More Comment – Page 167
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CommentDelaying a decision over airport capacity is economic madness
Government indecisiveness risks damaging investors appetite in UK infrastructure projects, and ultimately the UK’s fragile economy
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CommentFarmer Review: Telling it as it is
Mark Farmer’s review outlines familiar problems but is hopefully the spark for powerful change
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CommentMind the gaps
When words are removed from a contract, deciding what to bring back into the court room can be a tricky business. A recent TCC case provides an example
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CommentThe Farmer Review is a call for re-education
This fragmented industry needs to reform for sure, but more than that we need to fundamentally change our attitudes to how we work together
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CommentOnline poll: Farmer Review
Is the Farmer Review right about the scale of the challenges facing the construction industry? Vote here
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CommentThe value of sterling
The fall in the value of the pound is the most tangible effect of the outcome of the EU referendum
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CommentThe Farmer Review is right to focus on pre-manufacture
Structural timber has a vital role to play in hitting housing targets, what we need now is more collaboration with housebuilders to realise the benefits of this approach
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CommentNo bars to freedom
With £1.3bn to spend on five new prisons, construction has a golden opportunity to drag the criminal justice system out of the Victorian era and use design to change lives
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CommentTheresa May: The record so far
The first three months of Theresa May’s tenure has seen her strong early promise soured
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CommentWe need more housing for all, not more council housing
The Labour Party’s focus on council housing does not address the need for good quality homes for people on average wages
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CommentThe Welsh pipeline
Jeremy Williams analyses the Welsh political and economic landscape and asks what it will take to get several key multi-billion pound infrastructure projects off the ground
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CommentHansom: No time like the present
We celebrate the Little Britain Challenge Cup, Dagenham is ready for its close up, a plan for a shared football ground in Manchester gets fans excited (but not in a good way), and the future is closer than you think
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CommentConstruction has reverted to its bad old ways
Since the recession contracts are tougher, lawyers dominate tendering, project risk is dumped on the weakest - in short the adversarial approach is back
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CommentOnline poll: Conservative housing policy
Will the housing policies outlined at the Conservative Party conference be good for the UK housebuilding industry? Vote here
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CommentHousing policy needs to get radical
If the government is serious about dramatically increasing housing supply it must take up ideas that harness the assets of local authorities
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CommentWeather delay: Come rain or come shine
How bad does the weather have to get for it to warrant an extension of time? We need to be aware of our contractual entitlements in exceptional weather conditions
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CommentSkills shortage: Back to basics
As the skills shortage worsens, the urgency of inspiring young people to get into construction becomes more critical
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CommentHigh rise living in South East Asia
Skyscrapers remain controversial in the West, but cities such as Hong Kong prove that building upwards can have a positive impact on urban life
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CommentPressure is on universities to keep innovating
The pace of change within higher education makes it an exciting sector for building design
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CommentIs your company taking mental health seriously?
Today is World Mental Health Day and an opportunity to assess how construction supports the mental health of its workers