Opinion – Page 197
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CommentCapital cities with potential
There are two cities sandwiched between Europe and Asia that I think have real opportunities for urban development
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CommentFracking: Proceed with caution
If there is a role for fracking in UK energy policy, it needs to be founded on research and proper regulation
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CommentWhat price a QS?
The best way to get value for money for clients is to revive the RICS standard fee scales
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CommentCIL could be a spanner in the works
The government is looking to the housing industry to increase supply but this will only happen if additional consented land is secured quickly
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CommentBond finance for commercial schemes could be next big thing
Attracting investors and providing greater project security are just two of the benefits of using bonds
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CommentDoes anyone understand the performance gap?
The disparity between our buildings’ actual and predicted energy performance is down to a lack of understanding of what causes it
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CommentThe politics behind Help to Buy
What will become of the government’s divisive housing scheme after the 2015 General Election?
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CommentThe power's in the community
Getting communities working together to harness renewable energy is the key to its success
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CommentMade in Britain
British consultants should capitalise on their reputation as market leaders to win large scale projects around the world
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CommentCities pose real challenges for a sustainable future
With more and more of the global population living in cities, Peter Head explores the practical steps necessary to ensure a sustainable future
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CommentCut red tape, not green development
Scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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CommentGreen buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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CommentThe lack of specialist architects
Having more executive architect practices in the UK would create jobs for young people and avoid the problems that projects are running into
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CommentStop reporting, start doing
The time lapse between reports into the state of construction is quickening faster than Usain Bolt stretching his legs down the last 50 metres
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CommentThe tipping point in recovery
We need to watch out for rising supply chain prices turning projects into loss-makers
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CommentWhy housebuilders are trying to sell you a Skoda
David Frise starts a series where he will chart his experience of how one major housebuilder failed to build the home it promised, and then staunchly refused to do anything about it
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CommentHansom: Guys and dolls
We compare chainsaws and sexual athletics, watch architects play with dolls houses, consider implications of the solar death ray incident, and ask the big question - are trained cats the future for the nuclear sector?