Opinion – Page 206
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CommentMy digital life … Danny Wallace
Building surveyor Danny Wallace reveals why his emails are tricky to read and which technology would help him in his job the most
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CommentHansom: Religious experiences
Prepare for a week of the sacred and the profane as we have some interesting times in Heathrow Terminal 2B, think on yesteryear’s architectural wonders, and see the NHF recruit the Archbishop of Canterbury
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CommentBack of the class
Whereas primary schools and universities are delivering well-designed buildings, secondary schools have fallen behind and are now in need of urgent guidance
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CommentDeal or no Green Deal
The energy bills don’t go down until the losts - which won’t be that low - have been repaid
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CommentPart L delay expected
Because of the delay, it will be 2015 before any new Part L buildings get signed off
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CommentA foot in each camp
William Burkitt of Stiles Harold Williams Partnership sent this picture of a man who has obviously decided that one ladder is not enough
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CommentWonders & blunders with Roger FitzGerald
Roger FitzGerald contrasts the elegance and contribution to the public realm of Rothschild Bank headquarters, with Number 1 Poultry
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CommentSweet home Chicago
Jack Pringle takes a trip to the Windy City and finds that the next generation of workers want something very different from the buildings where they do business
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CommentPart L: This is the bare minimum
These changes as the bare minimum to retain credibility for zero carbon from 2016
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CommentHandle with care
Uncertainty on key areas of regulation could act as brake on growth at a time when the industry looks set to turn a corner
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CommentMaking use of what we've got
Central government is at last beginning to make more of its assets, but it is local government, sitting on the lion’s share of the £370bn public estate, that must now harness its resources
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Comment10 years of top contractors and housebuilders
A look back at the firms that have dominated the industry over the last decade, and the changing fortunes of contractors and housebuilders
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CommentReader competition 26 July: In the detail
Can you identify this building from the close-up photo?
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CommentFinally, 2013 starts to warm up
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows growth across several different sectors
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CommentDesigner's putty
Interactive design tools offer architects and engineers accurate, fast control of the materials they work with and allow their clients to see the building responding before their eyes
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CommentHansom: Down to earth
China’s 883m Sky City tower guarantees residents high living, but it’s more lowly schemes in Greenwich and Millwall that have converted the developers themselves. Plus, a prince is born!
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CommentSupport charter for fair payment times
The industry is one of the worst offenders when it comes to late payments, and urgent action is needed
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CommentBest way to insure schemes
A bespoke insurance programme that covers the supply chain under one policy is the safest approach
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CommentIs it time for housing policy to pay more heed to the costs and the benefits of location?
From just over a quarter of the sale price of a home in the late 1950s, location now accounts for close on 70%