More Comment – Page 128
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CommentGender pay gap: The data is bad, so what will you do about it?
Women working for construction firms take home lower average earnings than men - that’s a fact, but one that shouldn’t be tolerated
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CommentSolving the CO2 problem: Buildings in a post-carbon world
Reducing CO 2 emissions has long been top of the agenda across sectors. But do we now have the tools to fundamentally solve this problem? Barny Evans thinks so
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CommentWhy the social and affordable housing crisis shows no signs of abating
With affordable homes becoming unaffordable, McBains surveyed 100 housebuilders on theie views of the future. The responses were less than inspiring…
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CommentA half-time pep talk is needed
Exactly halfway through the two-year Brexit countdown, is it time to stop and think if we want to play this game at all
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CommentDon't just stand there, do something
It’s difficult not to get angry with the government when you consider what is happening to businesses in this sector as a consequence of Carillion’s collapse. It’s simply not right
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CommentHansom: Finding the right words
There’s a bit of confusion over Al Pacino, the large crowd expected at Persimmon’s AGM could leave directors struggling for explanation, and an MP practises straight talking
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CommentHome truths
The housing crisis isn’t about land supply; it’s about affordability and quality. Let’s stop treating homes as assets and remember they’re places for people to live, says Ann Bentley
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CommentThe power of private and public partnerships
Public private partnerships haven’t had a lot of good press recently. But the reality is that they remain a great route to deliver benefits that no single organisation would be capable of alone
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CommentLegal: What are indemnity clauses for?
Nicholas Baatz explains the potential effects of indemnity clauses in the new Red, Yellow and Silver Books
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The role of the architect
Orms Architects’ John McRae imagines how an architect’s working life may change
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CommentLegal: Control brings responsibility
James Bessey explains the weighty responsibilities that can be placed on contractors under the 2005 fire safety regulations
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CommentCan foreign direct investment help solve the UK's housing crisis?
Though the government has set aside £3bn for the nation’s Home Building Fund in an attempt to boost stock levels, which is a welcome step, the industry knows this isn’t enough to turbocharge construction
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CommentTrailblazers: The Imperial War Museum, London
As part of the Building Your Future campaign, we ask what buildings were futuristic in their time, or marked a change in how the industry built
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CommentLandbanking - an inconvenient truth
An unfortunate fact, for those that choose to blame landbanking for the housing crisis - it doesn’t actually happen
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CommentESOS phase 2 - the answer could be right in front of you
Phil Draper from Cavendish Engineers on phase 2 of the government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme and the benefits for UK companies as we countdown to Brexit
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CommentLeader: Behind closed doors
We’ll doubtless see promises of headline-grabbing structural changes in the anticipated Hackitt report. But will changes receive the backing they need?
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CommentThought for tomorrow: project delivery
As part of Building’s 175th anniversary celebrations, we have launched a series in which readers share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Lendlease boss Neil Martin can see big changes coming in how schemes are delivered
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CommentHansom: Being vocal
People aren’t shy with their opinions as bosses at Balfour and Galliford Try voice regrets, an investor expresses views on everything – but one man just wants peace and quiet
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CommentWhat is UK construction's role in post-disaster recovery of developing countries?
There has been recognition of the lack of sufficient construction expertise in the planning stages of long term disaster recovery in the developing world - and one plan rarely fits all situations
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CommentLet's not retain retentions
A threat to small companies’ survival, cash retentions are also symptomatic of a fundamental lack of trust and performance in our industry – they need to go