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Faero responds
星空传媒鈥檚 report on the Faero competent persons scheme, 鈥淗IPs firm goes into liquidation鈥� (7 September, page 13), was right to suggest that its demise was a result of the government鈥檚 change of mind about how the quality of energy ratings should be regulated.
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CommentStars in their eyes
This week, a consultant makes a guest appearance on the silver screen, the HVCA hangs out at the Bafta headquarters and the new RIBA president faces the flashbulbs of the international press
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Securities and excess
This was a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in relation to the New South Wales adjudication legislation, the 星空传媒 and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (the 鈥淎ct鈥�). John Holland Pty Ltd (鈥淛ohn Holland鈥�) and the Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales ...
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CommentGood design equals more homes
It鈥檚 an unlikely equation, but if developers and planners worried as much about quality as quantity, it would be easier to build Brown鈥檚 3 million homes, argues Cabe鈥檚 Matt Bell
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Don't take the cowards route
Tony Bingham鈥檚 article on the National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) payment toolkit brought to mind the phrase 鈥淓ureka!鈥� (7 September, page 56).
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Conflicting goals
Your leader and feature on local contractors (14 September, 2007) was long overdue.
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Dayworks document revised by RICS and Construction Confederation
New document outlining dayworks in building contracts is launched this month
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Dodging bullets
The shadow of adjudication looms over most construction projects but, on major undertakings, dispute resolution boards can offer a helping hand 鈥� even before problems arise
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CommentGreen bling
Flashy, costly eco-features attached to your home might impress your friends, but they won鈥檛 help save the planet. What might is simpler and much less interesting
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CommentThere is no alternative
It is tempting to pronounce that lawyers should stay out of adjudication and let construction types untangle disputes. But too many arguments can be decided fairly only with specialist legal expertise
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Merton rules
If the government does intend to drop the 鈥淢erton rule鈥� 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鈥� column (24 August, page 32) do I detect special pleading for wind farms to obscure the engineer鈥檚 incapacity to produce zero-energy buildings?
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CommentKiss and tell
The only people who love contracts are lawyers. For everybody else 鈥� the plasterers, the foremen, the managers 鈥� they鈥檙e just long, fuzzy words that bear no relationship to how they do their work. 鈥楰eep it short and simple鈥� should be the first rule of a legislator
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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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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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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 鈥� and that 鈥渘obody wants to talk about it鈥�. That鈥檚 wrong. I do.