Opinion 鈥� Page 29
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CommentSome practical ways engineering firms can improve gender diversity
Women鈥檚 minister calls on employers to push forward with positive changes - such as flexible working - adopted during the pandemic
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CommentWhy women need to be involved in transport planning
On Women in Engineering Day, Leah Stuart聽focuses on how cities and their transport systems still largely cater for cars, and by proxy, for men
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CommentFlexible working on construction sites is a win-win
Until the pandemic it was presumed working flexibly was incompatible with efficient site operations, now we know different
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CommentGovernment must hold its nerve on the Planning Bill
The proposed reforms聽are an opportunity to produce a cost-effective and more predictable system that delivers better outcomes and maintains public involvement
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CommentBrexit realities are hitting home
Labour shortages and import barriers are now joined by certification challenges
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: 好色先生TV, views and brews
A ticking off at HS2, City sharks and wise words from Barack Obama
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CommentTurning challenges of the past year into opportunities for the next
The pandemic and Brexit have forced us to make fundamental changes to the way we work 鈥� and we have learnt a lot along the way. Now we need to take those learnings forward, says Ann Bentley
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Are we building with the climate of the future in mind?
With fewer than 150 days until world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, Simon Wyatt turns his focus to one of the key themes on the agenda 鈥� adaptation and聽resilience
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CommentAn invitation to the largest hospital building programme in a generation
Today contractors can register their interest to help build 40 new hospitals in England, Natalie Forrest sets out the client expectations
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CommentSocial value means measuring more than time and money
Many benefits happen after the construction phase is complete so tracking needs to take place over the whole project lifecycle
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CommentTackling the hidden costs of the construction process
聽Some guiding principles on cost, time and risk from Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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CommentConstruction has an image problem that is harming recruitment. We have to change
A lack of diversity combined with an out of date mindset means the industry is at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting new talent, says James Wates
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CommentWhat the Australians have to teach us about the building performance gap
Mandatory reporting of energy use for large commerical and industrial buildings would be a huge step forward for the UK, says Burohappold鈥檚 Jim Saywell
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CommentLet鈥檚 make it easy to specify green products
Specifiers want to do the right thing but a lack of clear information is a barrier to change, says NBS鈥� Lee Jones
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CommentWe now have a serious skills crisis on our hands
Recruiters have too many vacancies and too few candidates. Randstad鈥檚 Victoria Short warns of a perfect storm engulfing construction
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CommentWhat can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers鈥� concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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CommentOffsite manufacturing need not damage social value outcomes
Councils often want a guarantee that construction projects will create local jobs, but Mark Bolger argues for a whole life value approach when considering the benefits of MMC
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Where the sun don鈥檛 shine
A 1960s cinema has been saved from eternal darkness, but Jack Pringle鈥檚 vinyl collection of the same era has been less fortunate. Meanwhile, David Hockney is trying to cheer us all up with a digital sunrise
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CommentHydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions 鈥� but is it really?