Opinion
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CommentWe must seize this renewed opportunity for regeneration in the north of England
Tracy Harrison welcomes the increasing shift in focus onto regeneration and sets out what the Northern Housing Consortium is doing to move the dial
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CommentCan the Future Homes and Buildings Standard deliver on its promise?
The homes element of just launched new energy regulations promises big savings on bills. It’s a pity that the benefits will come too late to help with the impact of the current energy crisis, writes Thomas Lane
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CommentDesigning hospitals for the future using lessons from Peru
The fundamental challenges of hospital delivery are remarkably similar across the world. Knowledge gained on two projects in South America can help to shape the next generation of NHS hospital design, writes Aecom’s Jason Pearson
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CommentNew towns can work – but only if we learn how to deliver them properly
Delivery structures, governance and long-term stewardship are just as important as the housing numbers attached to this next generation of new towns, Tom Mitchell at Metropolitan Workshop writes
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CommentMental health issues are a key contributor to construction’s skills crisis
Nicola Hodkinson argues that mental health, self-employment and procurement structures must be part of any serious conversation about the future workforce.
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CommentThe next generation’s gaming skills can help shape modern construction
Open Doors Week (23-28 March) provides an ideal opportunity to engage with the young people who already have the interests and digital awareness our industry needs, writes Louisa Finlay, chief operating officer and chief people officer at Kier
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CommentOne step forward, two steps back: 2025 was bitterly disappointing but the future will surely be brighter
Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis is trying hard to spot the positive signs amid some disappointing and contradictory evidence
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: Sparks fly
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentSystems thinking beats product thinking: Why the UK needs a flood management revolution
For too long, the UK’s approach to water management has been reactive and fragmented. Proactive planning is required to deal with our changing climate, writes Paul Curtis
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CommentGlobal turmoil returns to test construction’s resilience
With oil prices spiking, materials costs rising and staff caught in the fallout overseas, the sector faces a familiar test: navigating global upheaval while trying to maintain progress at home
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CommentWomen’s sport is forcing a stadium design rethink
When venues work for women, families and first-time attendees, they become more commercially resilient and socially valuable for everyone, writes HOK’s Kirsty Mitchell
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CommentBuilding’s Good Employer Guide 2026: Progress in the workplace and why we all gain
This year’s Good Employer Guide highlights the employers that are setting new benchmarks for the built environment, showing how thoughtful policies, inclusive cultures and long‑term investment in people are helping to attract and retain the talent the sector needs, says Chloe McCulloch
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CommentThe chancellor's Spring Forecast: No news - and that's (mostly) good news
The chancellor’s low‑key update may lack headline‑grabbing measures, but for an industry navigating fragile economic conditions, policy consistency could be its biggest benefit, writes RLB’s Andrew Reynolds
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CommentCoach on the ground: The golden stretch – supporting senior leaders to stay and thrive
In the third and final part of our series, leadership coach Mimi Dietrich uncovers a pivotal challenge: senior Gen X leaders are stepping away from the built environment just as their expertise peaks. She examines why and how to retain this much needed wisdom, before it walks out the door
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CommentBack from Dubai: Iran’s air strikes will shape a different city to the one I visited a month ago
The sight of smoke rising between skyscrapers has shaken one of the Gulf’s most stable hubs, where construction and real estate sectors have thrived on perceived insulation from conflict, writes Building’s reporter Daniel Gayne
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CommentArtificial intelligence: Is it really going to make us all redundant?
Undoubtedly AI is shaping the way we work but, as with we need to keep things in perspective – a perspective that should be data driven, writes Richard Steer
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CommentA tale of two very different collapses: what Carillion (still) and Jerram Falkus tell us
Events more than a dozen years apart, show how fraught the building game remains for many, writes Dave Rogers
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CommentWhy neuro-inclusive design is becoming a core office asset
Neuro‑inclusive design is fast becoming a workplace essential. With diverse needs still overlooked in most offices, employers risk lower wellbeing, performance and attendance unless they prioritise spaces that truly support how people think and work, says Melani King
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CommentWhy the FM sector needs consultant-operators, not just more reports
The expectations of consultancies are changing and demand for strategies that work operationally, not just on paper, is growing. Carlo Alloni at Bellrock considers this challenge to more traditional models
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CommentThe newly liberated Building Safety Regulator must show it can help get safe homes built – and fast
The signs are promising that the relatively new leadership team can fix the BSR model and restore industry trust, but there is still some way to go, writes Charis Beverton