Opinion – Page 58
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CommentCrossrail – still waiting on the platform
The political sideshow around Crossrail does not help us understand why the £15bn infrastructure project is £2bn over budget, with no delivery date in sight
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CommentWhere are the women in the construction workforce?
Will the short-term focus of the industry on solving its migrant skills crisis mean that a much bigger opportunity to address gender equality is ignored?
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CommentConsultants’ salary survey – good news, bad news
Pay is up for construction consultants across the sector, but employers and employees alike are cautious in weak economic conditions
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Sites for sore eyes
This week, graffiti-watch from hipster Shoreditch, Redrow’s Steve Morgan is forever blowing bubbles, and ferry-loving Chris Grayling sinks yet further in public esteem
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CommentThe government needs to extend the Community Housing Fund
The government will be putting thousands of community-led homes at risk if it doesn’t extend its Community Housing Fund
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CommentIs it more sensible to build a new complex to replace the Houses of Parliament?
Spiralling costs to refurbish a building that’s no longer fit for purpose mean it could be better to cut our losses
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CommentIn this period of change, markets need a bit of imagination to evolve
This time of instability and rapid change can feel overwhelming, but it’s a brilliant opportunity for those savvy enough to see the possibilities
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Winter warmers
This week, a brilliant idea on how to fix HS2’s troubles by moving parliament to Birmingham and a nostalgic look back at a simpler time for marketing
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CommentInfrastructure funding solutions are out there
Closing this investment gap provides an opportunity to investigate alternative funding models for our future infrastructure projects, says Aecom’s Colin Wood
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Housing 2044
Simon Henley sees a more communal and less aggressively commercial approach to homes
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CommentOut of Eden: tackling emissions in the construction sector
It may sound like science fiction, but CO 2 could soon be widely used as a raw material for construction and help reduce emissions
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CommentAs cities become more densely populated, we must ensure buildings offer more for the people within them
Why are some of the world’s greatest cities also the loneliest? Selina Mason believes designers and planners can do much to help
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CommentWhat’s the deal if there’s a no-deal Brexit? How will EU immigration arrangement impact UK construction?
The end of EU free movement and a no-deal Brexit will inevitably hit construction companies’ recruitment and workforce planning, explains immigration solicitor Anne Morris
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CommentWhy construction needs a new narrative to win the war for talent
If our industry is to attract the rising generation, it needs to show them that we have truly moved into the 21st century
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CommentWe global citizens must look all over the world to find the best techniques
If we can work better, work smarter, by employing practices used elsewhere in the world, why wouldn’t we?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Class distinctions
Sellar swaps south-east London for upmarket Fitzrovia and a contact rejects a pricey pastime (well, not entirely …)
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CommentTesting times: the ban on CLT is a case of negative perceptions
The most damaging aspect of this ban is the impact it could have on innovation more generally with potentially negative implications for adoption of modern methods of construction
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CommentCan retail parks be turned into proper mixed-use communities?
What do we want the retail experience of the future to be, and how do we want city centres of the future to look?
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CommentSmall businesses deserve protection from poor practice payments by tier-one contractors
And project bank accounts can provide it, says Debbie Abrahams, MP