Opinion 鈥� Page 81
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CommentGet better soon
The fallout from Carillion鈥檚 collapse and the recent gender pay gap data underline the urgent need for our industry to change聽
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CommentWhy we should be taking 'smart cities' seriously
The UK could do worse than starting to take the advent of 鈥榮mart cities鈥� seriously. If nothing else it could make businesses more efficient and the lives of residents, commuters and visitors more tolerable
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CommentThe answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain
The answer to cleaner air in our city centres is all wrapped up in the construction supply chain, writes Peter Jacobs
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The future workplace
This year鈥檚 MIPIM ignited the debate around the future of the property sector
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CommentTaking the long view
Infrastructure is all about long-term value 鈥� or should be. But to make that a reality we must learn to work together. Will you sign up to Project 13 and help transform the sector?
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CommentData security: infrastructure lessons from Facebook
The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair has also ensured that data security has risen closer to top of mind for every single person and business using the internet
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CommentContractor bashing does nobody any good
While subcontractors have been treated badly and payment terms need to be improved, the public humiliation of contractors is a step too far, says Tom Broughton
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CommentHansom: Straight to the point
This week: sky-high asking prices at Centre Point, an enigmatic Libeskind video, and rail strikes make Parisians go green
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Robots
Arcadis director Will Waller sets out the role he sees for robots in the industry
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CommentCommonwealth Games - all eyes on Birmingham 2022
The Commonwealth Games are years in the making. Here, Lucy Homer of Lendlease runs through the sheer scale of the task ahead of the delivery team
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CommentMEES: Is your property lettable?
On 1 April, the prohibition on granting a new tenancy of a property with an EPC rating of below E came into force. What properties are exempt, and what are the implications for getting up to speed?
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CommentRetirement developers: too much stick and not enough carrot?
The Prime Minister issued a challenge to developers to 鈥渄o their duty for Britain鈥�, having benefited so much from the Government鈥檚 Help to Buy scheme. But what about those of us who haven鈥檛 benefited from this at all?
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CommentWhen will build-to-rent take off in the suburbs?
If we are to meet the needs of UK renters over the coming years, low rise rental apartments need to form part of our thinking, writes Jonathon Ivory
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CommentSolving the housing crisis - a private development, but not for profit
Increasing the supply of affordable housing in the market has long been - and will continue to be - an important issue. Here, 微密圈 speaks to Patrick McIntosh about a solution which could have far-reaching consequences
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CommentJam tomorrow - but it's bread and butter today
As the core contracting sector gets to grips with what has happened in the first three months of this year, you can hardly blame them for taking a more cautious approach
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CommentHansom: Ground control
This week: dodgy moves for tackling the pay gap, Battersea Power Station lowers its profile, Hoover makes a clean sweep, and an old home finally bites the dust
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CommentA challenging case
Tony Bingham explains how a recent case clarifies the scope of adjudication and the adjudicator鈥檚 role聽
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CommentThought for tomorrow: The role of the quantity surveyor
John Rowan and Partners chairman Mash Halai predicts how life will change for the QS
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CommentLet's get the dogs out
Conduct regulators are a feature of many sectors, but not construction 鈥� what we鈥檝e learned about Carillion鈥檚 abuse of its suppliers shows how much we need one too
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CommentUnlocking brownfield sites through digital design and offsite construction
Adopting modern and innovative approaches to both design and construction could help unlock the vital community resource that brownfield sites offer