All Comment articles – Page 250
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CommentChanging our culture for 'deep' retrofit
We need to substantially change the way we work to achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency and enjoy the benefits this would bring
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CommentZen and the Art of Building Regulations
Codes and ratings should be voluntary as we will default to mediocrity if we try to legislate for excellence
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CommentActive vs passive green design measures
Encouraging clients to exceed their sustainability targets will help cutting edge practices become the norm
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CommentThe Stirling Prize and the missing QSs
Quantity surveyors don’t just keep the score but contribute to good design - so why did the RIBA fail to credit them at the Stirling Prize Awards?
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CommentMight the public be the real winner of this Stirling Prize?
Astley Castle’s Stirling Prize win does not mean heritage is again at the forefront of debate - but what if anything can we read into the decision?
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CommentThe inevitable fate of Help to Buy
Chancellor George Osborne reportedly rowing back on mortgage guarantee programme
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CommentReplenishing the industry's workforce
Attracting and retaining new workers to construction will require a new approach to education and training
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CommentBuilding performance: Aspiration vs reality
Until buildings are installed exactly as designed and developers are involved with building performance in the long term, we will never achieve whole life value
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CommentBIM, Hong Kong style
Is Hong Kong what the UK would have been like without the government BIM strategy?
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CommentResponsible parenting
When it comes to competition law, parent companies need to keep a close eye on their subsidiaries, even if they operate independently
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CommentPolitics without the mudslinging
Sir John Armitt’s proposals for a National Infrastructure Commission are to be welcomed, but can politics be taken out of planning so easily, asks Simon Rawlinson
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CommentHansom: Peaks and troughs
This week, start at the summit of Kilimanjaro, then work your way down to a surreal tea party and Romanian TV. You’ll have reached the bottom when you find yourself at a party conference
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CommentThe CIOB moves into the future
The CIOB is in the process of modernising - and the industry also needs to step into the future
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CommentSupply chain finance: Simply too complex
There’s nothing inherently wrong with main contractors arranging finance for their subbies, but wouldn’t it just be easier to pay on time?
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CommentInsolvency and adjudication
An adjudicator decides who has to pay what to whom - a decision that is binding. But what happens when the payee is insolvent and any money paid may never be seen again?
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CommentSelf-build on a different scale
Actually, says Tim Byles, demand for self-build is already there and while there’s nothing wrong with one-off Grand Design projects, what we need now is something altogether more mainstream
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CommentWhat would Labour do with the Green Deal?
Labour’s pledge to replace the Green Deal with a new Energy Save scheme has caused major ripples - but what might Labour’s scheme look like?
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CommentGenerating energy at the right time
Some forms of renewable energy are unpredictable and not available at the right time - better implementation could reduce carbon emissions and save money