All Comment articles – Page 183
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CommentElection uncertainty
Contract awards in February higher than a year earlier, pointing towards further growth
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CommentInfrastructure Bill: More moral fibre, please
The government has withdrawn amendments that would have made life less risky for those introducing broadband fibre. The onus is on developers to act themselves
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CommentHS2: Is it worth it?
The Labour party is hedging its bets in the run-up to the election over this key infrastructure project
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CommentBudget 2015: It's the (local) economy, stupid
Osborne’s last coalition Budget signalled that the future of construction is local and devolved
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CommentOnline poll: Help to Buy ISA
How much do you think the government’s Help to Buy ISA will stimulate housebuilding? Vote here
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CommentChile: Turning challenges into opportunities
Since the 1990s, Chile has been developing its infrastructure, but, as in many other Latin American countries, much is still lacking
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CommentA Budget for the regions
The chancellor’s focus on regional growth was in contrast to his national infrastructure announcements, which lacked an integrated and coherent approach
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CommentBudget 2015: View from the north
Deloitte’s Barry Crichton struggles to find the substance behind Osborne’s much heralded “powerhouse” in today’s Budget
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CommentEnergy: Less is more
The European Commission wants energy efficiency to be treated as an energy source in its own right
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CommentWhat's the fuss about knowing your assets?
The pressure is on housing associations to have up to date registers of their assets but they need to go even further than that …
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CommentLondon needs a plan
The chancellor and the mayor of London have confirmed ‘Housing Zones’ for the capital but we need more detail on how to deliver 400,000 homes by 2025
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CommentCDM regs: Is this change we can believe in?
Some think CDM 2015 will make confusing and costly changes but the HSE believes the new regulations will streamline health and safety in practice
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CommentMipim blog: Singing for our supper
Architect Jack Pringle with his daily update on life from the French Riviera
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CommentNobody wins
The rise of the smaller political parties could mean the next government finds it harder to take a pro-development stance on housebuilding
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CommentCDM regs: Re-writing health and safety
Revised CDM regulations that come into force in April look to improve those published in 2007. Familiarise yourself with the new rules, but remember they could still change
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CommentJust do what you enjoy
An Aecom apprentice blogs on her week spent work-shadowing Emea chief executive Steve Morriss
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CommentOnline poll: UKIP housing policy
Do you believe, like UKIP, that limiting immigration will solve the UK’s housing crisis? Vote here
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CommentMipim blog: Rise of the regions
Our man in Cannes says regional cities are no longer “also-rans” when compared to London
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CommentA matter of public record
In a skills-strapped construction sector, contractors can start to pick and choose who they want to work for. So public bodies better start playing nice