All Comment articles – Page 84
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CommentCode red – pressure grows to change poor payment practices
As contractors are named and shamed by the government for poor payment practices, the balance could be about to tip into suppliers’ favour
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CommentWhat can new entrants into construction offer us?
James Bessey predicts what major changes to our rules and regulations new entrants to construction may expect to see
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CommentWorking smarter together: collaborative contracts proving the catalyst for new technology
In the ninth part of our series on new technology and the law, Ben Wilkins considers how more contracts based on collaborative working can help drive the use of new technology
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CommentAnything is possible: a vision for the future of construction
Diversity, sustainability, creativity and collaboration: today’s young professionals plan to do things very differently when they are in charge
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CommentCrossrail: Heads would have rolled, if they hadn’t gone already
Who will finally admit it was their fault the job is so late?
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CommentSecrets of good digital hygiene
New recruits are seen as digital natives. So what tips do our graduate panellists have for staying healthy in a world where you can check your emails from bed?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Who's counting?
Interserve bosses may or may not be quids in, while further down the food chain, workers tell the bean counters how to bring happiness to the workplace
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CommentHappy families - and a happy workforce, too
Flexible working for all staff, including a smooth return after maternity leave, will result in more content and productive employees
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CommentThe young ones: why we need to listen to the next generation
This week we have invited in a group of graduates to take the reins of the magazine to understand the construction industry from a fresh perspective
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CommentUnderstanding Notre Dame’s structural history is essential in defining next steps
The original builders of the Notre Dame in Paris built the structure with an inability to fight a roof fire in medieval times in mind.
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CommentOffsite manufacture: building for change
Are clients and projects embracing the concept of offsite?
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CommentCase in focus: Hitachi Zosen Inova AG vs John Sisk and Son Ltd
Ted Lowery considers a decision on serial disputes
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CommentAcquisitions: highly rewarding, but be pragmatic about the time and cost involved
Sheena Sood considers the due diligence necessary to ensure a successful acquisition
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CommentA trail of two cities: what London could learn from Milan
London’s North Circular and Milan’s equivalent Tangenziale reveal a lot about how the two cities function – and Milan’s messy local logic has much to teach us
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: That's the way to live
While the new Spurs stadium ups the culinary ante with chilli jam and craft beer-battered tofu, Quintain plants an olive tree that may well be worth its weight in gold
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CommentGender pay: Why it's time to close the gap
RIBA director of practice Lucy Carmichael explains why you should care - and what you can do
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CommentPayment malpractice – is this the beginning of a crackdown?
Government is telling firms to shape up over paying their suppliers - or face the consequences - but will it make any difference?
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CommentGender pay gap in construction - it's not that surprising that this year's figures haven't improved
While figures indicate a lack of diversity in the construction, firms are yet to make inroads in addressing the balance
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CommentBrexit: a soap opera that needs an ending
None of this self-serving political melodrama is going to help us build things
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CommentOpen spaces are something to be cherished
Can it really be wise to sacrifice so much potentially lettable space? Research suggests an unequivocal “yes”