All Comment articles – Page 118
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We’ll doubtless see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?
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CommentHansom: Being vocal
People aren’t shy with their opinions as bosses at Balfour and Galliford Try voice regrets, an investor expresses views on everything – but one man just wants peace and quiet
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CommentWhat is UK construction's role in post-disaster recovery of developing countries?
There has been recognition of the lack of sufficient construction expertise in the planning stages of long term disaster recovery in the developing world - and one plan rarely fits all situations
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CommentThought for tomorrow: project delivery
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Lendlease boss Neil Martin can see big changes coming in how schemes are delivered
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CommentCase in focus: The missing page(s)
Should the court intervene to correct alleged deficiencies in electronic disclosure?
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CommentLegal: Timing is everything
A recent judgment looks at the age-old question of when a cause of action accrues – alter it at your peril
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CommentLet's not retain retentions
A threat to small companies’ survival, cash retentions are also symptomatic of a fundamental lack of trust and performance in our industry – they need to go
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CommentBuilding regulations review - are we just going to be papering over the cracks?
While the tragedy at Grenfell last year offered us a sharp reminder of the devastating effect that fire can have, it also starkly highlighted the ambiguity within our whole system of fire regulation and surprised many with its lack of clarity
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CommentNPPF reforms: Government has misjudged the real obstacles to development
Draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework has raised more questions than answers, presenting a contradictory stance of trying to crack down on developers while also promising to “deliver more housing more quickly”
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CommentOpen water - at last
From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It’s time to make the most of this watershed moment