Opinion – Page 63
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: tall tales
Workers at 22 Bishopsgate reminisce less than fondly over their summer sauna and the NHBC struggles to contain its laughter over government housing targets
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CommentBrexit: Any certainty in sight?
Even firms that are scenario-planning for Brexit admit that predicting what will happen is a massive guess, so no wonder commercial architect Lee Polisano told Building he spends a lot of time worrying about it all
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CommentWe desperately need to instil a positive culture - not box-ticking exercises
We need to think differently about corporate governance to regain public trust – a realistic set of principles will help companies achieve this
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CommentCouncils and developers need to take responsibility for transport
Younger people are being forced to rely on cars in many new developments which are void of transport links. How can housebuilders, developers and local authorities get this right?
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CommentIs government creating a sustainable housing policy framework?
Like Brexit, housing policy is an environment fraught with uncertainty, writes Steve Douglas
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: It's all in the timing
This week’s construction gossip: Not only are women refusing to put up with any more nonsense, but now a man can’t even trust his smartphone not to cause offence
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CommentWorried about the skills shortage? Try employing former military personnel
Don’t offer jobs to former service men and women out of pity; employ them because they are competent, ambitious, hardworking and quick to adapt
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CommentBuilding Good Employer Guide 2018
We have taken a fresh approach in this year’s Good Employer Guide, deliberately focusing on specific workplace initiatives designed to improve staff’s daily lives and, by extension, business performance
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CommentDoes progress on the Brexit process match construction's priorities?
With Brexit already taking its toll on construction’s workforce, Andrew Stunell says we have to act with speed to mitigate the worst effects of this political folly
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CommentBudget 2018: Hammond called time on PFI and Help to Buy, so what next?
PFI may be on the way out, but Hammond was careful not to condemn all public-private partnerships. What will replace it?
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CommentWhat's the best way to attract and recruit young people into construction? Get them young
The industry’s approach to attracting and hiring new talent is haphazard. The Construction Leadership Council, if properly funded, could do something about it
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CommentLondon's population is on the rise – so how can we ensure good growth?
We need masterplans that are designed to encourage and facilitate daily contact, says Lendlease’s Selina Mason
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: a single round of applause
Lack of trophy space might steal Foster + Partners’ Stirling prize ‘triple’, the Lib Dems get a single round of applause and firms gear up for word on the future of Help to Buy
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CommentIt’s time to talk about Britain’s infrastructure much more boldly
We are great at building infrastructure, but we need a revolution to make the UK the most internet-connected country
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CommentSustainable construction is stepping into the spotlight
It’s clear that this sector is increasingly viewed as a major opportunity for the government’s clean growth agenda
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Women work in construction - get over it
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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CommentTrailblazers: Modular homes
Joseph Daniels, founder of luxury modular homes developer Project Etopia, praises the first modular homes built in the UK
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CommentGrenfell and the Hackitt report: whisper it, but progress is being made
Against the odds it seems that progress has been made behind the scenes – with, rumour has it, the help of about 100 civil servants – to implement Hackitt’s review
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CommentAfter Brexit the construction sector must embrace international opportunities
Although you wouldn’t know it from the way we talk about it sometimes, the British construction industry is the envy of the world. We are building complicated and challenging projects, and finding innovative solutions that allow us to do so quickly, safely and cost effectively. ...