All Comment articles – Page 23

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Moving away from Starter Homes is a big step

    2017-02-16T06:00:00Z

    The government’s switch to supporting housing associations shows policy is heading in the right direction, but construction needs more support in the face of Brexit

  • Sadie Morgan
    Comment

    Drawing conclusions

    2017-02-15T06:00:00Z

    Projects on a grand scale generate innumerable written reports setting out the developer’s vision, but very few contain the hard information you get from an architect’s visual plan

  • Chloe McCulloch
    Comment

    The results are in

    2017-02-10T06:00:00Z

    Our exclusive survey shows the industry would prefer a ‘soft Brexit’ with as little disruption to the status quo as possible

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    Apprenticeship policy will distort the market

    2017-02-07T14:38:00Z

    The IFS’ blistering critique of the government’s apprentice policy holds some uncomfortable truths for construction. There is increased competition for younger employees but little real incentive to invest in high-level skills training

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Go with the flow

    2017-02-03T06:00:00Z

    Making flood risk management a national infrastructure priority could create more viable areas for development

  • Mark-Farmer
    Comment

    Industrial revolution

    2017-02-02T06:00:00Z

    The government’s industrial strategy offers a welcome prompt to improve productivity and foster innovation, says Mark Farmer, but real change will need to be driven by client demand

  • Steve Faulkner
    Comment

    The benefits of Integrated Project Insurance

    2017-01-31T11:25:00Z

    Early contractor involvement and a ‘no blame/no claim’ ethos are just some ways this procurement method could improve the industry

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    The left behind

    2017-01-27T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s female engineers are having to endure harassment and victimisation at work, which should not be tolerated

  • Chris Tinker
    Comment

    Coming up roses

    2017-01-25T06:00:00Z

    The government has held back from being too prescriptive about what constitutes a garden village, but key principles of character, lifestyle and legacy underpin the best of them

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    What kind of Brexit?

    2017-01-19T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV is calling on our readers to complete our survey about your priorities for the sector in the negotiations ahead

  • James Wates
    Comment

    Move on up

    2017-01-18T12:17:00Z

    Construction has always valued experience and ability over background and connections. But it can still do a lot more to help increase social mobility - and apprenticeships should be at the heart of our efforts

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Up the garden path

    2017-01-11T10:48:00Z

    Garden villages are earmarked to provide 48,000 homes which won’t be a gamechanger for the UK’s housing supply

  • Darren Richards
    Comment

    Ecobuild blog: Here’s one we made earlier

    2017-01-09T11:00:00Z

    The offsite sector is still in its infancy but a future in which robots manufacture complete building elements does not have to remain a pipe dream – we need to commit ourselves to further investment

  • Imogen Cust
    Comment

    Ecobuild blog: Check out the competition

    2017-01-09T10:00:00Z

    Responsible retail is essential for a sustainable future, and Ecobuild’s Big Innovation Pitch with M S will give ambitious innovators the opportunity to fast track engineering products across the retail sector

  • Claire Wansbury
    Comment

    How green space can pay its way in garden villages

    2017-01-09T08:26:00Z

    Cost-benefit analysis of the impact of the natural environment on people could be used to plan the proposed wave of garden villages

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Make Brexit work for us

    2017-01-06T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV is starting 2017 by launching a campaign to secure a fair deal for construction from Brexit

  • Richard McCarthy
    Comment

    2017 – the fear of the unknown

    2017-01-05T11:56:00Z

    After what we went through last year, who would feel confident predicting what will happen this year to the property industry? But hell, why not try?

  • Bruce McAra
    Comment

    Why is productivity better in the US?

    2017-01-04T11:45:00Z

    To build our ambitious infrastructure and housing programmes the UK needs to improve its productivity levels, and the Americans can show us how

  • Philip Watson
    Comment

    Predictions 2017: Philip Watson

    2016-12-30T06:00:00Z

    Philip Watson, design director at Atkins, looks at what 2017 has in store for off site construction

  • John-Tutte
    Comment

    Predictions 2017: John Tutte

    2016-12-29T06:00:00Z

    John Tutte, chief executive at Redrow