Opinion – Page 82
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CommentFaltering confidence and slender margins make for an uneasy start to 2018
The plight of Carillion, which has gone bust, highlights the need for our sector to de-risk projects and programmes and create resilient supply chains
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CommentLeader: Time's up
Over half the women in our survey said they had been sexually harassed in the workplace. It’s time to act.
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CommentHansom: Translating the guff
One firm talks itself up in an unusual way, and Spurs’ chairman is very keen to get every little detail of the team’s new stadium right
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CommentWomen in construction: we've come so far, but there's so much further to go
A news story from 1955 may require some adjustment, but it remains too current for comfort when discussing equality at work
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CommentBuilding understanding of the mental health challenges in the construction industry
Over six million working-age people have mental health problems in the UK, but only 40 per cent of those seek help. It’s time to do more.
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CommentGet out your platforms
2018 could see the wider adoption of product platforms, delivering buildings from a kit of parts. But is this a flash in the pan?
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CommentBuilding tomorrow’s world: why inclusive growth should matter to all of us
Now is the time to ensure industry contributes to improving social inclusion and ensuring the benefits of the projects we deliver are widely spread
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CommentA new dawn for the workplace?
Technology has become a key driver and an enabler within our day to day working lives, but a focus on people remains the priority
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CommentLeader: That sinking feeling
In this week’s leader: the Carillion saga continues, and Dame Judith Hackitt calls for a major overhaul of building regulations in her interim report
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CommentReasons to be cheerful
The year will have Brexit running through it. But despite the negativity, there will be opportunities for construction to prove itself robust
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CommentQuality is now a luxury
Fire engineer Steven Cooper gives his view on the Hackitt Review interim report, commissioned in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster
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CommentPartnering means more than helping to generate funding and mitigate risk
“Partnership” has long been the buzz-word for contractors in the public sector. But it means more than helping to generate funding and mitigate risk
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CommentHansom: Talking in riddles
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Plus, unexploded grenades and a novel way of cutting back on costs
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CommentWhat does the future hold for PFI in the UK?
Value for money in PFI contracts has been questioned in recent years, but abandoning PFI would be damaging. So what does the future hold?
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CommentInfrastructure: Better use of the supply chain could speed the way to modular rail construction
The rail industry is becoming a hotbed of innovation in construction, and while much has been achieved, there is room for much more
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CommentHold tight for the launch of the UK’s digital construction revolution
There’s a very clear message from government in its Construction Industry Sector Deal - invest to transform
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Comment2018 predictions: Paul Tremble
Building has asked a selection of winning people and firms from 2017’s Building Awards to predict the big opportunities, threats and surprises that we might expect to see in the coming 12 months.
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Comment2018 predictions: Vince Clancy
Building has asked a selection of winning people and firms from 2017’s Building Awards to predict the big opportunities, threats and surprises that we might expect to see in the coming 12 months.
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CommentThree trends impacting the UK office sector in 2018
Flexibility, integration and and a continued change in workplace attitudes will all be key factors in shaping the 2018 office sector, says the BCO’s Bill Page