Opinion – Page 140

  • Steve Douglas
    Comment

    The affordable homes good news story

    2015-04-13T06:00:00Z

    The Affordable Homes Programme for 2012/15 has finished, so who were the winners and losers?

  • Claire King
    Comment

    Impartiality: Sierra Fishing Company and Ors vs Farran and Ors

    2015-04-13T06:00:00Z

    Before Mr Justice Popplewell. Judgment delivered 30 January 2015

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    The new and improved Brookfield Multiplex

    2015-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Brookfield Multiplex’s turnaround is a remarkable one; not just because of what was achieved, but how

  • David Partridge
    Comment

    Big city data

    2015-04-10T06:00:00Z

    Advances in data capturing are providing new insight into how people use and react to city spaces. David Partridge believes this information could be a powerful tool in the future of construction

  • hansom-new-200_232
    Comment

    Hansom: Digging deep

    2015-04-10T00:00:00Z

    This week sees an industry mired in conflict and charity, as a warrior against the Garden Bridge takes a break, Tory donors swell Cameron’s war chest, Osborne does a good deed, and Costain enters the Dragons’ Den

  • Debbie Aplin
    Comment

    Zeroing in on sustainable homes

    2015-04-09T06:00:00Z

    With the definition of a mainstream zero-carbon target having fluctuated between governments, the industry is now likely to struggle to hit the standard by 2016

  • HS2 report
    Comment

    Online poll: HS2 report

    2015-04-09T10:00:00Z

    Should the government be made to release the Major Projects Authority report on HS2? Vote here

  • Mike Hall
    Comment

    The making of Derby Arena

    2015-04-08T10:06:00Z

    The architect behind the futuristic looking cycling venue explains some of its stand out features

  • Emma Hoskyn
    Comment

    EPC regulations are go!

    2015-04-08T09:07:00Z

    At last the Energy Efficiency Regulations have passed through parliament, so now landlords can start to put in place strategies to mitigate the risks

  • hansom-new-200_232
    Comment

    Hansom: The weird and wonderful

    2015-04-02T06:00:00Z

    Things take a turn for the strange this week. The Serpentine’s summer pavilion dabbles in psychedelia, a national memorial centre is shaped like a Spitfire, and Boris Johnson can be found tunnelling underneath London

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Do the math

    2015-04-01T12:00:00Z

    An increase in spending on school building now could prevent greater costs further down the line

  • Houses of Parliament
    Comment

    Online poll: Who's best for construction?

    2015-04-01T14:21:00Z

    Which of the UK political parties has the best policies for construction? Vote here

  • Chris Grigg
    Comment

    Capital growth

    2015-04-01T12:22:00Z

    Invest in London’s infrastructure and the rest of the UK will benefit. Hold back, and we will be repeating historic mistakes

  • Jack Pringle
    Comment

    Hot-desking 2.0

    2015-03-31T06:00:00Z

    The modern worker may not need a desk to sit at 24/7, but they do want staircases, sofas, reclaimed timber floors, and a new kind of urban realm

  • Helen Gough
    Comment

    The future of surveying

    2015-03-27T10:02:00Z

    Financial benefits can be monetised but it is less easy to quantify and advocate the value of experience or the existing knowledge of a building or site

  • Hansom
    Comment

    Hansom: The young ones

    2015-03-27T06:00:00Z

    This week, how watching telly can inspire the next generation of construction workers; northern youth marches south; an octogenarian architect is unstoppable; and the chancellor contemplates a career change

  • Osborne
    Comment

    Letter: Help for first-time buyers and the economy

    2015-03-27T06:00:00Z

    The policy advisor for the House Builders Association responds to our Budget coverage

  • Insulation and worker
    Comment

    Letter: Scotland needs workers to drive recovery

    2015-03-27T06:00:00Z

    The managing director of the Scottish ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Federation on how workers are needed to keep the recovery going

  • Surveyors
    Comment

    Letter: Can civilisation survive without surveyors?

    2015-03-27T06:00:00Z

    A reader responds to one of Richard Steer’s columns

  • Housing
    Comment

    Open letter: Lost in translation

    2015-03-27T06:00:00Z

    The Housing Standards Review tried to consolidate a raft of different standards into ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations. The trouble is, says architecture coalition 4HA, some important sustainable elements haven’t made it across