Opinion – Page 56
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Comment5 minutes with... Ian Bogle, founder, Bogle Architects
Ian Bogle talks to Building about the Empire State Building, Adidas Sambas and Lebanese food
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CommentIndependence daze: lack of clarity on Brexit continues to hit business
As the so-called Brexit deadline passes, ongoing uncertainty does untold damage
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CommentBrexit: a classic case of poor project management
The prime minister’s handling of Brexit bears uncanny parallels to poor management of construction projects – so what can we all learn from this?
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CommentMoney talks: as Brexit looms ahead, government can use its levers to keep things moving
With all eyes on Brexit, government has neglected to back up its push for offsite with a solid pipeline of investment, says Stephen Beechey
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Prize fights
The Ministry of Defence has a territorial dispute with Lendlease, Spurs has grounds for hope, and we go in search of accolades
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CommentIs developing on small sites achievable?
In the Draft New London Plan, Sadiq Kahn has set a target of 64,935 new dwellings per year, with 24,573 of these to be delivered on small sites. But how realistic is this?
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CommentProduct manufacturers must regain confidence, but industry already has an appetite for change
The publication of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety issued an important and resounding call for change across the entire construction industry. A number of challenges were identified about how we ensure our buildings keep people safe. Construction products were not ...
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CommentHow to be good
Forget about market dynamics outside our control – here’s a plan for making sure what we can affect is done right from the start, and it’s all about good behaviours
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Die hard
Why Interserve’s shareholders voted to bury the company is something of a mystery, but at least the coffee was good
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CommentGetting rooftop development right
If the challenges can be overcome, then developing above London’s rooftops has the potential to help ease the capital’s housing crisis
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CommentHow IPI turned collaboration from a buzzword into successful project delivery
Dudley Advance II was built to house a new centre for advanced building technologies; it made perfect sense for this building to use IPI
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CommentIs Brexit inadvertently taking the industry closer to Latham’s vision?
Brexit’s unusual visibility is forcing a different approach to inflationary risk management, writes Mace Cost Consultancy’s Steven Mason
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CommentClients drive change – and the government is the biggest of them all
Our industry is collaborating more, but what’s really needed is for clients to drive change in the supply chain, writes Turner Townsend’s Bill McElroy
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CommentInterserve administration: do main contractors need rescuing from themselves?
Interserve continues for now, while Andrew Davies takes the helm at Kier
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CommentGreat news – Interserve isn’t another Carillion (yet)
The collapse into administration is bad news for shareholders but at least it isn’t sunk
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CommentIs digital the new infrastructure?
Will Squires explains how data and new technology is helping airports meet the growing demand for air travel
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Tough at the top
Costain boss Andrew Wyllie on the possibly delayed Bond Street station and an ex-Crossrail boss suffers the humiliation of a Chris Graying endorsement
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CommentShould we prepare for more project downtime as uncertainty grips the sector?
Project shutdowns are relatively common in the construction industry - so being armed with the right intelligence is vital
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CommentAre these new models of housing delivery the future?
It’s all a little topsy turvy but the housing sector suggests that the traditional domains of single specialism expertise are increasingly of the past
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CommentInterserve’s vote – teetering on the edge
A crucial shareholder vote on Friday for the contractor in crisis