All Comment articles – Page 173
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CommentBack to square one
Scrapping the chief construction adviser role and proposed reforms to the Construction Leadership Council are nothing short of disaster. The industry faces a struggle to get its voice heard
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CommentChina: The great leap Westwards
The impact of shares plummeting in Shanghai could result in Chinese ambitions turning to the UK construction market
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CommentAnother fine mess
Construction companies face vastly increased fines for breaching environmental law – so be clear about the legal implications of your activities or you could end up in big trouble
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CommentHansom: Parks and recreation
The sun has been out, so who’s for a spot of croquet at the airport, a jolly old sing-song, a trip to Wembley and a tour of the more unusually named towers of London?
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CommentOn shaky ground
The government’s dropping of zero-carbon home requirements smacks of short-termism
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CommentFitness for purpose: MT Højgaard A/S vs Eon Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited and another
Before Lord Justice Jackson, Lord Justice Patten and Lord Justice Underhill in the Court of Appeal. Judgment delivered 30 April 2015
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CommentLevelling the playing field
The first moves are being made to harmonise energy ratings for all non-residential buildings across the EU
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CommentOnline poll: Zero carbon target
Is the government right to abandon its target for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016? Vote here
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CommentPlanning’s not the problem
Despite the chorus of approval these measures will do little to boost supply of homes in the short term
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CommentKeeping the lights on
News that the Ferrybridge and Longannet power stations are closing early has the industry searching for alternative measures
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CommentGetting back on track
Caught between the need for essential enhancement work and a tighter government leash, Network Rail may need to rethink its route to reform
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CommentA solution to the home ownership crisis?
A new social enterprise aims to help those struggling to raise a deposit
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CommentAre you being served?
Unless the employer serves its payment or pay less notices, it should expect to pay the amount applied for - irrespective of the true value of the work actually carried out
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CommentEmergency Budget: Populist policy?
The Budget was ambitious but rather disappointing for the construction industry
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CommentHansom: Pole position
In a week of stats and records, can you guess a builder’s favourite on-site groove? Or how many Brits claim home ownership is their main ambition in life? And do you think a builder from Derby can pull a 12-tonne truck?
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CommentOnline poll: Social housing
Will the cuts to rent paid by social housing tenants damage investment in social housing? Vote here
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CommentEmergency Budget: Words, words, words
Osborne said it was time to be ‘bold’ on infrastructure but the most significant news was in other areas
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CommentParliament: Should they stay or should they go?
How best to manage the £3.5bn maintenance job on the Palace of Westminster
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CommentThe confidence trick
QSs may have their faults, but the greatest is they have lost faith in their own abilities. How can they keep up with prices, and retain the trust of clients?
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CommentThe change mechanism
In projects where a large number of variations have taken place, should the contractor argue that the entire scheme of work be re-priced?