All Comment articles – Page 31
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CommentIs an integrated EU an oxymoron?
The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation
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CommentLondon mayoral election: Knitting together
The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned
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CommentTime for a change
With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property
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CommentIn uncertain times
The construction sector has become well used to ups and downs in economic assessments of its performance
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CommentThe social network
The launch of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge - which will see a group of companies spend £1bn with social enterprises by 2020 - is a catalyst for change. But the concept needs more than money to thrive
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CommentGet up-to-speed with BIM
The ECA is providing guidance for firms trying to engage with building information modelling
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CommentA tragedy we cannot afford to forget
The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy
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CommentEvidence-based design: It’s complicated
Five key points around using evidence-based design for workplace environments
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CommentDown the garden path
The government still seems keen to invoke the garden city movement of the past to provide much-needed housing. Planning and innovation will be key to deliver high-quality results
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CommentPicking teams
The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah
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CommentLondon beckons
Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital’s City Hall
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CommentZaha the great
Zaha Hadid broke boundaries and will inspire a new generation of young architects with her inventiveness and experimentation
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CommentZero Carbon RIP
Improving quality of life and tackling climate change must go hand in hand in delivering the new homes that the UK needs
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CommentUnstoppable BIM
After half a decade of pressure, persuasion and investment, how successful has the initiative been?
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CommentBIM: The new way of doing business
A 50% adoption rate is an astonishingly high level of engagement
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CommentPayment niggles
We’ve made great strides against payment abuse over the years but further changes to the Construction Act are needed
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CommentA Budget and its blunders
The government’s plans to cut disability benefits has meant that last week’s Budget has come in for intense public and political scrutiny and now the government needs to find £4.4bn to balance its books
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CommentProductivity: Upping our game
There has always been a gap between productivity levels in UK construction and those in most other sectors. Unless we focus on the reasons for this, we’ll always be underperforming
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CommentSo what do you think of it so far?
Six months in and Build UK is already making a difference on illegal working, pre-qualification, payment issues, the skills shortage and apprenticeships. It’s also got different parts of the industry talking to each other
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CommentAu revoir, Mipim?
Will the UK property sector’s relationship to the annual event change if Britain leaves the EU?