All Comment articles – Page 149

  • Barny Evans
    Comment

    Will mainstream developments go off-grid?

    2016-11-07T10:15:00Z

    Up to now problems with onsite energy generation and storage have been barriers to going off grid, but several factors could be about to change the status quo

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: That’s show business

    2016-11-04T06:00:00Z

    A little glamour this week (not before time), as a construction grandee is touched by Tinseltown, Zaha Hadid designs for the Brits, and we get not one but two film festivals - plus, there’s a real tearjerker about a bench

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Brexit’s gaping holes

    2016-11-04T06:00:00Z

    Construction faces the prospect of losing large chunks of its workforce because of Brexit

  • Tony Bingham
    Comment

    The book group

    2016-11-04T06:00:00Z

    Thinking about getting in some early Christmas shopping? Here are some thoughts on two new publications on construction law, available now

  • Brett Hartley
    Comment

    Standing up to slavery

    2016-11-03T11:14:00Z

    Large organisations are now required to publish a statement on what they are doing to ensure modern slavery is not taking place in their business or supply chains

  • Immigration control
    Comment

    Online poll: Immigration deal

    2016-11-02T14:45:00Z

    Should construction lobby for exemptions on immigration restrictions for skilled workers, post-Brexit? Vote here

  • Richard Threlfall
    Comment

    House of cards

    2016-11-02T06:00:00Z

    On paper it looks like the government is committed to investing in infrastructure with major projects including Heathrow and Hinkley approved

  • Stephanie Canham
    Comment

    In the frame

    2016-11-01T10:16:00Z

    Frameworks are here to stay but they don’t always run smoothly. A new tool aims to improve the process of collaboration by offering a standard model to work to

  • Martin Wright
    Comment

    Innovation is the cure to construction's ills

    2016-10-28T09:31:00Z

    We cannot afford to ignore the Farmer Review and we should see Brexit as a catalyst for change

  • Ted Lowery
    Comment

    Case in focus: Enforcement and severance

    2016-10-28T07:00:00Z

    Did inconsistencies between consecutive adjudication decisions render the second decision unenforceable? Or, if enforceable, could the second decision be severed due to an arithmetical error?

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: Misperceptions

    2016-10-28T06:00:00Z

    Our understanding of the world is challenged this week as the true nature of an industry figure is revealed while it seems we’ve got van drivers all wrong, and coffee cups are no longer just vessels for hot beverages

  • Richard McCarthy
    Comment

    Fast forward housebuilding

    2016-10-28T06:00:00Z

    The government is putting both funding and policy in place to get new housing delivered more quickly and encourage small and specialist developers. Now it’s up to all parts of the industry to get a move on and build more homes

  • Sheena Sood
    Comment

    Expert witnesses: An expert switch?

    2016-10-27T07:00:00Z

    Recent case law confirms the courts’ approach to parties changing from one expert witness to another and whether the first opinion sought should be disclosed to the court

  • Plane
    Comment

    Online poll: Heathrow expansion

    2016-10-26T16:12:00Z

    Did the government make the right choice approving Heathrow expansion over Gatwick? Vote here

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Heathrow: The Great British take-off

    2016-10-26T10:56:00Z

    The government has at least followed the advice of the Davies Commission, but the prospect of a long consultation is concerning  

  • Amandeep Bahra
    Comment

    Heathrow has many hurdles ahead

    2016-10-25T13:24:00Z

    It’s good to have more certainty over a third runway but delivery seems a long way off, says the Construction Products Association

  • Mark Reynolds
    Comment

    Farmer Review: We need a multi-skilled workforce

    2016-10-24T11:52:00Z

    It’s no good contractors training people to have single skillsets and then fighting over hiring them, says Mace chief executive

  • Stuart Whiting
    Comment

    Farmer Review: Off-site manufacturing needs to be the norm

    2016-10-21T15:43:00Z

    Contractors and specialists have a role to play in spreading innovation and collaboration through the supply chain

  • oliver-budd
    Comment

    A Guinness World Record for the longest Lego bridge

    2016-10-21T15:25:00Z

    The inside story of WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff’s world record-breaking brick building bid

  • Nigel Ostime
    Comment

    The Farmer Review overlooks architects' role

    2016-10-21T07:35:00Z

    Reforming construction is a must, and designers have a vital part to play in improving the delivery of building projects