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Exercise cm-ex-04

Write to the client setting out the consequence and offering two ways to keep most of the glazing.

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PRACTICE PROMPT

Use this fictional setting to practise clear reasoning. It is not an assessment or institution paper.

The setting

A school extension where the brief requires a fully glazed elevation on the stability line.

Your task

Write to the client setting out the consequence and offering two ways to keep most of the glazing.

What a useful response would show

The stability problem stated plainly, and options rather than a refusal.

Reflect afterwards

  1. What assumption mattered most?
  2. What would you check before using this on a real project?
  3. Could another engineer follow your recommendation?