All Comment articles – Page 82
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CommentBeyond Hackitt: product, process and people
Clarity around the timing and nature of regulatory change is needed this year, writes Nigel Morrey
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CommentCity-centre high rise living is making every city a Windy City - how can we mitigate the impact?
If post-construction mitigation is required to protect the public from dangerous conditions, it will always be significantly more expensive and unsightly than a sensitive, integrated design
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CommentHow to beat the Brexit blues
There are far more important things for construction to worry about than Brexit – yes, it’s a Bad Thing, but will anyone really notice in the long run?
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Comment‘Decent’ housing must guarantee quality internet connections
Full-fibre broadband offers so much more than access to Netflix - it can change lives, writes Jeremy Chelot
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: You've got to laugh
Andrew Marr gets the BCO giggling with pseudo-sympathy for the Mays and conductor Simon Rattle goes overboard on the architectural trash talk
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CommentThe game of business: what can it teach us?
Game theory teaches us that in the world of business, talk about ‘winning’ and ‘losing’ is just a nonsense, writes Alinea’s Iain Parker
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CommentIn the stream age - how do we commoditise our data?
If we look outside the sector for inspiration we can find new ways of approaching our data that can bring a singular change in the way we do things
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CommentLegal: Not so privileged
Assuming that legal privilege extends to in-house lawyers can be a costly error
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CommentBuild safe, not sorry
Stephanie Canham examines how the revised Building Regulations to limit cladding material use will affect construction disputes
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CommentPublic consultations could be so much better if they started the conversation earlier
Let’s design in collaboration with the people who care about the outcomes the most
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Comment10 years on from the Climate Change Act: how has the construction industry responded?
Emissions from buildings have remained flat, but there are signs of refreshed commitment from government, says BRE’s David Leonard
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CommentWhat came first, the millennial or the rabbit hutch house?
Rather than blindly throwing concrete at our cities, we should take pause and consider whether these homes are inspired by choice, or circumstance?
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CommentWhen is it good to call out on fraud in adjudication proceedings?
If you’re going to use an allegation of fraud as grounds for a stay of payment on an adjudication award, get the timing right, writes Tony Bingham
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CommentA government devoid of people skills
As conversations around Brexit become more anxious, construction demands answers to the question of immigration
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CommentPolitical turmoil perhaps, but construction lenders remain robust
This year may be politically volatile, but compared with 10 years ago construction is financially stable
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Save the planet
Sue Riddlestone calls for more measures to cut carbon emissions
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Any progress?
Alinea celebrates good news but the Midland Met hospital saga continues to depress – and things aren’t much better for Crossrail or Spurs
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CommentWe might already have the answers to construction's productivity issues
Talk of a united, collaborative construction industry is fine, but how do we get the message out to all those working in it?
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CommentLet's make payments safer
Project bank accounts are gaining momentum as objections fall away – it’s time to make them mandatory
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CommentCase in focus: Adjudication
Ted Lowery considers a challenge to the contents of a notice of adjudication