All articles by Sarah Richardson – Page 11
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CommentPower sharing
The upturn in the construction industry should redress the power imbalance in the supply chain
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CommentWill Labour listen?
With election nearing, how much can we learn about a future Labour government’s policies towards housebuilding?
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CommentDoing the robot
For an industry still, largely, employing the same methods of construction as it did five decades ago, advances in technology represent an opportunity to explore more efficient ways of working
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CommentPoliticians need to take green drive up a gear
How much will the EU’s new targets for reducing carbon emissions fuel energy efficiency work in the near term?
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CommentAgenda 15: Time to build our future
Building’s new initiative, aimed at influencing the main political parties’ policies for the sector, kicks off with one of the biggest industry consultations ever undertaken.
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CommentRoll on 2014
Statistics are showing the industry is finally starting to move on from five years of downturn and recession. Let’s hope it keeps the momentum up.
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CommentFree schools: Harsh lessons
This week’s National Audit Office review of the free schools programme shows that capital costs have varied widely
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CommentConstruction and infrastructure pipelines: Put your money where your mouth is
The Treasury wants to look like it’s ready to throw itself behind green policies – but words need to be backed up by action
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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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CommentThere's a job to do
Thousands of people are out of work in the UK and yet construction has a skills shortage, surely this is one problem we can solve?
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CommentThe axeman cometh
Cameron has announced plans to roll back green charges on energy bills. These charges fund the only measures likely to lower bills in the future.
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CommentGood Employer Guide 2013: Sowing the seeds
As the industry looks towards growth, the standout companies are the ones that invested wisely during the downturn
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CommentLet there be light
Hinkley shows promise, but a series of hiccups along the way means the project needs to go a lot smoother from here
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CommentNew faces in government
Cameron’s reshuffle affects key positions for our sector and of most concern is the downgrading of the housing minister role to a junior ministerial position
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CommentDon't be found wanting
The supply chain seems to have been caught out by construction’s recovery, it can’t afford to hesitate any longer
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CommentFive years on
We need to learn from the last half-decade of pain and have a long-term infrastructure pipeline to help prevent a return to boom and bust
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CommentThe schools we lack
There is a dramatic need to increase the number of school places, and that means opportunities for construction
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CommentNo place like home
Trade delegations to lucrative markets abroad are great PR for politicians but to sure up this tentative recovery the focus has to be on activity in the UK