Opinion – Page 110
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CommentWhere are all the small and medium sized housebuilders?
The major housebuilders are blamed for not building enough houses, but if the odds were not stacked against small and medium developers, they would be there to help drive up volumes
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CommentLondon's zero carbon rules overlook embodied carbon
The London Plan is a step in the right direction but focusing only on operational carbon is a mistake
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CommentHansom: It’s the surreal thing
This week, a gobsmackingly pricey home, students of today aren’t what they used to be, chamber music at City Hall, British Land goes walkies, and Holiday Inn guests get to sleep in shipping containers
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CommentRecruitment: Hire education
The temptation, given such overwhelming demand, is to continue planned recruitment drives
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CommentOnline poll: Tokyo 2020
Will Tokyo be better prepared for the 2020 Olympic Games than Rio was this year? Results are in
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CommentTax scandals put ethics in the spotlight
We could learn a thing or two from Germany when it comes to doing the right thing
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CommentThe 2016 Little Britain experience
We’ve had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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CommentWe need to enthuse young people about vocational training
If we were to do for vocational training what we did for sport over the past two decades, investing in it and enthusing young people, the skills shortage that threatens our industry would be a thing of the past
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CommentIs land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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CommentWhat can London learn from New York's skyscrapers?
The Big Apple’s ‘trophy’ towers are able to secure premium rents, but the situation may be more complicated in London
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CommentHansom: Gargoyles and grotesques
Chelsea vs Spurs compete for your attention this week – plus, it’s journey’s end for a 1926 signalling cabin, we get ready for Construction Rocks and Boris Johnson gives us a fright (possibly not for the last time)
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CommentOnline poll: Ben Derbyshire’s RIBA presidency
Will Ben Derbyshire’s presidency of RIBA be good for the relationship between architects and the rest of the industry? Vote here
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CommentBrexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by Building shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote
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CommentOne way to solve the housing crisis
The industry needs to look differently at non-traditional construction methods - they could help solve the housing crisis.
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CommentThe high-rise that plumbs new lows of visual gimmickry
Schemes like Lincoln Plaza are creating tomorrow’s ghettos and our inept planners are to blame
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CommentConstruction's culture change
Data analytics revealing whole-life cost and quality, collaboration embedded in organisations’ culture, and an increase in innovation are all set to transform the industry
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CommentHelping London's elderly cope with heatwaves
A report by Arup looks at the impact of extreme weather events on urban populations, and points to ways we can help the most vulnerable
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CommentLondon's energy policies may not actually improve air quality
Reducing air polution is a priority for the London mayor, but he needs advisers to really think through how to tailor renewable energy for the specific needs of the capital
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CommentPledge to tackle skills shortage
We are only as good as the people we employ. But the industry is not managing to attract enough people to meet its demand
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CommentHansom: Behind the scenes
This week, Pokémon Go players are shown the door (again), Manchester City’s glass tunnel raises hackles, John Laing remembers the trouble with PFI, there’s a dispute about bricks and we all go to the opera