All Leader articles – Page 17

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    It’s no full house, George

    2014-03-21T06:00:00Z

    In a mixed Budget for the construction sector, the chancellor left some conspicuous gaps

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Safety first

    2014-03-14T06:01:00Z

    A series of serious accidents in the past week has highlighted the need to maintain focus on site safety

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    A new world after the flood

    2014-03-06T09:24:00Z

    Greg Barker presented was optimistic about the UK’s progress on carbon reduction at Ecobuild this week, but the pace of change needs to accelerate

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Hidden challenges

    2014-02-28T06:01:00Z

    Overheating is just one of the previously unreported design issues we face - the government must invest in sustainability to avert a national crisis

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    It’s not over yet

    2014-02-21T06:00:00Z

    Paul Sheffield may be leaving Kier in good shape but the contracting sector as a whole is not entirely out of the woods

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Doing the robot

    2014-01-24T06:00:00Z

    For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Politicians need to take green drive up a gear

    2014-01-17T06:00:00Z

    How much will the EU’s new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Agenda 15: Time to build our future

    2014-01-10T06:06:00Z

    Building’s new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties’ policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Free schools: Harsh lessons

    2013-12-13T06:37:00Z

    This week’s National Audit Office review of the free schools programme shows that capital costs have varied widely

  • Thomas Lane
    Comment

    Embankment Place: True sustainability

    2013-12-06T06:00:00Z

    PwC’s Charing Cross office has achieved the highest BREEAM rating ever. But the real merit of this project hasn’t been measured

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Construction and infrastructure pipelines: Put your money where your mouth is

    2013-12-06T06:00:00Z

    The Treasury wants to look like it’s ready to throw itself behind green policies – but words need to be backed up by action

  • Will Hurst
    Comment

    Airport capacity: No easy option

    2013-12-06T06:00:00Z

    Increasing airport capacity is vital but both the Estuary and the Constellation airport ideas come with drawbacks

  • Joey Gardiner
    Comment

    ECO is the victim of political point-scoring

    2013-11-29T06:00:00Z

    It’s fine to reform ECO but cutting it back would be an act of political vandalism

  • Ike Ijeh
    Comment

    Transforming the Tate

    2013-11-22T06:00:00Z

    Following a period of prosperity, culture funding is being cut. Tate Britain’s renovation in a time like this is particularly outstanding

  • Joey Gardiner
    Comment

    Workers find their worth

    2013-11-22T06:00:00Z

    After a period of pay freezes and lack of opportunities, the recovery is set to benefit workers

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Life in the labour camps

    2013-11-22T06:00:00Z

    The working conditions in Qatar are becoming clearer as time goes on. Companies need to use their influence to improve standards

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Energy crisis

    2013-11-15T06:00:00Z

    Politicians’ knee-jerk statements aren’t helping this difficult situation

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    There's a job to do

    2013-11-08T06:00:00Z

    Thousands of people are out of work in the UK and yet construction has a skills shortage, surely this is one problem we can solve?

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    The axeman cometh

    2013-11-01T06:00:00Z

    Cameron has announced plans to roll back green charges on energy bills. These charges fund the only measures likely to lower bills in the future.

  • Sarah Richardson 236
    Comment

    Let there be light

    2013-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Hinkley shows promise, but a series of hiccups along the way means the project needs to go a lot smoother from here