Opinion – Page 142
-
CommentTrevor Miles
Trevor Miles is the smarter buildings, real estate and facilities management consulting lead at IBM Global Business Services, UK and Ireland
-
CommentHansom: No double-speak here
No (more) news at Balfour Beatty, no one dislikes Boris, and buying yourself a railway line to run around your mansion isn’t an insane overindulgence. Plus, the Scottish health secretary sets a bad example
-
CommentOne by one
If everyone pitches in, the effort required to breach the skills gap might be smaller than you think
-
CommentLetter: Scottish construction employment
Managing director of the Scottish Building Federation bemoans lack of improvement in number of construction jobs
-
-
CommentOnline poll: Balfour Beatty
Can Balfour Beatty turn itself round within two years? Vote here
-
CommentBuild well, live well
A building that looks after your wellbeing - your fitness, comfort and stress levels - might sound like science fiction, but there are already awards in place applauding this kind of innovation
-
CommentThere can be no delay in recruiting more women in construction
As the skills shortage gets worse, there can be no excuse for failing to recruit women
-
CommentSkills for our future
Industry and government need to avoid the current short-term approach to industry skills development and look for solutions that are not purely driven by market forces
-
CommentThe long road to sustainable real estate
Sustainability in real estate is not ever going to be a quick journey, but with the right attitude we could pick up the pace in 2015
-
CommentSection 105: Savoye and Savoye Limited vs Spicers Limited
This judgment provides guidance on the definition of ‘construction operations’ and the meaning of ‘forming, or to form, part of the land’
-
CommentDecisions, decisions
Building’s Agenda 15 manifesto, launched this month, was drawn up after a year of consultation with its readers on what construction needs from the next government. Lib Dem Andrew Stunell is the first MP to respond to our policy blueprint
-
CommentA need for certainty
John Laing’s return to the stock market has highlighted the UK’s short-term approach to infrastructure
-
CommentLetter: Priorities for delivering infrastructure
RICS’ Amanda Clack supports London First’s point on devolution
-
-
CommentFeeling good
I’m not often optimistic, but 2015 looks set to be a happy new year for construction
-
CommentMoving into 2015
The latest ONS figures confirmed that growth in construction slowed towards the end of last year
-
CommentOnline poll: European competitors
Will there be increased competition from European firms as a result of the stagnating eurozone recovery? Vote here
-
CommentSpace: The final frontier
Our understanding of the kinds of workspaces employees require is changing and this will result in offices that are more flexible and responsive to the varied needs of their occupiers
-
CommentCloud enabled collaboration
A wide-scale adoption of cloud-based storage is vital for the industry