More Comment – Page 217
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CommentThe regeneration game
Companies wanting to develop outside of the M25 have been held back by a lack of investment in infrastructure. But schemes and funding are now coming forward to regenerate some of our major cities
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CommentWhat makes a successful council building?
Local authorities are complex organisations serving a huge range of community needs, so the buildings they use have to be ultra adaptable
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CommentEU procurement regime: Change on the horizon
Earlier this year the European Parliament adopted a number of directives to reform how public procurement is conducted
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CommentWhen does the five year prescription period begin: David T Morrison & Co Ltd t/a Gael Home Interiors vs ICL Plastics Limited and Others
An explosion in a factory led to this Scottish law case which debates how soon a claim for damages must be made
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CommentHoliday pay: Lucky break
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision that UK businesses must include overtime when calculating holiday pay will increase payroll costs - but it could have been a lot worse
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CommentSeize the day
BIM must be properly adopted sooner rather than later if the sector is to fully benefit
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CommentThe BIM gatekeepers
Faced with the need to train a large number of the construction industry in BIM, where do you start? Focusing on the gatekeepers will have the biggest immediate impact
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CommentHansom: Losing my religion
Atkins and Network Rail endure a marriage of inconvenience, architects splash out on the Guggenheim Helsinki, Canadians pray for Canary Wharf, and all hell breaks loose on the UK’s roads. Plus, Zaha vs Japan
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CommentMore work should mean more staff
A booming housing sector has put a concerning strain on housebuilder’s work/life balance
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CommentOnline poll: Work-life balance
Are you concerned about the effect of the industry’s upturn on your work-life balance? Vote here
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CommentEnergy efficiency: It's all in the details
There’s a great need to get the little things right as we move towards tighter buildings
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CommentPositivity for 2015
Despite concerns about a slowing housing market and the impact of the eurozone on the UK economy, construction continued to grow in Q3
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CommentI applaud Labour's energy ambition
The Labour party has good ideas but the question of where the money is remains
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CommentDon't write off small associations
There’s an opportunity for small developers to help realise social housing construction
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CommentLandlords - the new pariahs
The private rented sector gets a bad press, but it’s time to shine a little light into the darkness
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CommentNEC3: Awareness is preparedness
Like most contracts, the NEC3 contract deals with risks and might present some too
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CommentBeyond BIM tools
Industry-wide adoption of BIM is about more than software - we must also change the way we manage projects
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CommentThe wage gap
The CBI is right to say we need fair rates of pay to secure economic and social stabiity, and in construction this approach could also help secure the next generation of workers
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CommentRetentions: On the money
What happens to cash retentions if the contractor goes bust and there is no provision in the contract stating that the money was to be held in trust?