All Leader articles – Page 5
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CommentThe NHS is making people sick – we need five-year rolling capital programmes
We need politicians to give the NHS estate their full attention, then perhaps they can use the construction industry more effectively to ease the pain
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CommentBRE – straight-talking leadership will help the organisation to modernise
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth is determined to bring a more commercial focus to the institution
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CommentEnergy standards for new homes – the government gets tough
The launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation is the first concrete step towards the 2025 carbon reduction targets for new homes
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CommentWhat is the £3.6bn Towns Fund really for?
The news that central government is putting more money into regeneration can only make a good thing even better, right?
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CommentTop 150 Consultants 2019 - the year of living dangerously
The next 12 months will test consultants’ ability to steady their businesses through any slowdown while also forging ahead into a new digital era
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CommentFacing up to the fire safety challenge
The Worcester Park development fire throws up questions beyond the use of timber frame
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CommentVictory over the taxman, for now…
The delay to the reverse charge VAT regime may be a welcome relief, but the pressure will build once more next year
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CommentUniversities’ many challenges
While this week we highlight the many positives about the universities sector, it would be a mistake to think that the boom times will continue
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CommentThe government’s problem with whipping contractors into shape over payment times
Firms have been warned on how long it takes them to pay their suppliers — but can government be a catalyst for reform?
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CommentNew PM: We’re all on Boris Island now
What will a Johnson premiership mean for construction?
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CommentTop 150 contractors and housebuilders – a game of two halves
Does this year’s contractor league table reflect the turmoil experienced by the bigger players in the market?
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CommentContractors in a fix
Contractors are in a Catch-22 situation – they need to invest to modernise – but must modernise to invest
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CommentInfrastructure is in the waiting room - will it be given the chance?
We are all too used to unrealistic promises from politicians before a vote – what they are actually able to deliver inevitably disappoints
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CommentHeathrow – learning from Crossrail’s woes
A massive collaboration of 800 people is proving an effective approach for this complex infrastructure scheme
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CommentGrenfell - the slow road to change
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, there is still anger at the lack of progress from the industry and goverment to change
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CommentConstruction Innovation Hub: if only we'd had it sooner
The industry has been talking about reform for decades, but we may finally now be at a turning point
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CommentGrenfell fire response: let’s not lose momentum
The Hackitt report has got backing from the government, but recent events in Westminster bring the prospect of delay
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CommentHouses of Parliament: handle with care
The multi-billion pound restoration project is in urgent need of commencing, but politicians and contractors alike are advised to proceed with caution
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CommentA corruption scandal is the last thing the construction sector needs
Can the industry afford to take any more reputational damage after Grenfell and Carillion?
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CommentCrossrail: the NAO report shows the dangers of believing your own hype
Blind belief has been this project’s undoing; realism and certainty are now the order of the day