Opinion – Page 21
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CommentTulip decision is missed opportunity to deliver positive change
The hard-hit Square Mile will suffer because of Michael Gove’s decision to reject developer’s appeal, says NLA founder Peter Murray
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CommentBuilding at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 3
Tom Lowe has been covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. Here’s his final despatch
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CommentWe must expand the skilled workforce if construction is to fuel recovery
A wider range of construction career paths is available now than ever before – but we need to do more to promote them
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CommentBuilding at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 2
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his latest despatch
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CommentBuilding at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 1
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his first despatch
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CommentCreative thinking needed to tackle growing threat of urban flooding
Surface water flooding not only affects infrastructure and property, it can also cause loss of life. As we focus on refurbishing and refitting existing buildings, we should take the problem more seriously
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CommentBuilding Talks Net Zero Podcast: Eco-activist architect on the power of protest
Episode 3: Tom Bennett interviewed about Extinction Rebellion and getting arrested | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains NABERS UK
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CommentLETI: How volunteers joined forces to get London on the net zero path
Building has released special, extended content from episode 2 Building Talks Net Zero podcast
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CommentConditions are right for seismic change. It’s time to ask really tough questions
Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing – and why
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Comment‘We will make you proud to be RICS members again’
Interim chief executive Richard Collins responds to Building’s open letter to the institution’s new leaders
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CommentHow to get digital adoption right (first time)
Training your workforce well and engaging them with your plans for innovation is crucial
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CommentBuilding Talks net zero podcast interviews LETI founders
Episode 2: Personal stories behind the London Energy Transformation Initiative | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt on how financial institutions are driving change
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: carbon neutral vs net zero
Don’t know the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains it all here
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CommentWe should focus on building up better
Building on top of existing buildings is an inherently sustainable concept. It avoids the demolition and rebuilding of substantial embodied carbon and offers the chance to intensify and diversify areas that already have infrastructure in place. Tim Burgess of VOP Group explains
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CommentThis was never going to be a budget with big capital investment pledges
Though clearly the levelling up and housing agendas have received welcome financial backing
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CommentBuilding Talks net zero podcast launches first episode with RIBA’s Simon Allford
Episode 1: RIBA president Simon Allford | Heat and Building Strategy analysed | Net zero jargon-buster: carbon neutral vs net zero carbon
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CommentA welcome strategy – but 30% of homes will still miss the target
The heat and buildings strategy is not radical enough and our approach to energy efficiency remains piecemeal and disjointed, says Stuart Fairlie
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CommentThere are tough times ahead – but we're not going back to the future
Rising costs and inflation are now inevitable but the economy is better placed to survive than it was in the 1970s, Richard Steer says
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CommentNet zero is a huge challenge – and a massive opportunity
Retrofitting the nation’s homes will require one of the largest industrial efforts this country has attempted in peacetime. Are we ready, asks Hannah Vickers
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CommentThe heat pump grant is welcome – but £5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith