Opinion – Page 239
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CommentHansom: A spot of mischief
This week, Labour’s shadow construction minister reveals his inner child, Tessa Jowell recalls Howard Shiplee’s feminist leanings, Building fails to cut it with a mallet and a saucy video for … paint
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CommentJam tomorrow but what about today?
This week’s announcement of £9.4bn of railway spending is great news. But we need to invest in housing to get out of the current slump
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CommentAll roads lead to London, Vince
Business secretary vince cable and housing minister Grant Shapps search for a boost to housing supply
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CommentGovernment should be fixing its policy credibility rather than boasting about its fiscal credibility
The Government is beginning to more clearly recognise the urgency of getting construction back into growth
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CommentMel Starrs (1973-2012)
Building’s digital and audience director Phil Clark remembers Mel Starrs
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CommentForecasters see longer deeper double dip for construction
Expectations for recovery have been revised downwards
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CommentA quick guide to construction bonds
A quick guide to the practical uses of bonds on construction and engineering projects
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CommentDisclosure of expert advice: Odedra & another vs Ball & another
Bear in mind the possibility that expert advice obtained early in legal proceedings may become disclosable
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CommentCase to boost construction grows as ONS figures reveal an industry accelerating into recession
Worrying new orders figures perhaps look better from a political perspective
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CommentDeepest green credentials
The Living Building Challenge provides the opportunity to hit the highest conceivable sustainability targets
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CommentSustainable materials: Wood first?
Design teams need the freedom to decide which material will give the best sustainability outcome
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CommentEnd below-cost tendering
Grassroots research needs to be done to work out how to stop this practice
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CommentHansom: Making a good impression
The enigmatic Ray O’Rourke loses both a yacht trip and planning permission to rebuild his house, Rory Bremner does his homework and the CIC adopts a cutting-edge approach to entertaining
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CommentMy digital life … Paul Dollin
The iPad-loving, Patagonia-trouser-wearing UK managing director of WSP reveals his digital habits
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CommentFit-out needs a makeover
The sector’s fortunes have always been closely linked to those of the City, but it has been slow to adapt to the post-Lehman landscape
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CommentBIM not the answer
Like CAD in the 80s BIM is a new fashion accessory for those who have to serve public contracts
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CommentO'Rourke's right-hand woman
Ray’s right-hand woman at board level Anna Stewart is leading the way in a whole number of areas
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CommentFoster is right to think big
Architect is right about the opportunity for the redevelopment of the Heathrow Site