More Comment – Page 148
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CommentWellbeing: Well worth it
It’s time to stop obsessing about cost-cutting and invest in improving people’s working environment and their wellbeing. It can massively increase productivity
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CommentThe wrong targets
The UK is about to miss a key renewables target but there have been substantial improvements in carbon reduction
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CommentBrexit: And so it begins
A year after the UK decided to leave the EU, the Brexit negotiations have finally started
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CommentListening mode
For construction to have a chance of getting the best out of Brexit, it needs to convince the government to listen to it
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CommentInternational Women in Engineering Day: Why engineering
The construction sector can combat pre-conceived ideas of a male-dominated industry to increase the breadth of opportunities there are for women in engineering
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CommentAn Easter blip?
The latest ONS figures suggest construction activity is slowing, or are they just a blip?
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CommentHansom: ‘tis the season to be arty
We marvel at the UK’s ‘tallest mural’, swoop in on an office drone race, and enjoy some exposure on Wickes and sun-screening charity campaigns. Plus Shawcross’ latest work hits St Pancras
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CommentGrenfell Tower: A fatal failure
The onus is on all of us to ensure a tragedy like the deadly blaze at Grenfell Tower never happens again
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CommentOverheating, the beginning of the end?
The days of homes overheating could be drawing to an end as low carbon design starts to become obsolete
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CommentMore homes: A mountain to climb
Market uncertainy caused by the hung parliament could derail government’s plans to tackle the housing crisis
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CommentWhat we can do for Brexit
The best way to bolster the UK’s negotiating position in Brexit is to have a strong and growing economy. The construction industry needs pull together to show the government how it can help that to happen
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CommentA view of the Serpentine Pavilion 2017
Natural simplicity forms an ode to the spirit of a modern city
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CommentModular housing can introduce choice
Modular housing doesn’t have to come at the expense of good architecture and could bring choice
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CommentElection reaction: Now what?
Given that construction typically recoils at the prospect of uncertainty, where does last week’s election result leave the sector?
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CommentGrenfell Tower fire: Should this cladding be allowed?
The terrible and sudden spread of the fire at the west London tower this week has raised questions about whether ACM cladding should be permitted on high-rise residential towers
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CommentHansom: Takes the cake
We raise eyebrows in disbelief at election reactions, attitudes to office facilities and housing estate names, while the sweet-toothed among us celebrate World Donut Day by scoffing some architectural baked goods
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CommentSocial housing must embrace modular
Housing associations can make savings and get more control over supply by adopting modular
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CommentBusiness as usual
Will the new and weakened Tory government do more to promote construction? With a new set of challenges, and time ticking for the Brexit negotiations, recognising the industry’s potential is more important than ever
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CommentCase in focus: Compensation events
Had a PFI project company given proper notice of a claim for compensation? Ted Lowery considers a High Court case in Northern Ireland
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CommentHolding back
Withholding retention money is one of the most controversial practices in the construction industry today. But with reform delayed, what can subcontractors do to protect themselves?