Opinion – Page 245
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CommentHansom: Break out the canapes
This week, Make’s Ken Shuttleworth puts on a good spread, RIBA throws a party at the V&A, energy minister Greg Barker gets told off, and a terrible odour reaches Building Towers
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CommentWhy the scheme works a dream
The Construction Act’s payment rules have baffled many a great mind - but all you have to do is follow the ‘Scheme’…
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CommentBCO kicks off: What makes a winning building?
London, previous winners of the BCO awards and the charity cycle ride are among the hot topics on day 1
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CommentCycling to BCO: Day 3
The agility and speed of cost consultants is put to the test in Day 3 of the charity cycle ride from London to the BCO conference
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CommentTop quotes from BCO Day 1
Amidst a frantically busy first day at BCO, here are some quotes that have turned heads
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CommentWhere the opportunities for architects lie
Simon Rawlinson discusses where the greenest shoots can be found in architecture
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CommentBCO's host city has come a long way
Davis Langdon’s head of Manchester reflects on the construction activity that has elevated the home of this year’s BCO conference
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CommentThe London real estate market is a different world
Aecom’s Phil Cusack hopes that this year’s BCO will answer some questions about the chasm between the London and regional property markets
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CommentCycling to BCO: Day 2
The cyclists on the charity ride to the BCO conference fend off cramps, warm weather and insects to break 100 miles on day 2
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CommentWhat's next for architects?
Find out what three architect bosses think the future holds for the sector
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CommentCycling to BCO: Day 1
Great Portland Estates’ James Pellat describes how the 42 participants are getting on after day 1 of their charity cycle ride from London to Manchester
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CommentWhat's in store at BCO this year?
EC Harris’ Simon Rawlinson looks ahead to this year’s British Council for Office’s conference and the 240-mile cycle ride to get there
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CommentFrom London to Manchester: Cycling to BCO
Building’s coverage of this week’s BCO conference kicks off with a blog from Great Portland Estates’ James Pellatt as his charity cycle ride to the event gets underway
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CommentA quick guide to appointing a professional consultant
A quick guide to appointing a professional consultant on a construction or engineering project, outlining what a professional consultant does and how to appoint one
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CommentKept on their toes
Consultants are having to become more dynamic and flexible to take advantage of new opportunities
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CommentAwful house building figures put the Shapps Gold Standard further in doubt
A huge boost in funding is needed if the government is to hit its target of the pre-recession level of housebuilding
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CommentWe need a zero carbon definition now,
Mr ShappsProjects are going ahead with little idea of how they will meet the zero carbon standard when they are built in four years time
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CommentIs the government ready for the EPBD?
A new EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive comes into effect in July. But is the UK prepared for it?
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CommentHansom: All's fair in love and war
This week, architects strike back at the Olympic marketing rules, the Queen’s Speech is yet another repeat, One World Trade Center comes up short and Eros gets a little tlc