All Comment articles – Page 163
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Brexit strategy
Uncertainty around the EU referendum is hampering commercial activity while private housing continues to grow
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Picking teams
The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah
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Contracts: Contra movement
In this case from the oil and gas industry, a contractor tries to recover costs for its own negligence
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All change for retail estates
As online shopping grows a new type of property portfolio is arising
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Hansom: Where the wild things are
Croydon is Dancing with Wolves, the City may become wooded, Pidgeon and Berry are misrepresented and political animals need to be rehoused. Meanwhile, one team is being threatened by a massive gorilla
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Mind the insurance gap
JCT’s attempts to simplify construction insurance still has its limitations
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London beckons
Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital’s City Hall
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Singapore: The Lion City roars
Can Singapore rival London as the forum of choice to resolve construction contract disputes?
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Online poll: The fight for City Hall
Who would be best for London’s built environment - Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan? Vote here
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Dear mayor …
Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have said lots of lovely-sounding things about making London better. But how much do they understand about what the city needs?
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Steel yourselves
As the UK steel industry takes a body blow at Port Talbot, commodity prices for construction are set to rise
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Panama Papers: Blind data
The Panama Papers should serve as a wake-up call for the industry and how it treats data. It’s time for contract drafting to move into the 21st century
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Hansom: Eureka!
In a week of discoveries, war-time plans to rebuild the Forth Bridge are uncovered, a translucent wood for housing is invented, and the top engineer of the natural world revealed
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Diversity: All there in black and white
Black graduates earn on average 23% less than white graduates - so what’s the industry got to do to improve its record on equality and diversity?
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Portcullis House: A clear decision
The cost of fixing the leaking roof of Portcullis House is potentially horrendous, but it is essential if we want our represenatives to do their job properly
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Online poll: Boris Johnson
As we close in on the London mayoral election, has Boris Johnson’s time as mayor been good for the capital’s built environment? Vote here
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Zaha the great
Zaha Hadid broke boundaries and will inspire a new generation of young architects with her inventiveness and experimentation
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Construction Act: In out – shake it all about
The power/process plant exemption to the Construction Act no longer makes sense
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Zero Carbon RIP
Improving quality of life and tackling climate change must go hand in hand in delivering the new homes that the UK needs