Consultants Comment – Page 8
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CommentLessons from Kabul
Not everyone necessarily wants us to do things for them, despite belief to the contrary – they want us to enable them to do things for themselves
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CommentScottish construction is on the up
What impact would Scottish independence have on the country’s construction industry?
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CommentClients’ focus on cost challenges our industry
How will clients’ changing demands shape the way consultants work and offer value?
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CommentThe benefit of experience
Age may not lead to wisdom, but looking back at her days as a junior solicitor Ann Minogue finds that she now has some of the answers to the things she did not understand back then
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CommentGlobal measurement standards are key to recovery
By creating a level playing field for the way property is measured, valued and reported in financial statements we’re likely to see a more stable global market
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CommentHS2: Full steam ahead
The case for HS2 is strong, but successful delivery will depend on investing in the right cost and project management skills - not to mention getting cross-party concensus
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CommentPlaying the long game is key in emerging markets
To be a winner in emerging markets, you need to be resilient and invest more to succeed in the long term
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CommentIt’s about capacity, stupid!
We won’t be able to keep up with higher workloads unless we make construction appealing for young people again
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CommentOlder, wiser but do they listen?
With the market on the up we do need to worry about main contractors feeling the pinch as subcontractors push their margins up
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CommentBeware of the perils of Qatar work
Why resisting the lure of the 2022 World Cup might be good news for your business
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CommentInvitation to innovate
We need to pick up the pace and find new ways of working if we’re going to do anything about climate change
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CommentColombia is hungry for growth
The US government may be shutting up shop, but another country in the americas is open for business
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CommentA riff on the luxury of time
The Royal Designers Summer School inspires Chris Wise to reflect on the civilising quality of time and buy a flamenco guitar
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CommentRecruitment consultants: A welcome menace
You may think having your staff tapped up by recruitment consultants is annoying but it’s actually doing the industry a lot of good
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CommentBIM: A romance of many dimensions
Thanks to the introduction of BIM, two-dimensional geometry is no longer sufficient for QSs
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CommentHow to jump the skills gap
As new orders flood in, atttracting and retaining experienced workers becomes ever more vital
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CommentThe Stirling Prize and the missing QSs
Quantity surveyors don’t just keep the score but contribute to good design - so why did the RIBA fail to credit them at the Stirling Prize Awards?
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CommentWhere are all the young QSs?
We need to tell the younger generation how much quantity surveying has to offer as a career, before the skills gap gets too big to fill
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CommentRecovery or shark attack?
Be careful before you get back into the water - the construction industry might not be out of danger just yet