Opinion – Page 239
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CommentBeware estate agents selling optimism – the housing market remains in a worrisome state
While the RICS may see a brighter end to the year, in relative terms it is still extremely gloomy
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CommentBuilding for Life 12: A smarter approach
HTA’s Ben Derbyshire explains how the newly launched Building for Life will open dialogue and help developers
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CommentExaggerated claims: Brit Inns Ltd & Another v BDW Trading Ltd (No 2)
In this case the defendant failed to adequately protect its position on costs with an effective Part 36 offer
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CommentA quick guide to construction insurance
A quick guide to the different types of insurance that may be required or maintained in connection with a construction and engineering project
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CommentFlickr pic: ANMA's ARTEM University Hub in France
The first phase of architect ANMA’s ARTEM University Hub in Nancy, France. The photo is by Alexander Prevot
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CommentSave your scorn
Since the recession simple maths dictated we need to deliver more for less, but as with any equation, there is a tipping point
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CommentNot perfect but good enough for these austere times
Baseline school designs: some may think we’re selling our children short but we need to look at a system that can deliver in tough times
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CommentFragmented construction industry
If we just look after our own interests we’ll never get the government to listen to us
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CommentHansom: Visions and revisions
This week, the ONS struggles with statistical correctness, Crispin Odey plans to put some birds up in a stately home, and the first post-Olympic neighbourhood is ready, ahead of time and under budget
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CommentPublic money for shovel-ready projects
Central and local government need to focus on getting funded projects moving as quickly as possible through procurement.
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CommentDespair at education sector
The government is failing to cut red-tape, bureaucracy and money
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CommentMy digital life ... Noble Francis
The CPA economics director and Building columnist on why he prefers PCs to Mac, listening to Roxette, and trying to remember how he got by before iPads
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CommentGarden Cities: Learning from the regions
Politicians discussing garden suburbs and cities at next week’s Conservative conference would do well to look further than London and Hertfordshire
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CommentWonders & blunders with Gareth Moores
Lytag’s Gareth Moores thinks Salisbury’s Bourne Hill Offices are a perfect blend of old and new, but Oregon’s Portland Building is a lumbering pseudo-historical eyesore
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CommentWhy Ed Balls calling to spend 4G windfall on homes could be worth far more than £3bn
The real value in Balls’ statement is that he has potentially set in train a bidding war
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CommentONS correction to new orders data adds more black eyeliner to a Gothic horror show
A statistical error shows that in fact contractors are winning work at the slowest rate since the 1980s
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CommentInfrastructure investment
The CBI’s latest survey restates the business case for continued investment in infrastructure, but progress is still worryingly slow
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