All Comment articles – Page 118
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: Bouncing back
New construction contract awards picked up in August, after the dip in July
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CommentFire fighting
Three months on from the horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, a public inquiry into the fire, and a call for a review of fire regulations has put the design, construction and management of high-rise buildings firmly under scrutiny
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CommentPracticalities of payment and pay less notices
With payment disputes between social landlords and contractors on the rise, there are some key steps that should be followed to help avoid costly legal challenges.
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CommentProcurement – is it time for change in the public sector?
Procurement is an unavoidable part of the construction ecosystem, a process which should encourage competition and foster innovation – if it’s working. But, unfortunately, all too often it doesn’t, and reform is needed.
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CommentTaking the training initiative
Technology is threatening to deskill the UK workforce and we must act fast to keep up. The CITB gives us a sound basis to train up talent – even if you want to change certain aspects, we must unite behind it or we will live to regret it
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CommentDelivering for technology giants – what we’ve learnt
Tech firms face huge competition to recruit and retain talent. Nick Hoffman shares what fit-out firm Como has learnt about delivering an attractive workplace from its recent projects
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CommentBlockchains keep us together
How encrypted databases and cryptocurrencies could transform the way contracts are managed and payments are sent within the construction industry
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CommentNew technology, old problems
The first judicial consideration of BIM asks whether an interim application for an injunction restoring client access to the project BIM should be granted
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CommentHansom: New kids on the block
This week a six-year-old applies for a job at Legoland, people at Berkeley cash in a chunk of shares, and things get ugly at Nova Victoria
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CommentThe streets of London
“A marathon and not a sprint”: that was how London mayor Sadiq Khan described fixing London’s housing crisis as he launched his draft housing strategy last week. But even “marathon” seems an understatement when you take a quick jog through the numbers. Total housing completions in London are expected ...
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CommentSort out skills or face a construction crisis in post-Brexit Britain
With the level of infrastructure demand, it’s essential for government to find a way to retain skilled EU workers and attract sustainable levels of talent in the future
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CommentQuality management or risk dumping?
Recommendations from a report into achieving quality on building sites more than three decades old are still relevant today. Is the industry failing to learn from the past?
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CommentProcuring our safety
Procurement issues lie at the root of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, argues our legal columnist: it’s dangerous for architects and engineers to cede control of how their specification is implemented
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CommentWhy collaboration has never been more important, and how we can do it better
With the UK now boasting a record construction and infrastructure pipeline worth more than £500bn, it has never been more important to save time and money and to help funding pots stretch further
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CommentWhat can we do to improve fire safety post-Grenfell?
New regulations on fire safety won’t stop another Grenfell if we’re still not properly applying the old ones
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CommentNo, it's not going to be all right
As the slow-motion suicide that is Brexit unfolds into full horror, we see the pound set to sink below the euro, government encroaching on parliament’s democratic powers, and proposals to inhibit employers from recruiting talent overseas
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CommentThe housing crisis: Should local authorities become developers?
Could a shift in local councils’ approaches to housing across the UK address the critical needs currently facing authorities?
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CommentBuilding halls of London
Competition from build to rent and other land uses, as well as planning policy, are factors making purpose-built student accommodation hard to build in London. So how do you make it affordable too?
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CommentThe London Housing Strategy 2017: Much to like but delivery is key
There is much to like in the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy, which was published this week for a three month consultation. It’s an old fashioned, down to earth housing strategy, covering different tenures and price points, housing need, different providers - including SMEs, self builders, housing associations and traditional ...
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CommentHansom: Making progress
While Armitage Shanks celebrates a proud anniversary and Wetherspoons opens a super-boozer, Battersea Power Station watches paint dry (in exactly the right colour) and there’s conflict in the London Resort area