Opinion – Page 69
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CommentThere is only one path to decarbonising heat – we must realise that now
The only way to decarbonise heat generation is by going all-electric, says Barny Evans. And we need to start working on it now.
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CommentBetter by design
We need to embed design into the DNA of our built environment and ensure infrastructure connects on a human scale. A new assessment from the NIC points to how it might be done
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CommentYou can’t design out risk – we must manage buildings better post-Hackitt
We need to design, commission and build differently, but fire risk doesn’t end at completion – far from it
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CommentHow smart cities can become reality in the UK
The UK needs to take considered but bold steps into the smart city revolution
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CommentLeader: South-eastern promise
Consumer products giant LG’s new super laboratory on the edge of South Korean capital Seoul has to be seen to be believed.
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CommentHave we reached collaboration nirvana?
After years of talk about how important collaboration is in the engineering industry, the team working on Crossrail’s Farringdon station believe they’ve reached the summit. Ken Davis, project director at SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business, talks about how they got there
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CommentHansom: What a coincidence
England hung on in the World Cup for just long enough to inconvenience consultants’ party planning – and is it Big Ben’s lack of hands that has removed parliamentarians’ sense of urgency about Brexit?
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CommentThought for tomorrow: An end to fixed-price contracting
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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CommentLegal: A different kind of model approach
Daniel Garton and Ralph Goodchild on using system dynamics as evidence in delay and disruption claims
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CommentLook east to export
We need to sell our brands abroad in new ways if UK businesses are to take advantage of emerging opportunities in fast-growing South-east Asia
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CommentThe importance of emotional intelligence in construction
In the hard-nosed construction environment, terms like emotional intelligence can be easily misunderstood or misinterpreted. It’s not a soft skill. It’s about helping teams perform at their collective best
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: More devolution required
Whilst the NIC is making great progress and giving a clear voice, it does ultimately operate within the constraints set by the Treasury, writes Ramboll’s Mathew Riley
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: the roadmap to meet our infrastructure needs is welcome: now for delivery
The industry has been calling for decisive action to accelerate infrastructure delivery for years. What’s needed next is certainty around project delivery
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CommentHow can tall buildings benefit UK cities?
BDP’s Yuli Cadney-Toh thinks there are real benefits, but masterplanners and architects need to illustrate the vision clearly
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CommentNational Infrastructure Assessment: Metro mayors must focus on soft power to boost infrastructure
Over a year into the metro mayors project, KPMG’s Jonathan White says soft power can help boost regional infrastructure
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CommentRiding the storm
Yet another government reshuffle and another housing minister is in place, but does any of this Westminster chaos matter to construction’s core issues?
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CommentWhy the UK's buildings must plan for electric vehicles
By the time the ban on pure combustion vehicles comes into force by 2040, we may have shifted the way in which we use our vehicles. The UK needs to confront the issue sooner rather than later
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CommentHansom: For a better world
This week, women in construction stick the boot in, scientists harness the power of mushrooms for a more eco-friendly brick and the words ‘coffee mug’ get a whole new meaning
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CommentDigital dexterity
Next-generation technology and digitalised workflows have the power to revolutionise our industry, but to make the most of their potential we must give up on old ways of thinking
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CommentWhat is on Kit Malthouse's to-do list
With the introduction of Kit Malthouse as the latest housing minister, TLT’s David Smithen hopes that he will resist the temptation to demonise the development industry