Opinion – Page 45
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CommentHow is construction expected to deliver on infrastructure without the skills it needs?
We may need more bricklayers today, but we need to consider the skillset people will need in the future
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CommentGeneral election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from the Conservatives
Building has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction
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CommentGeneral election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from Labour
Building has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction
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CommentFuture Homes Standard – wide adoption of heat pumps will not be easy
At first sight, the launch of the Future Homes Standard consultation in October was a welcome surprise
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CommentGeneral election 2019: A letter to the construction industry from the Liberal Democrats
Building has asked the three main parties to set out their commitments to construction. Here, Tim Farron on the Liberal Democrats’ plans for infrastructure
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CommentParty manifestos: Scrutiny on the bounty
The Conservative manifesto landed this week, so now all three main parties have set out their stalls
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The slow train home
Crossrail? Don’t worry, another delay will be along just after this one. Plus, one company stays under the news radar
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Comment5 minutes with… John Avery, director, LOM architecture and design
John Avery tells Building about art deco, procrastination, and a black Blüthner piano
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CommentParty manifestos: Reckless spending doesn’t pay off
Even the benefits of infrastructure investment could be limited for the construction industry
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CommentWhen smart isn’t very clever
Matthew Marson has worked on designing smart technology throughout his career. But sometimes it can go wrong…
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Comment5 minutes with… Dexter Moren, director, Dexter Moren Associates
Dexter Moren tells Building about South Africa, seafood, and Stansted airport
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Playing all the right notes but…
This week, a slanted take on tall towers, the tale of a Thatcher comeback, and light at the end of the Crossrail tunnel
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CommentTaking flight – the departures board is beginning to look a little crowded
For a while, it felt like construction’s night of the long knives
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CommentBolton fire: Spotlight on cladding, again
All 200 or so residents were evacuated and, while two people were injured, thankfully there were no fatalities. So why the widespread media coverage?
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CommentMMC: Be part of the change
This industry is good at talking about change but actually making it happen relies on – above all else – modern methods of construction
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Space race
Tension is astronomical at the Building Awards, certain housebuilders come in for some flak, and Homes England gets lost in translation
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Comment5 minutes with… Andrew Henderson, executive director, UK buildings, Ramboll
Andrew Henderson tells Building about film-making, decompressing, and robots
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CommentScrutinising Crossrail
In April this year, the former chief executive of Crossrail, Andrew Wolstenholme, said this: “The programme we put together [for Crossrail] in March 2018 still found a way through to opening in December 2018.” Last week, one of his successors, Mark Wild, said this: “Our latest ...
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CommentThe government should lead by example on prompt payment
Is it fair for the government to criticise tier 1s on poor payment practices when as a client it is guilty of the same?
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CommentLet’s be honest about private finance in infrastructure
Private investment in infrastructure has been criticised – wrongly – in the past few years. The government supports it abroad but has refused to promote it at home