All Comment articles – Page 15
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CommentMake no mistake: HMRC to crack down on furlough scheme abuses
Firms need to get their paperwork in order in case they get a visit from the tax man, writes Michelle Sloane
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CommentEssential law: Variations, part three
Continuing our series on the basics of construction law, Katherine Keenan consider some of the issues that can arise when a contractor undertakes variations without a written instruction
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CommentDame Judith Hackitt on the draft Building Safety Bill
Some wait to be regulated before they change, well now radical reform is coming to this industry and it better prepare
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CommentWhat will the end of lockdown spell for the high street?
A resurgence in local shopping means it is time to focus on the high street’s other uses, writes Sheppard Robson’s Claire Haywood
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CommentThe long haul back to pre-coronavirus levels of activity
Data from the ONS and OBR points to a tick-shaped not a v-shaped recovery, says Construction Products Association’s Rebecca Larkin
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CommentWill the Building Safety Bill make insurance unaffordable?
Regulatory change is coming but the government must also consider the insurance industry’s ability to provide robust cover, argues Weightman’s Paul Lowe
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CommentDesign’s social value is being overlooked - that has to change
Architects have to quantify the impact their work has on communities, says HLM’s Philip Watson
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CommentAfter Nightingale: Some lessons for construction and public procurement
A crisis triggered the need for the Nightingale hospitals but the mindset behind their construction should apply to all projects, in good times and bad
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CommentWhat do five housebuilder trading updates tell us?
Share prices are on the up, thanks to healthy order books and the stamp duty holiday surge, says Building Value’s Tony Williams
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CommentIs the chancellor’s summer statement draught proof?
This government must avoid fiscal bursts that could damage long-term investment in a low carbon economy, says UKGBC’s Julie Hirigoyen
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CommentThe industry needs clarity on workload, not £1,000 sweeteners
By the time firms can get their hands on the chancellor’s furlough bonus, it will be too late for many
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CommentCare homes: How to design out infection and design in wellbeing
Covid-19 has laid bare how problematic a care home setting can be, but there are ways to rethink spaces and improve lives, says PRP’s Anne-Marie Nicholson
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FeaturesExplainer: Implications of Boris Johnson’s radical planning reforms
Replacing the current system with a US-style ‘zonal’ one would have far-reaching consequences. Joey Gardiner weighs up the costs and the possible benefits
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CommentAsking how much net zero will cost is the wrong question
Aside from environmental damage businesses face a bleak future if they do not tackle this challenge right now, says ISG’s Debbie Hobbs
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CommentPM’s promise to accelerate work must not put speed before quality
Rushing work and cutting corners will have long-term consequences for jobs, says risk management specialist Jacqueline Hughes
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CommentWhy the Jenrick saga has dented faith in the planning system
Public support for housing development is dependent on the perception of fairness and impartiality
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CommentCriticism of industry progress towards net zero is undeserved
Cundall’s Alan Fogarty says the industry has made significant steps towards net zero despite the Committee for Climate Change’s recent thumbs down
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CommentSlogans are all well and good but now we need action
Industry needs to see more detail of prime minister’s post-covid recovery plans, says Aecom’s UK chief David Barwell
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CommentBuild, Build, Build: Big on rhetoric, but no new money yet
Today’s speech by the PM is a welcome shot in the arm for construction, but while he has sped up spending there is no new stimulus - and no mention of retrofitting homes
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CommentTony Pidgley was a man always ahead of the game
Admired, feared and respected in equal measure, the industry has lost one of its greats, writes Joey Gardiner