All Comment articles – Page 124
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CommentHansom: Takes the cake
We raise eyebrows in disbelief at election reactions, attitudes to office facilities and housing estate names, while the sweet-toothed among us celebrate World Donut Day by scoffing some architectural baked goods
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CommentSocial housing must embrace modular
Housing associations can make savings and get more control over supply by adopting modular
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CommentCase in focus: Compensation events
Had a PFI project company given proper notice of a claim for compensation? Ted Lowery considers a High Court case in Northern Ireland
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CommentBusiness as usual
Will the new and weakened Tory government do more to promote construction? With a new set of challenges, and time ticking for the Brexit negotiations, recognising the industry’s potential is more important than ever
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CommentHolding back
Withholding retention money is one of the most controversial practices in the construction industry today. But with reform delayed, what can subcontractors do to protect themselves?
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CommentThe importance of social value in creating successful workplaces
Offices are becoming more ‘civic’ in nature and can benefit from stronger links with their communities
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CommentWill energy efficiency fare any better under this government?
Many will be concerned by Michael Gove becoming environment secretary but Greg Clark’s reappointment at BEIS is to be welcomed
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CommentElection reaction: Where uncertainty will hit construction
Consensual politics is good in theory – but it’s a fine line between agreement and inertia
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CommentElection reaction: Beware hubris
Theresa May’s calamitous campaign has some broader lessons for construction around creating an atmosphere of collaboration and fairness
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CommentBuilding the universities of the future
Taking a technology-led approach will be the future for designing assets for university estates
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CommentElection reaction: What now for the construction pipeline?
Our industry needs its largest client to be a fully-engaged partner but today’s results to point in the opposite direction
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CommentElection reaction: Clients abhor uncertainty
A hung parliament means uncertainty - both political and economic, which is likely to hamper clients’ spending decisions
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CommentElection reaction: Not the worst of all worlds
While sterling may be wobbly at the prospect of a hung parliament, we can welcome a return to more moderated politics
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CommentHansom: Age-old issues
Antique and new collide as diggers find unsettling relics at Ally Pally, a museum has the nerve to be uncomplimentary about somebody’s age and senior housing is marketed in a hipster paradise
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CommentWelcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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CommentLooking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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CommentA digital revolution is needed
It will take a digital revolution to successfully navigate the UK’s post-Brexit social policy minefield
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CommentPersuasive percussion
In response to Tony Bingham’s April column on how we must better engage with dispute avoidance, a legal academic gives their view on how firms must try to understand each others’ positions
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CommentDoes what it says on the tin
Our contract law prizes certainty, as do our firms, except when they are on the receiving end. A recent case confirms our courts’ preference to apply contract terms strictly
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CommentTemporary workers filling skills gap
Construction is becoming reliant on temporary workers as employers attempt to fill the skills gap