All Comment articles – Page 231
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CommentLow-bidding contractors: Always assume the worst …
Note to developers: if you are aware that a low-bidding contractor has financial issues, it is better for you, and the struggling contractor itself, just to choose another one
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CommentWomen lead the charge as construction employment rises
The data suggests that the construction roles where women tend to be prevalent may be making a come back
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CommentThis BIM model is not for sharing
A change in mindset is required for everyone to share openly earlier in the design process
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CommentWater efficiency is about productivity, not price
Ofwat’s challenge to water companies to save money must be met by boosting capital efficiency
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CommentGreening the megacity: Ideas from the front line
The recent C40 Mayor’s Summit in Johannesburg has showed that the Global North has a lot to learn from its southern neighbours
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CommentFrom Davos to Brisbane - show me the money
Where is the global economy heading if the world’s biggest companies do not open their wallets and start spending?
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CommentTwo missing pieces in the BIM puzzle
We will arrive in 2016 with most BIM-experienced teams not having used a final layer of important tools
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CommentWet behind the ears
It turns out that the problem of flood protection, which has flummoxed generations of politicians, can be solved in an afternoon by some engineering undergraduates. But will the government listen?
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CommentDistrict general hospitals: The worst of times
Policy changes mean hospitals must integrate with community facilities or specialised centres to avoid a Dickensian fate
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CommentBIM and the informed project manager
Many project managers have yet to grasp the implications and opportunities BIM presents - it’s time to get informed
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CommentAgenda 15: The place of the construction industry in the political debate
The Agenda 15 question is not just about the issues; it’s about making our democratic system work more effectively
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CommentThe artists, the artisans and the end users
Construction is often wrongly cast as thwarting the architect’s ambitions or vision
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CommentA new vision for architecture
To rebuild the profession’s relevance architects must embrace a role as designers in industry
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CommentThe world needs a 'resilience compass'
We are used to the idea of a ‘moral compass’ and have developed legal structures around it but there are few legal structures around ecological protection
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CommentClaims resuscitation: The patient may already be dead
If you believe you have a claim under a construction contract be conscious of the risk of expiry of limitation
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CommentPressure mounts in Qatar
If conditions for workers in Qatar don’t improve ahead of the massive World Cup construction project, as many as 4,000 workers may die before a ball is kicked
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CommentHansom: These foolish things
This week, the chancellor plays chuff-chuffs, kids get to work on Crossrail, we warm to Cold Homes Week, and the City hands Richard Rogers a big set of keys
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CommentDelaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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CommentShort-term crises need long-term solutions
Even without the shock effect of the recent floods, it is clear that much of the UK’s building and infrastructure provision is already in crisis
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CommentDuty of care: Just desserts?
When the sign above a London cafe collapsed, causing serious injury, the finger was pointed at the shopfitter and building owner’s surveyor. But how far does the duty of care extend?