All Comment articles – Page 277
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CommentMore needed for growth
Negative trends in the industry are likely to continue unless action is taken, such as investment in ‘shovel ready’ projects
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CommentMy digital life … Pernille Stafford
Resonate Interior Architecture’s managing director reveals her worst digital habit and an unusual online purchase
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CommentReassess planning to boost housebuilding
The country’s planning policies, which thwart development, hinder the supply of new homes
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CommentBIM's next thing
Facilities managers are likely to get on board with BIM sooner rather than later
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CommentHansom: You're bard
It’s a week of drama again for construction, full of joyous celebrations, a race to get a document ready, a wandering fox and both a reality TV star and our esteemed chancellor working up a sweat
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CommentThe loss of capacity is as worrying as the loss of jobs to the industry
The worrying question is whether we have the numbers of workers needed to meet a boost to the industry
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CommentNo crime and punishment
Contracting authorities can ban bidders from their tenders for certain crimes and also for non-criminal acts that amount to ‘grave misconduct’
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CommentWant to be in the Good Employer Guide 2013?
Would you like your company to be independently recognised as one of the industry’s best places to work?
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CommentMy working day: Claire Hunt, ADP
What does a typical day for a landscape architect involve? ADP’s Claire Hunt explains what keeps her busy in working hours
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CommentLatest new orders figures provide little to be cheery about
The disturbing fact is that the volume of orders being won has been the same for the past four years
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CommentWhy jobs in construction are increasingly valuable for the UK and should be nurtured
Construction can provide a vital opportunity to school leavers
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CommentWe'll need suitably skilled workers to maintain growth
The housing sector may be witnessing a recovery but with growth comes challenges
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CommentConstruction activity: Light and shade
On the one hand, construction activity is at its lowest level in 14 years. On the other, there are some signs of a slowly improving situation - that’s if you’ve survived this long
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CommentWelcome to reality
More direction from government is needed in order for the Construction Strategy to have any impact
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CommentHansom: Name that tune
There’s a live performance from the Town and Country Planning Association, a former QS faculty chair at RICS makes a comeback (in Coventry), and is the government still on-song with its Part L plans?
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CommentKnowing who you're in contract with
Problems with a retaining wall led to a dispute for damages. But who had the engineer signed a contract with - a business or an individual?
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CommentMAC clauses: Phantom menace
Material Adverse Change clauses are often included in commercial contracts but rarely enforced. Developers need to be aware of what can happen when they are, as a recent case has shown
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CommentCavity wall industry needs incentives
Having little work to win could jeapodise the future of a trained workforce
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CommentReader competition: Spot the building
Identify the six construction projects in this photo montage and you could win £25 of vouchers