All Comment articles – Page 103
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CommentTrailblazers: The Empire State Building, New York, USA
Project and supply chain consultant Ian Heptinstall explains why this 1929-31 project proves BIM is not the whole answer
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CommentThought for tomorrow: UK transport infrastructure
David Whysall of Turner Townsend imagines a more efficient future for travel
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CommentHansom: Paxman-style tactics
For once I get the chance to use the phrase ‘health and safety gone mad’ justly, gender pay gap figures bring up unsaid questions and Interserve’s chief exec races against time
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CommentThe gender pay gap – it's just not that simple
The final deadline of gender pay gap information has now passed. Gill Parker of BDG architecture + design explains why the final result should not be taken at face value
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CommentDue diligence: spotting suppliers on the edge
You may not be directly affected by Carillion’s demise – but perhaps your subcontractors are. Chris Kirby-Turner advises on how to mitigate the risks to your own project
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CommentGender pay gap: The data is bad, so what will you do about it?
Women working for construction firms take home lower average earnings than men - that’s a fact, but one that shouldn’t be tolerated
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CommentSolving the CO2 problem: Buildings in a post-carbon world
Reducing CO 2 emissions has long been top of the agenda across sectors. But do we now have the tools to fundamentally solve this problem? Barny Evans thinks so
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CommentWhy the social and affordable housing crisis shows no signs of abating
With affordable homes becoming unaffordable, McBains surveyed 100 housebuilders on theie views of the future. The responses were less than inspiring…
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CommentA half-time pep talk is needed
Exactly halfway through the two-year Brexit countdown, is it time to stop and think if we want to play this game at all
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CommentHansom: Finding the right words
There’s a bit of confusion over Al Pacino, the large crowd expected at Persimmon’s AGM could leave directors struggling for explanation, and an MP practises straight talking
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CommentDon't just stand there, do something
It’s difficult not to get angry with the government when you consider what is happening to businesses in this sector as a consequence of Carillion’s collapse. It’s simply not right
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CommentThe power of private and public partnerships
Public private partnerships haven’t had a lot of good press recently. But the reality is that they remain a great route to deliver benefits that no single organisation would be capable of alone
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CommentHome truths
The housing crisis isn’t about land supply; it’s about affordability and quality. Let’s stop treating homes as assets and remember they’re places for people to live, says Ann Bentley
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CommentLegal: What are indemnity clauses for?
Nicholas Baatz explains the potential effects of indemnity clauses in the new Red, Yellow and Silver Books
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The role of the architect
Orms Architects’ John McRae imagines how an architect’s working life may change
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CommentTrailblazers: The Imperial War Museum, London
As part of the Building Your Future campaign, we ask what buildings were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built
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CommentCan foreign direct investment help solve the UK's housing crisis?
Though the government has set aside £3bn for the nation’s Home Building Fund in an attempt to boost stock levels, which is a welcome step, the industry knows this isn’t enough to turbocharge construction
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CommentLegal: Control brings responsibility
James Bessey explains the weighty responsibilities that can be placed on contractors under the 2005 fire safety regulations
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CommentLandbanking - an inconvenient truth
An unfortunate fact, for those that choose to blame landbanking for the housing crisis - it doesn’t actually happen
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CommentESOS phase 2 - the answer could be right in front of you
Phil Draper from Cavendish Engineers on phase 2 of the government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme and the benefits for UK companies as we countdown to Brexit