Opinion – Page 509
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CommentLeave school building to the professionals
Your articles "The big question" (13 April, page 30) and "For whom the (school) bell tolls" (28 April, page 24) highlight the problem schools face today. We have a government keen to improve the facilities in which we deliver education and learning for our children, and in my case grandchildren, ...
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How to build a successful city academy, part I
I have now seen three articles in Building identifying failed or overspent academy projects (13 April, 21 April and 5 May). I would like to redress the balance.
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Flawed on floors
As a regular reader of Building I was particularly interested in the article "Recyled content" (31 March, page 71).
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A small, but important, omission
Thank you for publishing my letter about tax breaks for cleaning up contaminated land and buildings (12 May, page 37).
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CommentTrust us: it's going to work
The software for Part L has got a bad press, but as BRE explains here, it will make compliance easier - even if the results might surprise a few people
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architect Ken Allinson finds a London police station arresting, but asks what's going on ‘ere with security guards
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EU environment ruling causes headache for developers
Lawyers warn that developments could face expensive delays after the European Court of Justice rules that a local authority was wrong not to require an environmental impact assessment.
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CommentReasons to detox
Decontaminating land is hard work but a little-known tax relief can ease the burden on half your costs. Simon Massey continues our tax breaks series by explaining how …
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In deep waters
The claimant's house was subject to flooding from the river Torridge in Devon. He argued that the flooding was caused by the Taddiport bridge, since the arches and plinths of the bridge restricted the flow of water under it. The claimant claimed that such restriction was a statutory nuisance.He maintained ...
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CommentDeep in quantum meruit
Does quantum meruit mean that in the absence of a contract you can charge cost-plus? Unfortunately, everything depends on what else has happened …
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CommentOn the beach
Sixteen months after Sri Lanka was hit by the Boxing Day tsunami, many people are still living in tents. What has gone wrong with the relief effort?
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CommentAnger, tedium and malice
Ever wondered what the other people in the team really think of you? Well, here a certain architect (writing on condition of anonymity) lets you in on the secret …
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It's a tough job, but …
Tony Bingham told us more about the prejudices of some parts of the legal profession than about mediation in his recent article. Here's what mediators really do
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They're both wrong …
Fascinating though it certainly is to read yet another article on how best to manage construction projects from such seasoned professionals as Colin Harding and Rab Bennetts (21 April, page 60), I am left wondering who really will be in charge when, sooner or later, something goes wrong.
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… and neither will learn
It had to take four valuable pages of Building to produce predictably stereotyped, polarised views. Although Bennetts and Harding were very civil to each other (Harding uncharacteristically so), the arguments of one were not going to budge the other one jot. Which is a pity.
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Unproductive students
You ran a good article on poor pay and conditions for architecture students (10 March, page 22). It is not that long ago that I was a recently qualified student and I now find myself being approached by dozens of them looking for work. Frankly - and this is not ...
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After the battle
Some readers may remember me as Building's planning correspondent. I have since swapped the pen for the mace as mayor elect of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. When I was first elected mayor four years ago, I supported the new Waitrose store featured in "The Battle of Waitrose" (13 April, page 54). It ...