All Comment articles – Page 311
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CommentMan on ledge
Sandeep Aujla sent this picture of a no-nonsense approach to gaining access to the outside of a residential property in Southall. Scaffolding? Who needs it?
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CommentWhy the latest orders figures are so disturbing
The length of time that new orders have been low for plus a lack of activity in the private sector are cause for concern
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CommentWSP takeover analysis: Too good to be true?
Analyst Tony Williams crunches the Genivar takeover numbers
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CommentMy digital life ... Mark Clare
Barratt chief executive is addicted to his iPad, and particularly loves the tunes he gets from the Napster app
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CommentHansom: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
This week, has François Hollande saved the Hinkley Point nuclear project? Plus, the NFB builds bridges, Gleeds’ Richard Steer considers a career as a lifeguard and some (relatively) positive press for Grant Shapps
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CommentMaterials: Cradle to the grave
A blanket statement favouring one material does nothing to push sustainability forward
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CommentTriple glazing for offices: consider the context
It should not be surprising that savings on the fabric conduction energy in city offices can be less than the extra for embodied energy
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CommentDon't condemn wood
Wood is an adequate mainstream construction material and affords building designers a wealth of possibilities and opportunities
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CommentNew CIOB contract: Testing terms
Is the CIOB Complex Projects Contract a bit too, well, complex? It will be interesting to hear what clients and contractors think …
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CommentNissan's supercar: Time to test-drive some buildings
Nissan’s new supercar, the Delta Wing, will be subject to public scrutiny and objective testing at Le Mans. Why don’t we have more ‘test-drives’ for buildings?
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CommentWhen the levy breaks
Planning reform is a vital part of the government’s pro-growth agenda but now development in London is in danger of stagnating
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CommentWonders & blunders with Luke Schuberth
Transport interchanges are a major part of our experience of a city, says Luke Schuberth. He compares the gothic glory of King’s Cross St Pancras to the confusion of Hammersmith
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CommentPoint West vs Mivan: Blast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentBlast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentAgree how to disagree
From picking the right decision makers to getting the cash, dispute resolution is a minefield - it pays to have clear provisions in place before a project even begins
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CommentSubterranean Serpentine strikes hollow note
The Serpentine Gallery’s latest pavilion is high in concept but unconvincing in practice
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CommentChanges to bankruptcy proceedings: No credit where it's due
Some of the proposed reforms to petitioning for bankruptcy are to be welcomed but others will hit creditors at a time when they are already struggling for survival
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CommentMy digital life... Jayne Dennyson
The director of business development for the UK Green Building Council is on Twitter but has yet to tweet and prefers iPhone to Blackberry
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CommentPriority schools: what now?
The cheer the constructon industry got from the release of the list of the 261 schools to be included in the Priority Schools Building Programme has been tempered by uncertainty about how the initiative will actually work