All Comment articles – Page 202
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CommentReaching pre-recession levels
One could be forgiven for not knowing whether to celebrate the banishing of the recession or worry about an unbalanced recovery
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CommentWhat eighteenth century Rome can teach us about making places
Why generating ‘street life’ - in all its senses - is the key to building successful cities
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CommentHealth as well as safety
The HSE wants to consolidate the message that exposure to hazardous substances and dusts containing silica is as much of a health risk as on-site safety
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CommentA suitable case for treatment
Medical advances, improved technology and increasing outpatient numbers have transformed the construction challenge - so the decade-old NHS estate guidance needs some radical updating
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CommentTermination at convenience
Terminating a contract is never an easy call to make, and it could have a strong impact on later damages payments should you act too hastily, as these cases demonstrate
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CommentHousing's on the up – but can we meet demand?
Planning, skills and finance barriers remain before we can meet the UK’s housing needs
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CommentPassivhaus' power as a quality standard for buildings
The Passivhaus standard can improve all sizes and types of projects - I’ve seen the evidence
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CommentWhat are you reading this summer?
Holiday season is the perfect chance to catch up on some great Building articles you may have missed this year - as selected by our industry contributors
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CommentOccupier demand still outstrips construction
If we are to meet growing demand for commercial space, we need to turn our attention to untapped existing building stock
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CommentPaul King picks 'Davey pledges to fix 'disappointing' and 'clunky' Green Deal'
It was refreshing to see Ed Davey speak so candidly about the Green Deal at this year’s Ecobuild
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CommentGovernment has finally brought out the green sticks
Minimum Energy Performance Standards have the ability to succeed in greening our buildings where incentives have failed
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CommentDavid Bownass picks 'Minister outlines limit for zero carbon exemption'
A must read news article on the zero carbon exemption debate
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CommentRichard Bailey picks 'A leaner, keener kind of BIM'
Frank McLeod’s blog reasons that BIM can only be as innovative as the people using it
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CommentRichard Steer picks 'Streets fit for people and not just for cars'
Ken Shuttleworth’s blog highlights the need for long-term infrastructure to help protect London’s cyclists
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CommentWhy it's time to go green, and how BIM can help
BIM can help us embed sustainable principles into building design
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CommentSteven Barker picks 'Call for better urban design to tackle flooding'
This news story asks some pertinent questions of the UK’s flood defence policies
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CommentPhilip Watson picks 'Out of the ashes - the Mackintosh School of Art'
Among reports of the tragic fire at the Mackintosh School of Art, Ike Ijeh’s piece asked the positive question of how the building should be rebuilt
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CommentSimon Rawlinson picks 'We can do more for unemployed youngsters'
Nick Raynsford’s blog pointed out in March that while our industry has a large and growing skills gap, the actual number of apprentices employed in construction is falling
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CommentRichard Jones picks 'Housebuilders warn of supply chain bottleneck'
While this news story taps into the economic history of housebuilding, it also looks to its future