Housebuilding standards need a climate update | Letters

Louis Hellman suggests an overhaul of building regulations, while Jon Reeds looks at Britain’s very low housing densitiesThe hilarious revelation that many housing layouts have been based upon the minimum distance at which two architects could no longer see each other’s nipples through their shirts in 1902 seems to sum up Britain’s antiquated building law (Edwardian morals, Thatcher and bad design – why Britain’s homes are so hot, 20 July).But is it any better today