Consultants Comment – Page 2
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CommentIt's all about human-machine collaboration
As automation gains ground we will have to redesign people’s jobs but are there essential human skills required in project management? A new report explores the issues
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CommentWhat are you doing about gender pay gap reporting?
New rules on publishing gender pay gap data have come into force, and many in construction appear to be ahead of the curve in planning their strategies
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CommentPrice rises from suppliers should be challenged
Material costs are on the up but housing associations can secure better deals from the supply chain if they know how
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CommentWhy Mipim matters
This year’s Mipim is set to be just as jam-packed as 2016, with about 23,000 participants from 90 countries
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CommentMind the tender price gap
Cost pressures have hit new highs, creating a lag between initial project costs and the final tender price, so what’s to be done?
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CommentThe need for International Women's Day
Gender equality in the workplace is not a ‘women’s issue’, the fact that it is still an aspiration has huge economic implications for us all
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CommentWhy women don't pick construction careers
Women in Construction Week should prompt us all to think about how the industry can discard outdated stereotypes
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CommentWe need a boring Budget
Next week the chancellor will unveil his spring Budget, let’s hope he uses it to strengthen existing policies and provide certainty rather than unleash any big surprises
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CommentHitting NHS deadlines
Getting stakeholder engagement right at the start is key to successful management of healthcare projects
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CommentBreaking the housebuilding mould
Competition for land and volume housebuilding has helped create architectural sameness
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CommentWhy it’s better to think in the long term
A snap decision to chose the cheapest option doesn’t provide good value for long
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CommentIndustrial revolution
The government’s industrial strategy offers a welcome prompt to improve productivity and foster innovation, says Mark Farmer, but real change will need to be driven by client demand
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CommentBasement builders: can you dig it?
What basement builders need to consider after a landmark High Court ruling
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CommentWhy is productivity better in the US?
To build our ambitious infrastructure and housing programmes the UK needs to improve its productivity levels, and the Americans can show us how
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CommentTrump's victory has major implications for global markets
The president elect has threatened to impose punitive tariffs on foreign goods, and that could have a huge economic impact worldwide
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CommentHinkley opens up UK markets to global competitors
The decision to give Hinkley Point the go-ahead means UK construction firms will find themselves increasingly up against competition from abroad
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CommentTax scandals put ethics in the spotlight
We could learn a thing or two from Germany when it comes to doing the right thing
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CommentThe 2016 Little Britain experience
We’ve had another action-packed few days at Cowes, with all possible weather conditions but luckily no sign of Brexit blues
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CommentIs land around transport hubs too difficult to develop?
The short answer is no, but it’s not easy aligning the priorities of rail infrastructure with property developers…
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CommentBrexit: The slow burn
Exclusive research by Building shows the construction industry may be slowing down faster than we think after the Brexit vote