All Comment articles – Page 333
-
CommentFive minutes with ... Tim Mote at Mipim
Aecom’s regional director gives Building the lowdown on Europe’s safe havens in the Qatar Pavilion
-
CommentCouncil bonds could hold the key
Resetting the balance between Whitehall and city halls is crucial for the future of infrastructufe funding, argues Alexander Jan
-
Comment
"Would you like a chocolate duckling?" And other Mipim quotes
Day one at Mipim is almost over. Before the networking moves into the bars and restaurants surrounding the Palais, here are the top 5 quotes of the day so far…
-
CommentFive minutes with ... Abdulla Faisal Al Doseri at Mipim
Bahrain Bay Development deputy CEO tells Building why the kingdom is the place to be
-
CommentWhy calling for housing QE is not special pleading: Part 1
Brian Green argues there is a strong case for harnessing the potential of quantitative easing to boost struggling sectors of the economy.
-
CommentFive minutes with ... Liz Peace at Mipim
Building buttonholes British Property Federation CEO
-
Comment
What's in store at this year's Mipim?
Overseas development in London, a mega-sized Qatari pavilion and chocolote ducklings make an initial impression on day 1
-
Comment
Mipim survival tips ... delays
Travellers to Cannes take note: there are delays on Eurostar this morning so prepare for a longer journey than usual
-
CommentThe Olympics delaying other projects: the legal issues
If construction projects in London are hit by delays caused by the Olympics, who bears the risks? Not all contracts will have clauses to deal with this …
-
CommentTakes one to know one
A negligence case against a professional often bt not always benefits from the opinion of an expert in the same field
-
CommentHansom: Tech savvy
Isn’t technology incredible? We can heat swimming pools with crematoriums, build lifts that go into space … and yet there’s still no way to recall an inadvertently sent email, as two architects found out
-
CommentExpert witnesses of opinion: Takes one to know one
A negligence case against a professional often, but not always, benefits from the opinion of an expert in the same field
-
CommentEco standards in schools are slipping
Michael Gove’s free schools were meant to rip through red tape. But it’s not just the curriculum that has been relaxed - increasingly, sustainability and space requirements are being dropped too. Now fears are growing that this latest austerity measure could spread to all new schools, as Allister Hayman reports
-
Comment
My digital life … Peter Rhodes
This managing director is known to check his email at the weekend and will challenge you to a mobile version of Scrabble any day
-
CommentDefinitely, maybe
The school building programme may be stricken with delays and uncertainty, but worse still would be if the underlying finance arrangements are hit
-
Comment
Inbox: On a budget
This week, readers seize hold of the purse strings - berating the government for failing to cap public procurement costs and laying into the RICS for racking up huge losses
-
CommentFocus on our skills base, not credit agencies
The government is hell-bent on satisfying the credit rating agencies when it would be better investing long-term in our skills base, says David Blunkett
-
CommentKnowing when time limits for legal action start
There are time limits for commencing legal actions but the really tricky part is knowing at what point the clock starts
-
CommentNew provisions in the Construction Act: To be judged
Different interpretations of the wording of the new Construction Act are causing confusion, and until the new provisions reach the courts this is unlikely to change
-
CommentWe're going to Shanghai
The city, and the wider Chinese construction market, are starting to see a fresh approach to development - and it's about more than tall buildings and neon