Opinion – Page 107
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CommentWill mainstream developments go off-grid?
Up to now problems with onsite energy generation and storage have been barriers to going off grid, but several factors could be about to change the status quo
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CommentHansom: That’s show business
A little glamour this week (not before time), as a construction grandee is touched by Tinseltown, Zaha Hadid designs for the Brits, and we get not one but two film festivals - plus, there’s a real tearjerker about a bench
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CommentBrexit’s gaping holes
Construction faces the prospect of losing large chunks of its workforce because of Brexit
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CommentOnline poll: Immigration deal
Should construction lobby for exemptions on immigration restrictions for skilled workers, post-Brexit? Vote here
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CommentHouse of cards
On paper it looks like the government is committed to investing in infrastructure with major projects including Heathrow and Hinkley approved
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CommentFast forward housebuilding
The government is putting both funding and policy in place to get new housing delivered more quickly and encourage small and specialist developers. Now it’s up to all parts of the industry to get a move on and build more homes
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CommentInnovation is the cure to construction's ills
We cannot afford to ignore the Farmer Review and we should see Brexit as a catalyst for change
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CommentHansom: Misperceptions
Our understanding of the world is challenged this week as the true nature of an industry figure is revealed while it seems we’ve got van drivers all wrong, and coffee cups are no longer just vessels for hot beverages
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CommentOnline poll: Heathrow expansion
Did the government make the right choice approving Heathrow expansion over Gatwick? Vote here
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CommentHeathrow: The Great British take-off
The government has at least followed the advice of the Davies Commission, but the prospect of a long consultation is concerning
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CommentHeathrow has many hurdles ahead
It’s good to have more certainty over a third runway but delivery seems a long way off, says the Construction Products Association
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CommentFarmer Review: We need a multi-skilled workforce
It’s no good contractors training people to have single skillsets and then fighting over hiring them, says Mace chief executive
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CommentFarmer Review: Off-site manufacturing needs to be the norm
Contractors and specialists have a role to play in spreading innovation and collaboration through the supply chain
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CommentA Guinness World Record for the longest Lego bridge
The inside story of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s world record-breaking brick building bid
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CommentThe Farmer Review overlooks architects' role
Reforming construction is a must, and designers have a vital part to play in improving the delivery of building projects
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CommentHansom: Coming of age
If the stress of working in construction is turning your hair grey, count yourself lucky – you could be a GP. And if you really want to keep in touch with your younger side, you can always dig out your old Lego set
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CommentI can sympathise with politicians' Heathrow dilemma
MPs have to weigh up the interests of their constituents against those of the the country as a whole, no wonder they’re dithering
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CommentDelaying a decision over airport capacity is economic madness
Government indecisiveness risks damaging investors appetite in UK infrastructure projects, and ultimately the UK’s fragile economy
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CommentFarmer Review: Telling it as it is
Mark Farmer’s review outlines familiar problems but is hopefully the spark for powerful change
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together