All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles
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CommentHidden defects are testing faith in Britain’s buildings
Recent defects and near misses suggest the industry needs stronger oversight, better competence checks and a renewed respect for engineering judgement, says Denise Chevin
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CommentIn a volatile market, resilience means knowing how to adapt
How the industry responds to the new normal of outside influences like wars, pandemics and new prime ministers will be key to its success, writes RLB chief executive Andrew Reynolds
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SponsoredReinventing the blueprint: why the construction industry’s skills crisis won’t be solved by short-term government schemes
The built environment sector has proven solutions to its workforce problem — but policymakers keep overlooking them in favour of quick fixes that look good on paper, writes Ryder Architecture’s Peter Barker
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CommentWill Andy Burnham’s pledge of growth in every postcode deliver bricks and mortar?
Andy Burnham’s passion and clarity of message will serve him well as prime minister, but he will have to rely on existing capacity and capability in government to create momentum for his 10-year plan, observes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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SponsoredBritish Gypsum launches a new guide to fire-rated junctions
British Gypsum has unveiled a new comprehensive, evidence-based best practice guide dedicated to the junctions between fire-rated partitions and other building elements.
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NewsMulalley wins landmark Building Safety Act cladding claim against overseas parent of stricken UK product firm
High Court judge orders German company to pay contractor £1.8m for costs racked up replacing cladding system at Essex tower block
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FeaturesPublic buildings in the UK are not built for frequent heatwaves - what will it take to fix them?
Last week showed that schools, hospitals and care homes are ill-equipped to protect their vulnerable occupants from sustained hot weather. What needs to be done to upgrade these estates as temperatures continue to climb?
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CommentIf product safety matters, the rules must apply to everyone
The construction products reform white paper creates a two-tier system – and that’s indefensible, says Paul Morrell
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NewsSlowing heat pump installations putting UK at risk of energy shocks, climate watchdog warns
Chris Williamson says report is a ‘wake-up call to act’
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SponsoredTackling cold spots: building the skills pipeline where it’s needed most
Construction’s skills crisis is real, urgent and unevenly spread — and the traditional education pipeline has no convincing answer to the cold spots, workforce gaps and geographic mismatches leaving communities without the homes they were promised, writes Kim Davies of the University of the Built Environment
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CommentWhat will the construction products reform white paper mean for you?
Paul Scott, Avita Rajoo and Sandra Kortus explain the impact of the planned reforms contained in the construction products reform white paper
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Features‘We will build the crème de la crème’… Inside £10bn Czech giant Penta’s ambitious launch in London
Building flies to Prague to speak to Marek Dospiva, co-founder of one of central Europe’s biggest companies, and to hear about the firm’s plans to become a major developer in the UK capital
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CommentThe residential occupier exemption and pay less notices
A new ruling has clarified the scope of the residential occupier exception to adjudication and what makes a pay less notice effective
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CommentTackling viability. How does the industry do better?
Current market conditions make it more vital than ever to be on top of a project’s build costs to ensure its commercial success, writes Iain Parker
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CommentConstruction won’t fix productivity just by trying harder. It will fix it by building differently
Industrialised construction through standardised systems and platform solutions can double productivity but only if the industry adopts fairer commercial models, says Mark Reynolds
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CommentEnergy security remains one of the UK’s key priorities
The UK government’s hopes of regeneration-led initiatives to revive the economy will be seriously hampered without proper energy security. Upgrading transmission and distribution networks is now essential, writes John Wilkinson
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FeaturesReinvention 2026: can built environment education keep up with a changing industry?
Is it time to rethink built environment training? How might a more accessible, collaborative and work-based model look?
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CommentTo govern is to choose - and the right choice must be to build
The government might have limited fiscal firepower to deal with the Gulf crisis, but it can still execute existing plans. UK construction could increasingly rely on the administration’s ability to make up its mind, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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CommentNow Reform UK are serious contenders, should the built environment despair or rejoice?
A government led by Nigel Farage would probably move faster on planning than its predecessors, but he may well find reality is harder to control than rhetoric, writes Richard Steer
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SponsoredThe skills challenge isn’t about attraction but absorption
Many of those who train to join the AEC industry in professional and technical roles fail to find jobs. The Construction Skills Mission Board, supported by the Built Environment Futures Assembly, is spearheading efforts to improve this. By Andrew Mylius