Joey Gardiner
Covers: Housing, planning, regeneration and public policy. Also leads Building's news analysis section and undertakes special investigations
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FeaturesCrossrail: The long wait
As Crossrail’s opening date is pushed further and further into the future and costs spiral over budget, Joey Gardiner asks why the biggest construction project in Europe has swerved so far off track and how this could impact the rest of the industry
NewsFormer Crossrail boss blames delay on rolling stock decision
Rob Holden says earlier procurement of trains was essential to allow adequate integration with signalling
FeaturesSchool daze: What’s happening to the government’s building plan?
Although the government has committed to spending £23bn on school building programmes up to 2021, many contractors and consultants are convinced the pipeline of work has slowed. Joey Gardiner asks how significant a recent fall in capital spending could be for construction
NewsSchool building slowdown fears as spending slumps by £1bn
Firms in the sector report construction work is drying up as government slackens the pace of delivery
FeaturesModular construction: Along the right lines?
While plenty of excitement is being generated by the push for modular construction – touted as the answer to the UK’s housing crisis – so far the sector has produced very few homes. Joey Gardiner asks if the industry can push past the setbacks
News...as clients use Brexit clauses to shift risks onto suppliers
Some clients are stockpiling products in efforts to prepare for Brexit
FeaturesDeal or no deal : construction’s post-Brexit future hangs in the balance
There’s been plenty of talk about potentially leaving the EU without a deal, but very little detail. In the first of two articles launching our Building Without Borders campaign, Joey Gardiner examines the likely consequences of a no-deal Brexit for construction.
FeaturesNPPF: Ready to mix it up?
Last month’s revised planning framework shows the government is bent on speeding up build-out rates, but will it fully address the housing crisis?
FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders: Split fortunes
Building’s exclusive full Top 150 league has been released
FeaturesNuclear energy: Gone with the wind
The National Infrastructure Commission’s landmark report this month seemed to sound the death knell for nuclear energy new-build, calling for a large-scale shift to renewables by 2050 – and for only one more nuclear power station approval by 2025. But are we really likely to get 90% of Britain’s electricity ...
NewsInfrastructure report prompts warnings that overseas investors will pull nuclear funding
Commission said UK should concentrate on renewable energy in the future
NewsL&G finally poised to roll out factory-built houses
Housebuilder says it has overcome manufacturing constraints that delayed launch of first homes
FeaturesBreaking the traditional housing model: James Lidgate talks to Building
L&G has ambitious plans to set up a diversified housing business delivering 15,000 homes a year – a large share of them modular
FeaturesFollow the leader: who can step in to help transform the sector?
Carillion’s collapse has exposed a crisis at the top of the construction industry – a shortage of influential bosses
FeaturesOne year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part two
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection, as today marks one year since the tragedy. In the second part of this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports
NewsFear of liability is ‘slowing’ regs revision, says MP
Housing committee chair says government may need to find more than the promised £400m to reclad homes
FeaturesOne year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part one
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection to mark one year since the tragedy (14 June). In this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports
NewsCladding failed to comply with regs, says Grenfell fire expert
Barbara Lane’s submission to public inquiry says no one had carried out fire performance test on cladding
NewsCouncils warned not to rush into tearing up housing deals with private firms
As £2bn Haringey homes row rumbles on, local authorities told they lack skills to build for themselves
FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of Haringey’s 6,500-home joint venture with Lendlease dramatically signals public-private partnerships’ fall from grace, Joey Gardiner looks at why the scheme caused so much controversy and other ways for councils to fund housing renewa