All Agenda 15 articles – Page 3
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CommentHow can we decide where to invest?
Major national decisions such as backing the injection of £43bn into HS2 seem to be made ad hoc
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CommentWill Labour listen?
With election nearing, how much can we learn about a future Labour government’s policies towards housebuilding?
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CommentConstruction 2025: Looking for a roadmap
Construction 2025 reminds us of the direction of travel but what’s needed now is a clear plan on how the industry can get to where it needs to be
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CommentDoing the robot
For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working
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FeaturesDear next prime minster …
Agenda 15 is Building’s campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we’ve asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government
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CommentIs it time to regulate all housing provision?
Radical solutions are needed if the basic right of a roof over your head is to be made affordable again
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NewsIndustry calls for Green Deal loan guarantees
UK Green Building Council report calls for government to underwrite Green Deal loans in bid to bring down interest rate and drive take up
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CommentPoliticians need to take green drive up a gear
How much will the EU’s new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?
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NewsLabour plans to boost retrofit with Green Deal guarantee
Shadow energy minister reveals strategy to drive take-up of beleaguered energy efficiency scheme
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CommentLet's politics-proof infrastructure
Sir John Armitt’s recent report suggests we need a long-term infrastructure programme that exists beyond the whims of changing governments. Building’s Agenda 15 initiative could give the industry a chance to make this a reality
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FeaturesBuilding's Agenda 15 campaign
The UK goes to the polls on 7 May 2015, but political parties will be forming their policies from now. So it is the time for the construction industry to tell the politicians what it needs to be able to thrive
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CommentAgenda 15: Time to build our future
Building’s new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties’ policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.
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FeaturesJohn Armitt: ‘Blackouts would be the best possible thing that could happen’
John Armitt says the UK is ‘close to crisis’ on the development of major infrastructure. So no wonder he thinks something radical is called for - and taking party politics out of big infrastructure decisions is just the start.
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Comment2014: The bigger picture
We saw construction beginning to pick up in 2013 and a few pieces of the construction strategy jigsaw fall into place. This year the onus will be on the industry to lead change that will deliver better value, faster
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Archive TitlesFrom January ...
… Building will be running Agenda 15, a large-scale editorial campaign that will run until the next general election in 2015
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