All Comment articles – Page 86
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NewsThe ODA’s secretive approach does it no favours
More openness about the Olympics delivery might lead to less excitement over every minor overspend and a recognition of the organisation's wider successes
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What will Boris build in London?
Last week Londoners gave Ken the boot and now the new mayor has affordable family homes in his sights
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NewsLord Rogers' cancer centre outshines even Nigella
When Nigella Lawson opened RSH's Maggie's Centre last week, a longtime domestic goddess fan found herself even more blown away by the building itself
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Tory success gives Labour a planning headache
Tory success in the local elections will lead to more council opposition to the goverment's eco-town proposals
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CommentTender is the blight
There’s no excuse for bid rigging, but there may be certain facts that explain it. Like, for example, the whole way competition is supposed to work in our industry
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NewsHousing slump: The week it all went from bad to worse
The mood in the housebuilding industry has darkened as evidence flows in that sales, shares, land values, house prices, new starts and jobs are all falling faster than expected
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NewsDon't be caught out by employment law changes
Employers need to be aware of altered maternity and sex discrimination rights
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CommentFirst impressions: Projects by Alsop and Cube Design
University of East London student comments on some recent projects shown on the Building website
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NewsWhy some firms count on bid rigging to survive
The OFT has roundly attacked collluding, but has it taken into account the unique pressures on the industry? One academic thinks not...
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NewsFix the Tube and win my vote
Mayoral candidates take note: London's economic success is in jeopardy if we don't sort out our transport infrastructure
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NewsErinaceous - too much, too young
Buying up so many troubled firms so rapidly was a recipe for disaster at the property consultant now in adminstration
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Why SWMPs are a wasted opportunity
New site waste management plans will help cut waste on larger sites but will do little to target the biggest wasters of them all, flytippers
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CommentLearn as you go
The construction and built environment diploma is to be launched this September, and the industry is working well with colleges to expand its reach. But how do we make sure it succeeds?
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NewsDispute-busters to the rescue
A panel of experts has been appointed to stop unseemly rows on the 2012 projects before they even start. Surely they will need superhuman powers? Or just some common sense?
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NewsEco-towns risk becoming communities of Stepford Wives
Eco-towns will be devoid of personality unless the government builds sufficient local amenities for its inhabitants
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NewsThe hidden cost of tax gains
Depressed values mean rushing to sell off ahead of the capital gains tax rise could cost businesses much more than they save
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NewsT5 – Where did it all go wrong?
All the achievements of T5's construction team are in danger of being forgotten after the disastrous first two days of operation
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NewsA pale green housing policy
Government policy on home energy efficiency must take a much more radical approach if the UK is to meet its climate change targets
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NewsT5: not just chaos, but uncaring chaos
A close-up view of the T5 debacle from a passenger and architect who very badly wanted to be impressed
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CommentBecoming one
Many projects go wrong because the way they’re set up means they have no chance of going right. But what has that got to do with the Zen of marine engine repair?