All Comment articles – Page 232
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CommentRoll on 2014
Statistics are showing the industry is finally starting to move on from five years of downturn and recession. Let’s hope it keeps the momentum up.
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CommentJobs data shows the very uneven recovery for construction
Do the improving employment prospects in the South-east point to a permanent geographic shift for jobs?
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CommentHow well do we measure the performance gap?
The performance gap tests that we used, according to research from 2007, may be flawed. It’s an area of concern for those looking to comply with Part L.
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CommentPart L - a stepping stone to zero carbon?
It’s good to see that the principle of focusing on buildings’ fabric is being implemented but we have a long way to go as an industry
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CommentContractors: we need you to build homes
The policy signs are good but there is not enough capacity from housebuilders to build the homes we need
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CommentFirms need to learn from the youngest to succeed
Fast-paced changes in technology mean we have to think differently about the opportunities we provide for young talent
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CommentA year is a long time in housing
As 2014 approaches, demand is back and planning pemissions are up too
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CommentThe Human City
What can the USA possibly teach us about safer cycling and how to develop better cities?
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CommentA building is not just for Christmas, it’s for life
Here’s how you find the best or most sustainable material or product for your building
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CommentSense and sensitivity in our schools
Designing schools that really work for students with disabilities will enhance the quality of the environment for everyone
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CommentEnergy efficient or affordable: Which is more important?
The government’s decision to delay ECO may bring short term relief to household budgets, but there are long-term social and environmental costs
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CommentHealth and safety: Risky business
Health and safety is a live issue and will remain in the headlines for the foreseeable future. As construction activity picks up, it should not fall down the list of priorities
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CommentGlendalough Associated SA vs Harris Calnan Construction Co Ltd: Agreements in writing
This case, before Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart, explores whether the parties engaged in section 107(5) of the HGCRA 1996 so that “an agreement in writing” could be said to have been agreed
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CommentCOBie confusion
There’s recently been a surge of interest in this data collection system within the BIM world
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CommentTeaching the teachers
Architects can help schools understand how to really use engagement sessions to their advantage
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CommentTrue sustainability comes from the boardroom
The housebuilders that are performing on sustainability don’t wait for regulation to drive them
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CommentDigital Life … Karla Bennett
Bennington Green’s Karla Bennett on prank Facebook posts, following the TOWIE crew, and being an “Apple queen”
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CommentStandardisation is to be avoided
Debbie Aplin has raised some important issues about standardisation, which led to a recent landmark rejection by Eric Pickles
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CommentRe-educating the industry
The departure of the Education Funding Agency’s design chief is a good time to take stock of the state of education building, and assess what role construction is to play in the future of school design
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CommentWonders and blunders with Stephen Melville
Stephen Melville goes to Moscow for a glimpse of the avant-avant-garde, but closer to home he finds a fine city marred by some retro pastiche