All Construction issues articles – Page 7
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FeaturesLiving in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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FeaturesPutting a boss on a building site
Are construction bosses any good at building? Kier MD Graham Howe volunteered to spend time on site to find out
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FeaturesHow real is the construction recovery?
It looks like a recovery, so why isn’t the industry jumping up and down with joy? Building reports on the reality behind the statistics
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FeaturesMy Olympic legacy
Six leading figures who worked on the London Olympics explain how the experience is shaping the work they do now
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FeaturesThe Peak District Hope Challange
Take a group of construction folk, stick them in a field and ask them to build a shelter out of salvaged materials in a single afternoon. That’s Habitat for Humanity’s Hope Challenge, and Building went to bear witness to the teams whose fundraising skills far outshone their architectural prowess
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FeaturesMuseum of Liverpool: Nightmare at the museum
The £72m Museum of Liverpool may have opened in 2011, but problems with the design and build mean parts of the iconic building are still inaccessible to the public. Last week’s £1.13m court judgment highlights the dangers for small consultants on big projects
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FeaturesBecause they're worth it?
Building investigates why some poorly performing companies are still increasing directors’ pay
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FeaturesAre SMEs getting a fair deal?
Are SMEs getting a fair share of public sector construction work?
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FeaturesSee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
The industry stands accused of closing its eyes to the blacklisting saga
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FeaturesChoosing a consultant
From global giants to small start-ups, clients are spoilt for choice when it comes to hiring cost consultants
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FeaturesA reprieve for super prisons?
Will the government listen to calls for a £3.75bn building programme of super prisons?
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FeaturesSpending Round: Who's for cake?
What will George Osborne portion out to construction in his Spending Round?
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FeaturesWhere's the money?
Ahead of the spending review later this month, Building looks at the prospects for investment in construction
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FeaturesIt's a regulations jungle out there
Can green certification schemes around the world ever be consolidated to avoid all the confusion?
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FeaturesEco policy: No sense of direction
Building’s latest White Paper suggests that public and private sector clients are as frustrated as the rest of the industry with government eco policy
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FeaturesWhat London's new office clients want
Future tenants of the City’s major office buildings are increasingly likely to hail from the Far East - and their requirements may come as a bit of a surprise
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FeaturesBlacklisting: Human impact
Many of the people allegedly involved in the blacklisting scandal still work in construction. Should we be worried?
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FeaturesDanger: recovery in sight
There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?
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FeaturesLife after Davis Langdon
A decade before T T’s deal it was Aecom’s takeover of DL that rocked the QS market, triggering an exodus of partners and a spate of start-ups