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CommentWork together for award glory
The Times and the Guardian identified lack of client ambition in the UK as the reason why just two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling prize are located in this country.
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Merton rules
If the government does intend to drop the “Merton rule” that 10% of energy in new developments come from renewable sources (31 August, page 24), the rationale for the move would be that a single nationwide policy is better than different policies in different areas.
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Remedial maths
In Bill Watts’ column (24 August, page 32) do I detect special pleading for wind farms to obscure the engineer’s incapacity to produce zero-energy buildings?
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Good business sense
It’s encouraging to see the government’s commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment (3 August, page 17). The new construction minister, Stephen Timms is clearly championing the issue of sustainability.
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Set up to fail
I have been listening to the media reports on the number of GCSEs being gained by those leaving school.
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Robust indeed
David Holder suggested on your letters page (31 August, page 28) that a pass rate of 97.5% for Robust Details is not good enough – and that “nobody wants to talk about it”. That’s wrong. I do.
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Do your duty
I read with interest the article by Rupert Choat on the duty to warn about obvious dangers (24 August, page 48).
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CommentKiller noise
A new World Health Organisation report has revealed that excessive noise from modern urban life is killing almost 6,500 Britons a year.
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FeaturesBiggest ever sail
More than 3,000 amateur sailors descended on the Isle of Wight for the Little Britain Challenge Cup last week. Alex Smith packed his best Hawaiian shirt and joined in the fun
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CommentA local industry for local people
In many walks of life, there is evidence that the underdog is fighting back in the age-old battle of big business vs the little guy.
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Barratt and Berkeley look into homes for ‘grey market’
Two of Britain’s biggest housebuilders are considering moves into the retirement homes market.
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Conservatives advised to scrap Building Regulations
The Conservative party should scrap Building Regulations and bring in a lower VAT for maintenance and repairs to green homes, according to a policy report.
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Northern Irish court overturns ban on piecemeal development
The Northern Irish High Court has overturned planning rules designed to stop piecemeal development in the region’s countryside.
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Mount Foster
This is the Green Mountains conservation area, a 200,000 square mile region of Libya that is being masterplanned by Foster + Partners. The architect will work with the Libyan government to redevelop the region’s ancient monuments and build eco-friendly hotels, farms and tourist centres. The project is thought to be ...
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Once upon a time in Mexico
This is Rem Koolhaas’ design for the Torre Bicentenario (Bicentennial Tower) in Mexico City, commissioned by developer Grupo Danhos. The $600m (£300m) tower will be the tallest building in Latin America at 300m. It will comprise 73,000m2 of commercial space over 85 floors. It will be completed in 2010, when ...
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Costain to raise £60m through rights issue
Costain has confirmed that it will release more shares for sale to plug the cash shortfalls that have plagued it over the past year.