All Comment articles – Page 227
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CommentDesigning fast, building well – the Chinese way
Maintaining design quality in China’s young and bullish culture is difficult but achievable
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CommentThere's method behind Labour's attack on builders
Proposed planning changes to promote smaller sites could help deliver more homes
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CommentSurfing the waves
Any surfer dude will tell you that every seventh wave is a big one, and so it is with the value of UK construction and building shares
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CommentAndrew Mitchell MP vs News Group Newspapers Limited: Stricter approach to relief from sanctions
Sanctions were imposed on the MP due to a failure to submit cost budgets an adequate space of time before the case management hearing
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CommentADR: RSVP or face costs sanctions
It is simply not an option for parties to stick their heads in the sand regarding alternative dispute resolution
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CommentMy digital life … Kathryn O'Callaghan
The Interiors Group head of design on her love of Pinterest, listening to Take That and organising her life with a Mac
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CommentWill Help to Buy boost supply long term?
The uncertainty created by its 2016 end date means housebuilders may not ramp up production as quickly as hoped
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CommentA lesson in boldness - again - from Germany
Germany’s decision to replace its fleet of nuclear power stations is putting it at the forefront of renewable energy generation
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CommentDoing the robot
For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working
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CommentHansom: Feelings of nostalgia
We say goodbye to a respected old colleague; the smell of tarmac takes us back to our Olympic glory days; we remember when folk gave to charity; plus, nothing beats a good old cup of tea and a building made of cake
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CommentStill building on weak foundations
Never again, said the civil servants running the programme. But the truth is that the reliance of social housing on cross-subsidy has grown since, not diminished
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CommentThe blame game
It seems odd that Barker should think it’s understandable that he got it wrong, but that construction firms should have seen the lacklustre performance coming
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CommentCompulsory pension auto-enrolment: Pensioned off
Next month SMEs, such as the mid-scale and smaller firms in the construction industry, will have to roll out pension arrangements for the first time. We examines some of the issues this raises
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CommentFinal account process in contracts: A final reckoning
Construction contracts often provide for wrapping things up in a final statement. But this process is absent in the NEC contract - something that can create significant uncertainty
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CommentDavos, irony and how wealth disparity shapes our cities
It is not without some irony that the big discussion emerging this year at Davos is growing wealth inequalities
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CommentFinally, a happy new year
December’s CPA/Barbour ABI index shows a slight dip, but it’s up on this time last year and the public sectors look positive
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CommentThe longevity of our designs: A priority for our future
The outcry at Crossrail’s decision not to design review all stations shows we should not compromise on architectural legacy
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CommentBiodiversity is our next big challenge
Adding or preserving trees, plants and habitats is an opportunity for construction
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CommentDoes old insulation work?
We know how to build insulated but we don’t know how the thermal performance of building materials deteriorates over time - perhaps we should …
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CommentCultural skills not technology skills are what the young bring to BIM
A simplified interpretation of youth culture is not going to attract the brightest minds into construction