All Industry comments articles – Page 40
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NewsA busted flush
The Decent Homes programme means avocado bath suites are out and water-saving dual-flush loos are in, but ultra-eco-friendly technology in the home does have its downsides...
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NewsA flying visit
Margaret Hodge flew back into the country this week, only to spend the day at another airport - touring Heathrow’s T5 site. She was impressed, but will there be the same smooth operation for the 2012 Olympics?
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NewsThe land of opportunity
Rent-a-quote British politicians should take a leaf out of Ireland's book when it comes to welcoming skilled workers from Eastern Europe
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NewsSnobbery in the City
It’s bad enough working under the sizzling hot sun all day, but surely don’t builders working on construction sites in the City deserve at least a cold, decently priced pint?
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NewsPrescott Jr’s uncomfortable outing
The Sunday Times ‘revealed’ John Prescott Jr’s involvement in the housebuilding industry at the weekend. Is this another embarrassment for his dad?
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NewsAnne Hemming
The death of Anne Hemming will have touched many in construction because of her willingness to engage positively on difficult issues says Building's technical editor
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NewsMy wonders & blunders
See if you agree with our blogger's list of wonders and blunders and then tell us the buildings you love or loathe
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NewsHow sustainability became an optional extra
Housebuilders are now offering greywater recycling in new homes but at £3500 it doesn't come cheap. The editor of Regenerate wonders whether buyers will opt for such expensive green extras
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NewsRead it and weep
Building’s departing chief sub-editor, Jo Connolly gets a few things off her chest
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NewsDutch courage
Why don't people wear hard hats in Rotterdam? Building's legal expert is not sure and despite his better sense he soon finds he's going Dutch himself
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NewsThe end of the Bickerton affair?
The businessmen involved in the Bickerton affair have been banned from holding directorships for 18 years. Not enough say some subcontractors
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NewsPension off section 106
Planning restrictions should be loosened for the sake of an ageing population argues Building's assistant editor
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NewsIt’s ok when Saturday comes – what about the rest of the week?
Arsenal fans celebrated the opening of their sparkling new stadium at the weekend but one local resident says the surrounding development deserves a red card
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NewsA nation of fish lovers
With so many aquariums featuring in regeneration plans Building's editor (owner of two goldfish) believes it may be time to pull the plug
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NewsPutting the bat's point of view
Bats can play havoc with construction schedules if found on site. Building’s blogger spent a balmy evening in Regent’s Park to find out more
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NewsPork loin in July? Let’s be serious
Industry events have become bloated on a diet of showbiz excess, says the CIC chief executive, who prefers the honesty of the president’s address to the anecdotes of a Z-list celebrity
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NewsBovis and Lend Lease: The full story!
Building’s editor explains why any news surrounding Bovis Lend Lease brings out the Heat reader in everyone in the construction industry
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NewsThink of the children
Housing targets for London Thames Gateway keep rising. But a focus on quantity not quality means families lose out says the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Partnership
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NewsAre you sure you spent £17 on groceries sir?
A bank's over-zealous fraud department left Building's deputy editor in serious financial limbo recently
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NewsOn the move without a mobile
Building's star columnist is on a train to Cardiff to give a legal lecture, but damn, he's left his mobile behind. Thankfully a kindly trolley lady stepped in and saved the day.