bloody Valentine"), I can't wait to hear his reaction to the "How to survive an office romance" article featured in the same issue.
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Bingham back at school
Tony Bingham's typically tongue-in-cheek "nursery school" article, (3 March) was in fact a serious commentary on the recent all-day conference held by the DTI to try to repair some holes in the otherwise successful adjudication provisions, now some eight years old. There were 150 industry "all sorts" invited to inform ...
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Building unfair to Mowlem
I would like to express my distaste at your depiction of Mowlem staff versus those of Carillion on the cover and feature in Building dated 3 March.
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a bottle of Quinto do Vale D.Maria 1999 gold medal-winning port and a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?