All Comment articles – Page 114
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CommentNew ways to attract talent
The findings in this year’s Good Employer Guide provide some answers to the current issues construction is facing today in relation to the attraction and retention of the right people
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CommentBudget 2017: a serious stimulus for housing
Chancellor Phillip Hammond is putting his money where his mouth is, writes Tom Broughton
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CommentBudget reaction: £44bn pledge to boost housing sector
This year’s Budget did give a much needed £44bn boost to the housing sector. But, asks Michael Dall, will it be enough to boost supply?
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CommentWhat impact will the MEES regulations have on construction?
Kilian Pender answers questions on the impact of the building energy efficiency regulations as the start date approaches
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CommentHeathrow hubs highlight how a sector deal could make a difference
There is a powerful appetite for innovation in construction – government needs to help transform the industry with a sector deal
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CommentFrom red flags to rate rises – a developer’s survival guide to contractor fragility
It is vital for developers to understand the signs that contractors are struggling financially. This guide gives you some examples of vital questions to ask
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CommentTime to think outside the housing box
The housing industry can tackle the crisis by innovating and taking advantage of off-site manufacturing
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CommentWork in construction: Rewards and awards
Uncertain times mean that staff are looking for job security, while the very best recently got their day in the sun at the Building Awards
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CommentHansom: Good intentions
This week, a diversity day at British Land, a record charity haul at the Building Award and Cemex’s new boss takes an ethical tour of London
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CommentTechnology: more, better, less
From a granular level to grandioise world-changing possibilities, this year’s Autodesk University conference whipped up notion that the way in which the built envionment is crafted could be altered signficantly
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CommentBetter fire safety can't wait for rule change
Regulations need to be simplified, but the industry needn’t wait for policy-makers to address fire safety
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CommentCase in focus: Payless notices
An effective payless notice must include an explanation of the grounds for withholding, a headline figure and a calculation showing how that figure has been produced
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CommentWho pays, if the form doesn’t say?
Ahead of next month’s new FIDIC release, Lindy Patterson considers how risk allocation varies between FIDIC and NEC standard forms
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CommentAnd about time too
The review of the Construction Act is more than welcome to Tony Bingham, who can hardly wait to see an end to the misapplication of 28-day adjudication as a dispute resolution process
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CommentTurmeric lattes all round!
Media and tech firms’ desire to provide their young talent with playful and flexible working spaces embedded in a vibrant community is changing how we build
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CommentDo keep up
What does artificial intelligence (AI) mean for construction and you? Stephen Hawking says AI could be the “worst event in the history of our civilisation” and believes we will perish from it
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CommentHansom: Competition winners
The Stirling prize victor is announced, Arsenal and Spurs are locked in a contest to be the biggest and Cemex deserves a prize for its efforts to protect cyclists on the roads
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CommentLife beyond BIM: Embracing data to boost the UK’s economic productivity
With the Government’s Autumn Statement just around the corner, the thorny issue of the UK’s woeful industrial productivity is once again raising its head
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CommentLegal blog: On demand or on default?
Victoria Peckett explains how to distinguish between a payment guarantee that applies only in the event of a default and one that can be invoked on demand
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CommentUp against a brick wall
With school buildings crumbling faster than we can maintain or replace them, how will we cope with the looming bulge in the school-age population?