All Industry comments articles – Page 9
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NewsCity surprised by exit of Kier boss
Analysts surprised Paul Sheffield has decided to leave the firm so soon after Kier’s acquisition of May Gurney
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CommentBright young things
The upturn has exposed a skills shortage but construction’s key role in delivering a sustainable society means it needs to attract and train a new generation of professionals
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CommentUnchartered territory
There’s plenty of enthusiasm among sustainability professionals, but it may take a new professional chartership to make our message heard
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CommentBeware of the perils of Qatar work
Why resisting the lure of the 2022 World Cup might be good news for your business
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CommentA revolution with results
With vastly improved GCSE marks and a steady community use, Barnsley’s Horizon College makes the case for school investment
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CommentLessons in group learning
A lack of collaboration in school building projects is the problem we need to address to solve the more for less equation
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CommentGreen Deal incentives need to be permanent
We need a mechanism that will drive the retrofit market for years to come, not another cycle of boom and bust
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CommentThe New Homes Bonus: Home truths
The coalition’s much vaunted New Homes Bonus to increase housebuilding is falling victim to perverse incentives, lazy definitions and unsustainable cost
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CommentDon't use the recession as an excuse to stop training
CITB-ConstructionSkills chief executive Mark Farrar argues why now is the time to upskill your workforce
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CommentLet’s get radical
Yes, please for more infrastructure investment - but let’s make sure enlightened procurement becomes the rule rather than the exception
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CommentJam tomorrow but what about today?
This week’s announcement of £9.4bn of railway spending is great news. But we need to invest in housing to get out of the current slump
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CommentIt’s housing, stupid
There’s no better way to breathe life into the economy than to build homes. Shame the government has lost all credibility on the sector’s biggest issues…
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CommentNow is the time to borrow
With 10-year bonds at their lowest level in recent times, the government must take the opportunity to channel much-needed investment into major infrastructure work
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CommentWSP takeover analysis: Too good to be true?
Analyst Tony Williams crunches the Genivar takeover numbers
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CommentWe need a zero carbon definition now,
Mr ShappsProjects are going ahead with little idea of how they will meet the zero carbon standard when they are built in four years time
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CommentIs the government ready for the EPBD?
A new EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive comes into effect in July. But is the UK prepared for it?
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CommentPassivhaus goes global
Chris Herring reports from the 2012 International Passivhaus conference in Hanover
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CommentWhy all the outrage over the 'conservatory tax'?
Misunderstanding, emotion over taxes and a lack of knowledge about the Green Deal have contributed to a bad public image for consequential improvements
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CommentThe FIT is is still regressive, even after Supreme Court victory
The linking of the feed-in tariff to a home’s energy rating is just one of a series of blunders made by the government contributing to a missed opportunity
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CommentLack of clarity gives developers opportunity
Under the NPPF, areas without local plans are in limbo