Opinion – Page 60
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CommentOne year after Carillion, PFI contracts can still be risky business
The market is still challenging for providers in both the public and private sectors
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CommentHow is your organisation preparing for Brexit? Anonymous reader responses
As part of our reader survey last month, we asked respondents to tell us what actions they had already taken in preparation for Brexit.
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CommentLet's stop talking about low margins - we're missing the point
Contractors and others highlight profit margin as an indicator of corporate performance when what we should really be talking about is a firm’s return on capital
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CommentHow to win the war on talent
Employers need to offer much more than competence training - there’s another way to maximuse apprenticeship levy allowances to invest in new talent
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CommentThe kindness of strangers
If you make a new year’s resolution, let it be to do more to promote understanding and compassion for those experiencing mental illness, says Lesley Hammond
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Comment"We are setting up in the EU" - How is your organisation preparing for Brexit?
As part of our reader survey last month, we asked respondents to tell us what actions they had already taken in preparation for Brexit. Here is one anonymous reader’s response
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: We fear change
The Bloomberg building marks climate change with a melting iceberg and fans of brutalism are saddened at a coming demolition
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CommentWhy we need to factor the millennial into the evolution of the high street
The power of the millennial to disrupt the market is extraordinary and town planning policy is powerless to prevent this, writes Joanna Bassett
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CommentForesight sagas: construction has an immense challenge on its hands in 2019
As we enter one of the most turbulent, uncertain years in our nation’s history, who would be brave enough to predict what’s in store for construction? Well, here goes…
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CommentCan you afford to ignore Brexit's ticking clock?
As 29 March approaches, and the prospect of a no deal Brexit looming larger, is it too late to start contingency plans for your organisation?
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Comment2019: Taking BREEAM to the next level
Gabriela Costa, senior sustainability consultant at Sweco, explores how developers can complement the guidelines of frameworks like BREEAM to create buildings that impact positively not just on their tenants, but surrounding communities
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CommentNew Housing Court proposals: moving the chairs around or a chance to make a real difference?
The government’s recent announcement of a potential new Housing Court comes at exactly the right time for the housing sector, says TLT’s Kane Kirkbride
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Comment2019: In bringing the next generation into construction, perception is everything
Perception is everything. The best apprenticeship system will never succeed if we cannot make young people and parents recognise the value of a technical or vocational route
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Comment2019: Tackling construction’s productivity problem
The housing crisis, planning laws, modular and next generation talent - all of this could be vital in boosting productivity in construction
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Comment2019 predictions: renewal and progress
Modular, regulations, retentions. It could be a big year in construction, Taylor Wessing’s Matthew Jones suggests
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Comment2019: The year ahead in construction
Sheena Sood previews what 2019 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view
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CommentIf it’s to be a Brexocalypse, then let the horsemen out of the stable… just give us some clarity
Avoiding a painful period of stagnation can only be avoided if the industry is given time to prepare
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CommentMy 2019 wishlist: Life beyond the nine-to-five
As new business models blur the boundaries between work and play, we need to make sure we’re building workplaces that cater for more
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CommentIs the demise of some big retailers an opportunity to repair our high streets?
Not every town needs multiple department stores – they are a product of a homogeny that has characterised our retail spaces for too long
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Bleak midwinter
Our business minister grapples with some paperwork, a Victorian refurb gets distressed (but in a good way), and, as it’s almost Christmas, we contemplate nuclear extinction