All articles by David Blackman
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NewsFlagship hospital hit by Carillion collapse and pandemic to open six years late
Balfour Beatty announces go ahead given for Midland Metropolitan Hospital to open on 6 October
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NewsLabour-commissioned transport review urges study into new rail link between Midlands and West Yorkshire
Report will inform new government’s thinking, says transport secretary
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NewsDavid Chipperfield’s controversial plans for new Chinese Embassy re-submitted
Former Royal Mint site is opposite a UNESCO world heritage site
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NewsHouse prices stall in September amid economy fears
Nationwide figures show market stuttering prior to withdrawal of hundreds of mortgages in recent days
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NewsHousing minister goes as DLUHC team takes shape
Full details of ministerial portfolios still to be announced after death of Queen yesterday
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FeaturesFrom me-space to we-space: welcome to the office of the future
If we are going to work collectively again, the places in which we do so will have to adapt. Here are some of the workplace solutions planners and consultants are offering up
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FeaturesPost covid, what kinds of offices will clients want?
Source: Hufton + Crow The view from the rooftop garden of TP Bennett’s EightyFen, to which Arcadis is moving this summer in order to fit its workspace better to post-pandemic needs Property experts tell Building Boardroom that space requirements won’t shrink significantly, but the type ...
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Features‘It’s been a challenge taking on a new job from the edge of a dining table’: an interview with L&Q boss Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Building Boardroom talks to the new group chief executive of Britain’s biggest housing association about how L&Q is responding to the pressures of covid, Grenfell and net zero targets
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FeaturesFlooding in the UK and building for a wetter future
Following more storms and ensuing floods, the focus is turning from where to how we build in affected areas
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FeaturesThe Future Homes Standard: Get ready for a domestic revolution
The government says it will push ahead with the Future Homes Standard – David Blackman reports on what this will mean for housebuilders
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FeaturesWhat does construction need from the 2019 general election?
Some claim this is the Brexit election, but then that’s what they said about the last one: What are the other campaign issues close to construction’s heart?
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NewsSafety fears on run-down hospitals
Most hospital bosses say shortfall in capital investment increasing risk
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FeaturesFeeling run down? Fixing the NHS’s languishing estate
Will the government finally put it on the road to recovery, or merely keep it on life support?
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NewsHousing minister calls for MMC centre of excellence in the North
Esther McVey tells Tory party conference scheme could tie in with Northern Powerhouse plans
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NewsHousing supply likely to be 'devastated' if government switches off Help To Buy
SME housebuilder warns of consequences if no transition arrangements put in place
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FeaturesLife after Help to Buy
After six years of cheap loans for homebuyers, Help to Buy is being wound down. How will housebuilders cope with the change?
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FeaturesAre stressed contractors returning to suicide bidding to procure work?
The Brexit deadline is just seven weeks away – and still, nothing is any clearer. As tension rises, schemes are frozen and insolvencies increase, stressed contractors may turn to the bad old practice of bidding low just to keep things moving.
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FeaturesLetwin review: more homes, or more red tape?
Oliver Letwin’s review into build-out rates espouses a more varied approach to development. But some fear his proposals are too complex
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NewsTreasury wants public sector to focus on energy efficiency of new buildings
Minister says new hospitals and schools can save taxpayers money if new builds are more efficient
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NewsMinister accuses housebuilders of pushing ‘soulless’ housing
Housing minister Kit Malthouse says pent-up demand for homes is making people accept poor design and quality