All Comment articles – Page 65
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NewsBrickonomics: Latest construction forecasts suggest a gloomy outlook
If you're looking for signs of hope in the industry, perhaps you shouldn't read this week's round of predictions...
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NewsStarting your own business, part 17: Taking on a permament employee
Becoming an employer as opposed to using freelance staff is a big responsility, so weigh up the pros and cons carefully
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NewsBrickonomics: It's a double-dip for construction
GDP figures would indicate low growth for the UK and a worrying 0.7% fall for the industry
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CommentThe winning straight?
All three main parties have laid their environmental cards on the table, but nobody seems to have the full set of policies laid out in the correct way to make a real difference
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Comment
Flexing the drawing muscles
This was a really interesting article (The possibilities!, 9 April, page 42) and I was pleased to see collaboration software being discussed from an architectural perspective
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FeaturesOpen letter to readers of Building magazine from Gordon Brown
Unlike the Conservatives, who have said they would cut the school building programme and won’t even guarantee existing projects unless they have reached financial close, Labour is committed to seeing BSF through
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NewsShould you join the yellow tide?
Nick Clegg's popularity has soared since the first leadership debate; but what will he do for construction?
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NewsBrickonomics: Future still uncertain for construction jobs
The latest employment firgures show sunnier skies but all may not be as it seems
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NewsCityscape blog: Wrapping it up
On the final day of the conference, talk is of commitment and infrastructure
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NewsCityscape blog: Abu Dhabi embraces green targets
On day three of the conference talk is all about the Pearl Rating System for all building types
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NewsWhy it's so hard to get a quote from a subbie
Contractors complain subcontractors don't respond to enquiries, but their treatment of the smaller firms is cause of all the problems
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NewsWhy it's so hard to get a quote from a subbie
Contractors complain subcontractors don't respond to enquiries, but their treatment of the smaller firms is cause of all the problems
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CommentKeep the engine running
Whoever wins the general election will have to make decisions that will have far-reaching consequences for construction. We have to make our case before it’s too late
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CommentDavid Whysall: Why we need Generation Y
To win the battles of the future, we need to enlist the impatient and energetic youngsters of ‘Generation Y’ as quickly as possible – regardless of the recession
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CommentBeing good in a wicked world
Go into a local market with a local partner, and you are responsible for what it does – even if the boss is the minister of justice’s brother-in-law
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CommentQuentin Shears: The Dubai polar bear sanctuary
’I get the Oxford Anthology of Business poetry off the shelf. It’s time for the big guns’
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NewsMaking a case for health and safety
It's not easy being a health and safety professional, but it's certainly important
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