All articles by Sarah Richardson
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CommentModern times
One year on from the Farmer Review, have the report’s conclusions been taken to heart by the sector, and by its biggest client, the government?
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CommentNo great shakes
The country is in the grip of a housing crisis at the same time as carrying out infrastructure improvements that are widely viewed as long-overdue
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News£3.5bn parliament refurb at risk over maiden speech deal
Promise to let all new MPs speak in historic Commons means snap election will wreck repair schedule
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CommentA private conversation
John McDonnell’s plan to scrap PFI contracts in favour of nationalised infrastructure was immediately slammed - but what would the implications of a PFI-less Britain be?
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CommentFire fighting
Three months on from the horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, a public inquiry into the fire, and a call for a review of fire regulations has put the design, construction and management of high-rise buildings firmly under scrutiny
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CommentThe streets of London
“A marathon and not a sprint”: that was how London mayor Sadiq Khan described fixing London’s housing crisis as he launched his draft housing strategy last week. But even “marathon” seems an understatement when you take a quick jog through the numbers. Total housing completions in London are expected ...
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CommentLearning the hard way
The government’s decision to divert £900m of funding away from school’s capital budgets raises troubling questions over the longer-term impact on the education sector’s estate
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CommentOnce more unto the breach
The new health and safety sentencing guidelines seem to be having more impact on companies, but the weighting is heaviest on SMEs
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CommentA lightbulb moment
PFI may not have the best reputation but it is very important that government sorts out a steady flow of schemes and hones its structure
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CommentWilling the means
The government needs to ensure that changes recommended by the review of building and fire safety regulations actually happen – perhaps by putting its hand in its pocket
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CommentBalmy days of summer
Building’s annual top 150 league tables make for far better reading this year than they have for some time
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CommentHomes, sweet homes
Government is not taking enough responsibilty for planning affordable housing – as the outcry over Battersea shows
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CommentBrexit: And so it begins
A year after the UK decided to leave the EU, the Brexit negotiations have finally started
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CommentGrenfell Tower: A fatal failure
The onus is on all of us to ensure a tragedy like the deadly blaze at Grenfell Tower never happens again
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CommentElection reaction: Now what?
Given that construction typically recoils at the prospect of uncertainty, where does last week’s election result leave the sector?
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CommentElection reaction: Where uncertainty will hit construction
Consensual politics is good in theory – but it’s a fine line between agreement and inertia
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CommentWelcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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CommentGE2017: All to play for
Promises on public spending and skills have swayed construction from the Conservatives to Labour
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CommentCouncil housing: Anything you can do
Theresa May’s pledge to build ‘a new generation of council homes’ is a riposte to Labour’s promise to fund 500,000 social homes