More Comment – Page 248
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CommentFrom Davos to Brisbane - show me the money
Where is the global economy heading if the world’s biggest companies do not open their wallets and start spending?
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CommentTwo missing pieces in the BIM puzzle
We will arrive in 2016 with most BIM-experienced teams not having used a final layer of important tools
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CommentGreening the megacity: Ideas from the front line
The recent C40 Mayor’s Summit in Johannesburg has showed that the Global North has a lot to learn from its southern neighbours
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CommentDistrict general hospitals: The worst of times
Policy changes mean hospitals must integrate with community facilities or specialised centres to avoid a Dickensian fate
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CommentBIM and the informed project manager
Many project managers have yet to grasp the implications and opportunities BIM presents - it’s time to get informed
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CommentAgenda 15: The place of the construction industry in the political debate
The Agenda 15 question is not just about the issues; it’s about making our democratic system work more effectively
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CommentThe artists, the artisans and the end users
Construction is often wrongly cast as thwarting the architect’s ambitions or vision
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CommentThe world needs a 'resilience compass'
We are used to the idea of a ‘moral compass’ and have developed legal structures around it but there are few legal structures around ecological protection
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CommentA new vision for architecture
To rebuild the profession’s relevance architects must embrace a role as designers in industry
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CommentClaims resuscitation: The patient may already be dead
If you believe you have a claim under a construction contract be conscious of the risk of expiry of limitation
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CommentShort-term crises need long-term solutions
Even without the shock effect of the recent floods, it is clear that much of the UK’s building and infrastructure provision is already in crisis
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CommentPressure mounts in Qatar
If conditions for workers in Qatar don’t improve ahead of the massive World Cup construction project, as many as 4,000 workers may die before a ball is kicked
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CommentDelaying paying
What’s really depressing about Wates’ explanation of its retention period is that it’s symptomatic of how contractors’ view payment
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CommentHansom: These foolish things
This week, the chancellor plays chuff-chuffs, kids get to work on Crossrail, we warm to Cold Homes Week, and the City hands Richard Rogers a big set of keys
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CommentBIM Protocol: Playing games of risk
It is not entirely clear how the BIM protocol is supposed to be passed down the supply chain, raising important questions about who owns what risk
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CommentDuty of care: Just desserts?
When the sign above a London cafe collapsed, causing serious injury, the finger was pointed at the shopfitter and building owner’s surveyor. But how far does the duty of care extend?
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CommentWonders and blunders with Ken Greig
Ken Greig says bringing Glasgow Central station into the heart of the city was a gutsy move, but thinks St Enoch represents all that is wrong with eighties buildings
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CommentMaking the best of it
Make founder Ken Shuttleworth outlines the ethos and values that helped his company to top last year’s Building’s Good Employer Guide
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CommentSo who's counting?
Government initiatives intended to boost the number of houses built each year seem to be working, but they aren’t enough to overcome the constraints on supply
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CommentThe intelligent building: Five technologies to optimise lifetime value
The biggest challenge to maximising value throughout a building’s life? It’s neither construction costs nor energy use. It’s tenant productivity. Here are some emerging technologies that will help boost their output