All Comment articles – Page 187
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CommentHansom: The wheat from the chaff
Baking infiltrates Building this week as a former Great British Bake Off contestant quizzes the Federation of Master Builders construction panel, and a Buckinghamshire brickmaker wins over a Japanese bakery
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CommentLetter: Best use of space
A reader responds to James Maddock’s article with a personal recollection
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CommentThe BBC: Behind the headlines
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for the £273m annual cost to run its estate. Here, the corporation responds
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CommentTuition fees and the risk to university projects
Uncertainty over universities’ income amid the political debate about fees could put up to £1bn of schemes in jeopardy
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CommentPlanning: A view from the bridge
Everyone seems to want a Garden Bridge across the Thames so it was no surprise when the planning authority brushed aside legal requirements
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CommentExtensions of time: After the event
The judge’s comments in a judgment around extensions of time provide future guidance
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CommentThe rise of the first-time buyers
The number of newcomers on the property ladder may be at its highest point since 2007, but the market’s reliance on government initiatives should give housebuilders pause for thought in an election year
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CommentHands up who likes frameworks?
First of a three part series on frameworks: Love them or loathe them, more and more public construction spend is going through frameworks
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CommentExpert witness: Three Card Trick
How can an expert witness be unbiased when hired by one party? Reader, behold, a tale of an expert witness too honest for his own good
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Comment10 Steps to accelerate BIM
For BIM to be truly an industry-wide platform it cannot be developed in isolation, we need the participation of as many of us as possible
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CommentTrevor Miles
Trevor Miles is the smarter buildings, real estate and facilities management consulting lead at IBM Global Business Services, UK and Ireland
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CommentOne by one
If everyone pitches in, the effort required to breach the skills gap might be smaller than you think
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CommentHansom: No double-speak here
No (more) news at Balfour Beatty, no one dislikes Boris, and buying yourself a railway line to run around your mansion isn’t an insane overindulgence. Plus, the Scottish health secretary sets a bad example
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CommentLetter: Scottish construction employment
Managing director of the Scottish Building Federation bemoans lack of improvement in number of construction jobs
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CommentWhere does blame lie?
An independent health and safety consultant has recently been imprisoned after a tragic accident on a construction site. Even those who are not directly employers can still be held liable
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CommentOnline poll: Balfour Beatty
Can Balfour Beatty turn itself round within two years? Vote here
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CommentBuild well, live well
A building that looks after your wellbeing - your fitness, comfort and stress levels - might sound like science fiction, but there are already awards in place applauding this kind of innovation
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CommentBIM: If you want my advice…
BIM is increasingly being adopted by the industry, but who bears responsibility for recommending whether or not to use it in the first place?
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CommentThere can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction
As the skills shortage gets worse, there can be no excuse for failing to recruit women