Roundtable: How covid is changing construction
What can we learn from construction’s response to the challenges of the pandemic, and how might industry practices change as a result? Some of the biggest names in the sector offered their thoughts at a virtual roundtable hosted by Fieldfisher and Alinea Consulting
Roundtable: How construction can help itself
Wherever a project is in the world, there are issues on procurement, regulation and risk. At a roundtable hosted by Gleeds in Brisbane, industry experts considered new ways to tackle them
Roundtable: Plotting the route to net zero carbon
Industry experts discuss the challenges of banishing carbon emissions, from how to deliver green schemes affordably, to what clients want, and the action government needed. Sponsored by the STA
Roundtable: Attracting the next generation
There clearly needs to be a push to draw young talent into construction. So, how can the industry go about improving its image?
Roundtable: Building smart
Construction and property industry experts shared their views on the potential of smart buildings and how these opportunities might be realised
Roundtable: Sell the benefits
Convincing clients to use digital technology and implementing new ways of working can be complex — so how should we digitalise?
Roundtable: Gathering speed - the future of infrastructure
As Londoners’ views on the city’s infrastucture were revealed in a new report, industry experts gathered to discuss the future of infrastructure
Roundtable: Striving for quality in construction
Standards in construction clearly need to be raised – so how can the industry go about improving quality, and how exactly do we define it? Hamish Champ reports on a roundtable by the STA
Roundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.
Roundtable: digitally inclined
Technology has yet to fully filter through to many parts of the construction process. Debika Ray reports on a roundtable by Bluebeam discussing how to motivate companies to digitalise