Opinion – Page 109
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CommentOnline poll: Article 50
Is the government right to trigger Article 50 by the end of March? Vote here
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CommentHousing distraction welcome at Brexit buzzing Tory conference
Building’s David Blackman reports from Birmingham where Tories could well be ready to embrace radical thinking
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CommentHansom: Ars longa, vita brevis
This week, Google’s mothballed plans for a King’s Cross HQ are revisited, West Ham footballers plan to turn up at Mipim, selling luxury homes gets arty, and our hacks fail to shine at ping pong
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CommentTheresa May must show her cards
Now the industry needs reassurance that the May administration will not lose momentum on infrastructure delivery
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CommentOnline poll: Living wage
Should the Labour Party introduce a ‘national living wage’ of £10 an hour by 2020? Vote here
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CommentGood stakeholder management
Keeping control and engagement with all stakeholders is not just sensible but vital in any project
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CommentBrexit: Glass half full
We may have made a grave mistake in leaving the EU, but little can be achieved by dwelling on a bad hand. Perhaps we can do ‘Apple in Ireland’ incentive schemes: tax breaks, transport links and a Plymouth port that looks like Singapore
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CommentLabour's down at heel conference
Building’s David Blackman reports from Liverpool where Labour’s remoteness from government is all too apparent
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CommentDawn of a new era for buildings
Digital disruption is a challenge to our industry but there are smart solutions that can be applied to individual buildings and across portfolios
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CommentHousing: Beyond slogans
The need to focus on housing affordability and delivery couldn’t have been clearer
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CommentEcobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
Buildings must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change
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CommentHansom: What the dickens?
This week, we have a colourful tale of giant chimneys, a certain shade of the colour blue, ever-more absurd house prices, a modern mausoleum and some excellent exploits in aid of the less fortunate
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CommentOnline poll: Heathrow expansion
Will the government opt to expand Heathrow when it finally announces its decision on airport capacity? Results are in
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CommentAffordable homes are essential for economic growth
With support from government we can build thriving communities that give something back to the country’s economy
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CommentWe need a long term approach to housebuilding
Our industry needs to work in partnership with government to set co-ordinated targets and drive real change
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CommentEconomics: Business as usual
The reality is that, for now, nothing has changed in the UK economy
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CommentEconomics: Stable, if only for now
Data suggests that activity won’t fall off a cliff but it will slow down in the next 12 months
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CommentPrice spikes and Hinkley
Circumstances combined to push prices to a rare peak just as Hinkley Point C nuclear power station got the go-ahead. What does this tell us?
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CommentHinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad
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CommentWhen will modular housing become mainstream?
Modular has a few high profile champions but at its core we are a traditional industry and it will take a big effort to change