All Comment articles – Page 77
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NewsWhat can you get for £1.5bn?
What will the prime minister's housing contribution mean for the industry
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NewsStirring up apathy: construction standards for affordable housing grants
Those bidding for funds from the National Affordable Housing Programme are being asked to sign up to new construction standards. Chris Moquet wonders why so few have done so
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NewsThe looming black cloud of government debt
Although global forecasts are less dreary, Maren Baldauf-Cunnington warn that not all is rosy on the horizon
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NewsEven if they wanted to
Robin Hardy explains why mortgage lending will not, and cannot, return to anything close to 2007 levels
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CommentIs partnering dead?
“It took 12 years to put together and 12 weeks to dismantle.” That was one of the more wry comments on BAA’s decision to turn its back on framework agreements for a good chunk of its work
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NewsPart L: a comprehensive guide to the major changes
Exploring the implications of alternations proposed in the government’s consultation on energy use rules
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NewsPart L: 'Has the department been taken over by UKIP supporters?'
Navigating the confusing twists and turns of the Part L consultations
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CommentPower without responsibility
“This meddling member of the royal family is a black stain on our democracy,” wrote one reader of Building’s website
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NewsOnly Charles has kept his dignity on Chelsea Barracks
While Lord Rogers attacked Britain's constitutional monarchy this week Charles maintained a regal silence
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NewsGoing into space
Never mind MPs' expenses, taxpayers should be alarmed about a £43bn bill they could be avoiding
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NewsReport from Cityscape Saudi Arabia
Neil Morris reveals how the event is going and why the Saudi market is like a 500lb gorilla in the corner
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NewsFrameworks: will they stay or will they go?
With cost-cutting at the forefront of all clients' minds, what will become of partnering?
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CommentToo much monkey business
It seems that clients are reverting to the primitive practice of lowest cost single-stage tendering. Trouble is, lowest cost means guaranteed minimum quality
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CommentOne last big push
Pat McFadden, Lord Mandelson’s deputy in the Commons and a Cabinet attendee, has acknowledged that construction’s representation in Whitehall is a joke, and that a chief construction officer is needed
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CommentLife after debt
Before you know it, UK plc is going to be staggering under a real debt burden of £2 trillion. Here’s Kevin Cammack’s simple survival guide
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NewsHousing activity rises but prices set for further falls
Buyers may be rushing to the estate agents but, with prices still falling, sellers aren't following suit
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NewsJim Knight: just a minute
Speaking before his recent reshuffle to the Department for Work and Pensions, Sarah Richardson spoke to the then schools minister Jim Knight about exactly why Building Schools for the Future is safe
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NewsWorst fall in output on record
Total construction output was an unprecedented 16% lower in the first quarter of this year than the same time last year
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CommentHuman sacrifice won't help us
Kicking out apprentices and slashing training is not going to cure the recession, but it will kill the recovery. What firms need to do is keep their nerve – and their staff
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FeaturesReed out loud: the RIBA's first woman president
Ruth Reed wants to change people’s views of the RIBA – and becoming the institute’s first woman president isn’t a bad place to start. She talks to Dan Stewart about her priorities for her two-year stint, the recession and how she hopes to make the RIBA less London-centric