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CommentSuburban concerns
Housebuilders in the South-east may think home owners who are selling their gardens in the deal have no worries. But they are overlooking the impact of capital gains tax
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What can't we do?
Perhaps there is no place in the industry for Ray O'Rourke? By saying that women should not work on building sites, all that is achieved is an enhanced perception of the industry as a bunch of masculine and unsophisticated builders. It is traditionalist and far from progressive.
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CommentThe bitter taste of success
Multiplex's victory over its steelwork contractor on Wembley stadium has left a nasty taste in the mouth.
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星空传媒 unfair to Birmingham
Your recent features on Birmingham (26 May, page 44) and Manchester (27 January) do seem to demonstrate considerable editorial bias. While your article on Birmingham's "broken dreams" spells out many a truth that I myself have written letters on to the local press, it is plainly incorrect to say that ...
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Don't give them any ideas 鈥�
The article "Party Wall Breakthrough" (Brick Bulletin, 28 April, page 3) details a method of party wall construction without plastering that meets the acoustic regulations.
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CommentAn abominable attitude
If you think saving the planet is not the responsibility of either the construction industry or UK plc, think again. Everybody has a part to play - including you and me
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Ray and the women
On behalf of the membership of the National Association of Women in Construction I would like to record how appalled we were at Ray O'Rourke's comments (19 May, page 14).
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CommentPeak practice
Protracted negotiations are the scourge of the PFI, so why don't we take a cue from international diplomacy and use 鈥榮herpas' to work out the ground rules first?
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We need a plan
Developers will have to take extra care with environmental assessments after the UK was found to be breaching an EU directive
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Not just a site issue
It is a great pity to read about comments such as Ray O'Rourke's regarding the role of women on site; it is however a view I have heard expressed many times and from people of equal standing in the industry.
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CommentWe need a new home
As we welcome construction's fifth minister in five years, it's time for one further change: moving the whole, ever-diminishing portfolio to the Treasury
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Has Ray Ratnered himself?
I was less than surprised that a self-opinionated person such as Ray O'Rouke made such comments but was still surprised that he would be stupid enough to make them in a public forum.
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CommentWe're going as fast as we can
Green energy has come a long way since the 1970s. More accurately, it has travelled the 120 miles that separate the hills of Snowdonia and the Palace of Westminster.
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CommentEvery little helps
There are a million tiny things that we can do to safeguard the future of our planet - so don't dismiss them just because you might not be around to care
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Slow boats from China
Is it just me who is appalled by the rank hypocrisy shown by Bill Dunster ("Dunster set to build 1000 eco homes a year in London", 19 May, page 13)?
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architecture critic Peter Murray draws a comparison between a bridge that ties London together and a street that splits it apart
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CommentThe balance of terror
Thanks to Trevor Harrison of MDA Consulting for this photograph of how they do things in Istanbul.
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CommentPut the big stick away
Deadlines are essential to ensure that the project team produces information at the right time. But fear of financial penalties can be counter-productive