All Comment articles – Page 319
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bill Price
Visiting Cambridge’s Sainsbury Laboratory is inspiring, says Bill Price. But new stair canopies at Clapham Junction have done nothing to improve the commuter experience
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CommentMan on ledge
Sandeep Aujla sent this picture of a no-nonsense approach to gaining access to the outside of a residential property in Southall. Scaffolding? Who needs it?
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CommentWhy the latest orders figures are so disturbing
The length of time that new orders have been low for plus a lack of activity in the private sector are cause for concern
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CommentWSP takeover analysis: Too good to be true?
Analyst Tony Williams crunches the Genivar takeover numbers
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CommentMy digital life ... Mark Clare
Barratt chief executive is addicted to his iPad, and particularly loves the tunes he gets from the Napster app
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CommentHansom: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
This week, has François Hollande saved the Hinkley Point nuclear project? Plus, the NFB builds bridges, Gleeds’ Richard Steer considers a career as a lifeguard and some (relatively) positive press for Grant Shapps
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CommentMaterials: Cradle to the grave
A blanket statement favouring one material does nothing to push sustainability forward
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CommentTriple glazing for offices: consider the context
It should not be surprising that savings on the fabric conduction energy in city offices can be less than the extra for embodied energy
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CommentDon't condemn wood
Wood is an adequate mainstream construction material and affords building designers a wealth of possibilities and opportunities
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CommentNew CIOB contract: Testing terms
Is the CIOB Complex Projects Contract a bit too, well, complex? It will be interesting to hear what clients and contractors think …
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CommentNissan's supercar: Time to test-drive some buildings
Nissan’s new supercar, the Delta Wing, will be subject to public scrutiny and objective testing at Le Mans. Why don’t we have more ‘test-drives’ for buildings?
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CommentWhen the levy breaks
Planning reform is a vital part of the government’s pro-growth agenda but now development in London is in danger of stagnating
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CommentWonders & blunders with Luke Schuberth
Transport interchanges are a major part of our experience of a city, says Luke Schuberth. He compares the gothic glory of King’s Cross St Pancras to the confusion of Hammersmith
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CommentPoint West vs Mivan: Blast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentBlast from the past
A dispute over who should cough up for the costs of making good defects to a penthouse hinged on a fundamental aspect of contract law: what did the contract originally intend?
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CommentAgree how to disagree
From picking the right decision makers to getting the cash, dispute resolution is a minefield - it pays to have clear provisions in place before a project even begins
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CommentSubterranean Serpentine strikes hollow note
The Serpentine Gallery’s latest pavilion is high in concept but unconvincing in practice
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CommentChanges to bankruptcy proceedings: No credit where it's due
Some of the proposed reforms to petitioning for bankruptcy are to be welcomed but others will hit creditors at a time when they are already struggling for survival
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CommentMy digital life... Jayne Dennyson
The director of business development for the UK Green Building Council is on Twitter but has yet to tweet and prefers iPhone to Blackberry