All Letters articles – Page 87
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Turn the mike down …
Perhaps Ian Abley was simply trying to be provocative in his Open Mike article (10 June, page 34) but it is rather alarming that any professional designer should express such views. There is much to take issue with in his article but I will settle for the following.
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Get out of the office
As a woman involved in and passionate about a career in construction, I read with interest the article regarding the construction industry being “no place for women” (10 June, page 28).
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Pressure on the HBF
You report that the government is to decide this month whether pressure testing will be required to conform with Part L of the Building Regulations (3 June, page 64).
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The Lend Lease lead
Thank you for the great article on women in construction, and for drawing attention to the issue of maternity pay again.
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The long road to Wembley
In your leader (3 June, page 3), you ask of the Wembley Stadium problem: “Where did Multiplex go wrong?” May I also add: “And why should we find out now?” There are two possible answers.
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… and a memory prompted
Your article on 3D modelling brought back memories of a project I was working on 10 years ago with a small group lead by Dr Stephen Drewer, then reader in the faculty of the built environment at the University of the West of England.
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Out of order
With great respect to Tony Bingham in his commentary on Geris vs CNIM (10 June, page 52), an adjudicator has no authority under the Scheme for Construction Contracts or any set of adjudication rules that I can think of, to make orders.
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The simple pleasure of piling
Poor Roger Knowles doesn’t come out of your article on women in construction very well. Indeed, I am going to add my own complaint, having been a pile driver for the past 20 years and finding that we are grouped with cowboy builders in Knowles’ considerations.
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An attack on adversaries
Nick Henchie (20 May, page 39) suggests Tony Bingham’s proposed “arbitral investigator” may be possible but is unlikely to succeed as it requires consent.
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A bit of light pressure
In an attempt to meet the targets set by our government for a CO2 reduction of 20% by 2010 and a 60% reduction by 2050, we should embrace pressure testing as a way of demonstrating that the performance and construction of our dwellings is improving (3 June, page 64).
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BIW vindication
Last year, you published a potentially misleading article concerning my company (“Inland Revenue probes IT provider BIW”, 24 September 2004, page 14) and a subsequent letter from me (8 October 2004, page 32), relating to BIW Technologies’ claims for some £400,000 worth of research and development tax credits.
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Counting the cost
I read with interest the news that the Health and Safety Executive is to target injuries caused by manual handling with a view to “promoting the use of mechanical handling equipment”.
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In defence of management trainees
Although I agree that there are many young management trainees who clearly exhibit a worrying need to proclaim their greatness in front of anyone they meet, I would also ask that John Smith (27 May, page 31) acknowledges the many other hardworking, enthusiastic and motivated young individuals whose aim is ...
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Missing: One ombudsman
When I took up the tenancy of a flat from a Berkshire housing association I gave them a snag list of various items including health and safety breaches.
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A pragmatist writes
Ann Minogue’s recent article “You know it makes sense” (27 May, page 47) listed the wholly unilateral benefits of the new British Property Federation form of consultancy agreement compared with the forms of the Association of Consulting Engineers, the RIBA and the RICS.
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Bingham bashing
I was the architect involved in the case that Tony Bingham wrote about in his article “Too much to ask for” (27 May, page 48).
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Standard bearer
I find it difficult to understand why Alan Thomas (Letters, 29 April, page 39) doesn’t think the BRE certification scheme could work for modern methods of construction, particularly as he quotes Peter Hewlett’s paper detailing the methodology of the British Board of Agrément’s approval scheme.
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When the wind doesn’t blow
You have asked for opinions on starting a new nuclear power station program (20 May, page 13).
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Conspiracy theory
Stephen Ratcliffe, chief executive of the Construction Confederation, suggests that my article on the ailing CSCS scheme amounts to an outlandish conspiracy theory (20 May, page 17).