All Comment articles – Page 127
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CommentLessons from the Garden Bridge fiasco
The odds were stacked against a bridge that offered little practical or economic benefit, but failing to secure adequate funding was its ultimate downfall
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CommentHow to get the best out of Brexit
The election provides the chance to drive home key messages around areas for Brexit negotiations. If we come together, we can work for the changes we want from leaving Europe
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CommentDesigning in a new dimension
Architects are key to developing BIM solutions that enable teams to take control of complex projects in ways we never imagined in construction’s pre-digital days
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CommentWho is to blame for misleading energy efficiency claims?
Media reports on the performance gap have pointed the finger at energy modelling professionals but action is required from the whole industry, including clients
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CommentCan BIM help us live longer?
It’s not so far fetched to think future BIM levels could help tackle cancer and heart disease, the key is to focus digital technology relentlessly on better outcomes for people
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CommentNHS on life support
The NHS is in a critical condition as capital funding pots are being raided to meet a widening funding gap
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CommentHansom: A life less ordinary
This week, Foster + Partners’ copy writers get a bit carried away, someone has an idea for a long weekend, Liam Fox has an odd sense of what makes Britain great, and we share deep thoughts about the nature of time
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CommentOnline poll: Garden Bridge
Was Sadiq Khan right to pull the plug on the Garden Bridge? Vote here
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CommentA question of trusts?
Subcontractors throughout the supply chain are at risk of losing cash due to the retention system. So what statutory measures should be put in place to safeguard the money?
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CommentHateful eight
A recent TCC judgment provides commentary on the practice of commencing Part 8 proceedings to undermine adjudicators’ decisions
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CommentDigital natives are forging ahead
The millennial generation have the digital skills to transform construction, we should be doing even more to harness their enthusiam and ideas
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CommentInfrastructure: Going places
Rapid advances in infrastructure technologies will transform the way we build. Construction firms need to stop dragging their feet and catch up with the pace of the new technology revolution
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CommentFixing construction
BIM encourages collaboration but the industry needs to go much further and change the way things are done from the start to the end of a project
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CommentSustainability the right way round
We’ve been setting standards to make buildings more sustainable as if they were ends in themselves
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CommentGlobalisation can be a force for good
This creeping anti-trade rhetoric threatens years of growing connectivity and collaboration - construction’s future relies on a healthy and global exchange of ideas
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CommentIt's all about human-machine collaboration
As automation gains ground we will have to redesign people’s jobs but are there essential human skills required in project management? A new report explores the issues
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CommentHansom: Burn, baby, burn
This week, I am disappointed by a piece of Big Apple real estate, wave goodbye to Gavin Barwell for a little while and get some expert info on how to grow a garden bridge (hint: there are no plants involved)
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CommentPayless notices: Don’t take any chances
A string of High Court cases have underlined the importance of issuing payless notices correctly
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CommentThe Brexit election: Beating the drum
A large majority would give the Conservative more freedom in the Brexit negotiations but how would they use it? And are they listening to construction’s concerns?
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CommentOnline poll: Laing O'Rourke
Will Laing O’Rourke float on the London stock exchange? Vote here