All Comment articles – Page 239
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CommentHeat networks aren't always a hot idea
It’s assumed combined heat and power plants for residential schemes reduce fuel poverty, but it may not be that simple
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CommentWill Part L 2013 really make any difference?
The transition to the new standards didn’t work well last time, it won’t this time
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CommentEnergy infrastructure is fundamentally local
Both construction and energy markets are too centralised and not equiped to tackle climate change
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CommentShale gas and the invisible gorilla
Politicians should focus on energy efficiency and renewables, not distract themselves with shale gas
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CommentHarnessing the hatred of energy firms
Energy efficiency is not very cool but neither is giving all your money to the big six
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CommentDoosan Babcock Limited vs Comercializadora de Equipos y Materiales Mabe Limitada: On demand guarantees
This case, before Mister Justice Edwards-Stuart, concerns whether the right to make a call under an on-demand guarantee is qualified by the terms of the underlying contract
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CommentSix graphs showing construction firms' pain from 2008 to 2012
The story revealed by data from this week’s Annual Business Survey
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CommentWe must act on cycling safety in Golding's name
The tragic death of Francis Golding should inspire the industry to tackle London’s killing streets
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CommentHow do we attract new blood?
The industry needs to become a sector of choice for young people
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CommentDefining due diligence
An obligation to exercise ‘due diligence’ is a common term in construction contracts, but what does this entail? A recent TCC case provides some guidance
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CommentMy digital life … Dave Danell
The WSP rail director on emailing during Match of the Day, text banter, and using social media to keep an eye on his kids
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CommentCycle deaths are preventable
Heavy construction vehicles should be banned from using minor roads
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CommentHansom: Communication skills
Wayne Hemingway shows how to lose friends and alienate people, the Co-op HQ goes green(er), Graham Watts takes to the stage, and Southwark council emphatically denies knocking a hole in Justin Webb’s house
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CommentIslamic finance: Open for business
David Cameron wants to issue the first Islamic bond outside of the Muslim world. Hamid Yunis, one of the people consulted on the government’s plan, looks at what this could mean for the UK construction sector
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CommentWonders and blunders with Mark Leeson
Le Corbusier’s Marseille masterpiece is enough to make Mark Leeson believe in time-travel, but the VisitPlymouth building just makes him want to stay at home …
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CommentLooking beyond the horizon
Zoologists, scientists and chemists could provide construction with a fresh perspective on cutting carbon emissions from buildings
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CommentAirports of the future
We cannot ignore the impact of airports on the UK’s carbon reduction targets