Opinion – Page 100
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CommentEcobuild blog: Driving sustainability - a constant in an ever-changing world
Dulux's outlook on sustainability combines being environmentally friendly with customer benefits. Duncan Lochhead talks about its new specifier tool Halo and the Smarter Spaces scheme
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CommentHansom: Best picture goes to …
Film crews horse around at Heathrow, there are Luddites at the palace, and at least one person is pleased HS2 is coming through Birmingham. Plus, analyst in Alpine holiday shock and a TV titan returns to White City
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CommentTrain to win
The apprenticeship levy is coming, so we might as well make the best of it. And how we do that is by thinking smarter and working together to make the scheme succeed for us
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CommentWe need a boring Budget
Next week the chancellor will unveil his spring Budget, let’s hope he uses it to strengthen existing policies and provide certainty rather than unleash any big surprises
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CommentOnline poll: Apprenticeships levy
Will the government’s all-industry apprenticeship levy work for construction? Vote here
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CommentMaking the private rented sector work
Successful affordable rented schemes are ones that allow communities to grow, and to do that we need to listen to tenants’ needs
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CommentStemming the skills shortage
Companies need to work hard to persuade students in school of the importance STEM subjects can play in their future careers
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CommentHitting NHS deadlines
Getting stakeholder engagement right at the start is key to successful management of healthcare projects
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CommentEcobuild blog: Regeneration for everybody
A year on from architectural collective Assemble's Turner Prize win, we speak to Fran Edgerley about its groundbreaking Granby Workshop and the importance of community-led regeneration
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CommentCPA/Barbour ABI Index: More contracts but mixed fortunes
January’s index is up but there are mixed fortunes across sectors
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CommentHousing is a numbers game we are not winning
Private housebuilding is the fastest growing sector in construction but major investment is needed to solve the housing crisis
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CommentHansom: Drinking in the view
This week involved an enjoyable combination of sights and sipping. A swimming pool will offer uplookers an eyeful, the view from my HQ has an unexpectedly named watering hole and the Ally Pally seeks booze
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CommentSomething in the air
Construction should be getting behind Sadiq Khan’s proposals for tackling air pollution from site machinery
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CommentOnline poll: Air pollution
Is Sadiq Khan right to clamp down on firms using polluting machinery on site? Vote here
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CommentEmployers must reduce workers' exposure to diesel fumes
Diesel fumes are a hazardous substance that can increase the risk of lung cancer, which like all work-related cancers is preventable
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CommentGetting their own house in order
The government has been willing to listen to advice from the construction industry when considering the renovation of its home in Westminster. Would it not be wise to listen to our views on the housing shortage and Brexit as well?
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CommentBig data and virtual reality in architecture
By combining big data and VR, architects can significantly improve design
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CommentLocal authorities now have a central role in housing delivery
Giving councils more CPO powers will help, but the housing white paper did not outline the resources they will need to deliver more homes
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CommentEcobuild blog: Don’t lose focus on the environment
What businesses think sustainability is has widened into a whole range of interconnected social and environmental issues, but it is important not to lose sight of our carbon emissions reduction target
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CommentHansom: On the cards
This week there’s news in spades - diamond geezers in dingy digs, the government and an art gallery join the late club, and One Blackfriars is full of heart. Plus, will an architecture competition answer your prayers?