More Comment – Page 262
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CommentBuilding with the lights off
How are we going to build low carbon buildings if the UK’s power supply is cut?
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CommentMaking up energy policy as we go along
Without a proper evidence base, this government is making decisions on energy, carbon and buildings that are disastrously ill-informed
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CommentThe backlog of essential hospital works is reaching critical levels
With the backlog of essential capital works growing every year, the coalition risks passing on an estate in a worse condition than 1997
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CommentThe class of 2018
Demand for school places is set to rise rapidly over the next few years, particularly in inner-city areas. Does the system need adjusting to free up more land for development?
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CommentA problem shared
Net contribution clauses protect companies from taking all of the blame if another liable party has become insolvent. But it’s important to be sure whose work it covers
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CommentMuddled indemnity
The losing party refuses to pay an adjudication award for fear that the winner will go bankrupt before they get to court. Can the winner’s insurers be of help? Don’t bank on it …
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CommentThis recovery could easily go off the rails
We need major projects now if our industry’s fragile recovery is not to be threatened
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CommentBehind the scenes: Qatar's hidden labour camps
Doha’s Industrial Zone is the side of Qatar the government doesn’t want you to see
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CommentLife in the labour camps
The working conditions in Qatar are becoming clearer as time goes on. Companies need to use their influence to improve standards
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CommentWorkers find their worth
After a period of pay freezes and lack of opportunities, the recovery is set to benefit workers
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CommentTransforming the Tate
Following a period of prosperity, culture funding is being cut. Tate Britain’s renovation in a time like this is particularly outstanding
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CommentIs there a future for the Green Deal?
To do nothing is no longer a viable option if the government wants to save its flagship green policy
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CommentHow ECO cuts could leave the sector with under 1,000 jobs
At the Association for the Conservation of Energy we’ve done the maths on what a cut to ECO would mean to jobs, it’s not pretty
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CommentCovering all bases
Construction is a volatile insurance market, with frequent risks and big claims, so it needs a tailored approach
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CommentBritain needs to close its skill gap on sustainable construction
Techniques that are common place in much of Europe and North America are still relatively rare in the UK. If we’re to compete in the global market we need to catch up - and soon
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CommentMy digital life … Kate Ison
The ICE media relations manager on buying pilates classes online, one click purchasing addiction, and a worrying obsession with Bus Count
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CommentBright young things
The upturn has exposed a skills shortage but construction’s key role in delivering a sustainable society means it needs to attract and train a new generation of professionals
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CommentHansom: On and off the field
World Cup fever and a spot of rain hit Doha (but no sign of Zaha Hadid), London’s Emirates Air Line is spurned, structural engineers are deaf to opera, and the FT tries to keep up
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CommentContractors must embrace FM
What does a contractor truly know about buildings if it has never managed one?
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CommentA pattern is emerging ...
The CPA/Barbour ABI Index for October is a clear sign that things are looking up