All Comment articles – Page 144
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CommentHansom: Ars longa, vita brevis
This week, Google’s mothballed plans for a King’s Cross HQ are revisited, West Ham footballers plan to turn up at Mipim, selling luxury homes gets arty, and our hacks fail to shine at ping pong
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CommentOral agreement: Power of the spoken word
Where a contract insists all changes must be in writing, what effect should there be when changes are introduced following an oral agreement? A recent Court of Appeal case provides guidance
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CommentOnline poll: Living wage
Should the Labour Party introduce a ‘national living wage’ of £10 an hour by 2020? Vote here
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CommentGood stakeholder management
Keeping control and engagement with all stakeholders is not just sensible but vital in any project
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CommentBrexit: Glass half full
We may have made a grave mistake in leaving the EU, but little can be achieved by dwelling on a bad hand. Perhaps we can do ‘Apple in Ireland’ incentive schemes: tax breaks, transport links and a Plymouth port that looks like Singapore
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CommentThe Insurance Act 2015 – No ask no tell?
On 12 August, the Insurance Act 2015 came into force, sweeping aside more than 100 years of legislation
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CommentLabour's down at heel conference
Building’s David Blackman reports from Liverpool where Labour’s remoteness from government is all too apparent
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CommentDawn of a new era for buildings
Digital disruption is a challenge to our industry but there are smart solutions that can be applied to individual buildings and across portfolios
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CommentEcobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
Buildings must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change
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CommentOnline poll: Heathrow expansion
Will the government opt to expand Heathrow when it finally announces its decision on airport capacity? Results are in
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CommentHansom: What the dickens?
This week, we have a colourful tale of giant chimneys, a certain shade of the colour blue, ever-more absurd house prices, a modern mausoleum and some excellent exploits in aid of the less fortunate
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CommentHousing: Beyond slogans
The need to focus on housing affordability and delivery couldn’t have been clearer
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CommentContract termination: Ending it all
If contract termination becomes inevitable, then prevent it becoming a long, drawn-out process
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CommentEconomics: Stable, if only for now
Data suggests that activity won’t fall off a cliff but it will slow down in the next 12 months
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CommentEconomics: Business as usual
The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy
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CommentWe need a long term approach to housebuilding
Our industry needs to work in partnership with government to set co-ordinated targets and drive real change
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CommentAffordable homes are essential for economic growth
With support from government we can build thriving communities that give something back to the country’s economy
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CommentPrice spikes and Hinkley
Circumstances combined to push prices to a rare peak just as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station got the go-ahead. What does this tell us?
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CommentWho needs bills of quantities?
The value of bills of quantities continues to be questioned, thanks to advances in technology and measuring methods. But quantification remains important, however it is done
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CommentHinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad