Opinion – Page 129
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CommentSkills crisis: Performance anxiety
Construction’s skills crisis could put a break on growth in the sector. Tackling low productivity is essential if construction is to remain affordable
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CommentOnline poll: Illegal labour
Will the government crackdown on illegal foreign labour cause problems for the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentWe need another brick in the wall
Brick and labour shortages are exacerbating the housing crisis, we need to be looking for sustainable solutions
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CommentWill the budget undermine housing delivery?
What impact will the Conservative’s cut to rents paid for affordable housing have on delivery?
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CommentStealing is good
Bent on pursuing its ideological objectives, the government has dismissed the Lyons and Armitt reports. Instead, it should plunder them and present the best solutions as its own
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CommentHansom: The right words
Plans are afoot to build Tolkien’s fictional city of Minas Tirith, to get children into construction via computer games, to impersonate owls, race yachts and then do a charity run. And after all that you’ll need a shower
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CommentOut of the frying pan, into a flat
Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common
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CommentWho are we building for?
London property should be open for international purchasers but the balance now is wrong
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CommentThe tides of change
Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage
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CommentGoing down the drain
The London super sewer could be a costly mistake. Green infrastructure can provide much more sensible solutions
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CommentOnline poll: Women and STEM subjects
Does the way STEM subjects are presented to school-age girls need to change to attract more into technical professions? Vote here
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CommentThe future of associations is rooted in their history
The reduction in housing association rental income won’t be as hard-hitting if associations keep their cool
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CommentThe many U-turns of sustainable building
The government’s sustainability backtracking will have knock-on effects for other national policies and will be damaging for industry confidence
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CommentBIM Level 2: Revision time
A consultation document for PAS 1192-2 is out, for comment to BSI by the end of August
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CommentHansom: Cheap as chips
Zaha explains the £1.3bn Tokyo stadium bill, Beijing prepares to put on the entire Winter Olympics for just £962m, and for a fiver you should be able to slide down Kapoor’s Orbit. But that’s not quite as low as we go
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CommentThey’re not making it easy, being green
Has the government lost its way on the path to a low carbon economy?
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CommentNow the dust has settled
In less than 11 weeks, the new government has scrapped zero carbon standards and the Green Deal