Opinion 鈥� Page 57
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CommentSqueezed margins are stunting innovation
Construction is one of the largest contributors to the economy, but productivity has barely grown in recent years
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CommentWhy construction is still getting the circular economy wrong
Many of the answers required for the shift to a restorative and regenerative system already exist, now the industry needs to start asking the right questions, says Alastair Mant of UKGBC
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CommentMoney, money, money: construction's investment and payment challenges
What鈥檚 the real answer to construction鈥檚 apparent inability to pay its suppliers?聽More investment, driven by greater innovation聽
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CommentWill new-builds be banned from connecting to the gas grid?
How feasible is the聽Committee on Climate Change鈥檚 recommendation?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Stop, look and listen
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown鈥檚 jewels,聽and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentRenovating Notre-Dame is a delicate balancing act
Decisions should not be made in haste - there are plenty of questions to be asked
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CommentCrossrail: the NAO report shows the dangers of believing your own hype
Blind belief has been this project鈥檚 undoing; realism and certainty are now the order of the day
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CommentWe're not collaborating enough because our contracts are too confrontational
A more collaborative way of working makes for better-run, more efficient projects聽鈥� and it all starts with how you word the contract, says Mark Castle
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: In your own words
People wonder why a well-known Australian has taken charge of the Crown鈥檚 jewels,聽and the London Assembly is losing several blame games
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CommentCrossrail: Regrets, it has a few
Today鈥檚 NAO report shows a litany of very costly programming mistakes, can the new bosses get it back on track?
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CommentThe space race: can legacy buildings meet our future challenges?
With a growing population, we must look to refurbish our existing building stock to suit our future needs
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CommentAre we building the kinds of homes we want to live in?
鈥淭he homes we are building today will be the homes that you will live in in 30 years鈥�. So are we building the right homes?
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CommentHow a vocational training initiative was eclipsed by a black hole
You can judge the state of the nation not just by what makes the news, but also by what doesn鈥檛
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CommentCode red 鈥� pressure grows to change poor payment practices
As contractors are named and shamed by the government for poor payment practices, the balance could be about to tip into suppliers鈥� favour
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CommentIt's the climate, stupid
While we鈥檙e belatedly panicking over carbon emissions, let鈥檚 remember it鈥檚 not just about new construction 鈥� there鈥檚 a lot of refurb work to do
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CommentA timely spring clean in the world of MMC
The government鈥檚 cross-industry working group on MMC should help eliminate much confusion and misinterpretation
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CommentAnything is possible: a vision for the future of construction
Diversity, sustainability, creativity and collaboration: today鈥檚 young聽professionals plan to do things very differently when they are in charge
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CommentCrossrail: Heads would have rolled, if they hadn鈥檛 gone already
Who will finally admit it was their fault the job is so late?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Who's counting?
Interserve bosses may or may not be quids in, while further down the food chain, workers tell the bean counters how to bring happiness to the workplace
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CommentSecrets of good digital hygiene
New recruits are seen as digital natives. So what tips do our graduate panellists have for staying healthy in a world where you can check your emails from bed?