All Analysis articles – Page 7

  • Ann Minogue
    Comment

    Leap of faith

    2013-04-16T10:10:00Z

    Despite what the Court of Appeal decided recently, isn’t a doctrine of good faith what the industry desperately needs?

  • useful
    Comment

    The drive of your life

    2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

    We’re so besotted with process that we’ve lost sight of the end product. We should learn from Formula One

  • microphone
    Comment

    Criminal responsibility

    2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Designing out crime is threatened by deregulation of the planning system  

  • Jason Prior, Aecom
    Features

    Jason Prior: The big picture man

    2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Aecom’s head of buildings and places, Jason Prior, maps out where the company is headed

  • Sarah Richardson, editor of ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø
    Comment

    By any other name

    2013-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The Davis Langdon we remember no longer exists - is holding on to the name more of a hindrance than a help?

  • australia1
    Features

    Land of Oz

    2013-04-11T06:00:00Z

    A recent dip in Australia’s construction output figures may have spooked Australians but for UK firms the market is an entirely different world

  • NA
    Features

    Anna Stewart: The successor

    2013-04-10T14:00:00Z

    This month, Anna Stewart takes over the reins at Laing O’Rourke, the UK’s largest private contractor. Tough decisions await her

  • careers6
    Features

    Finding work after study

    2013-04-10T10:57:00Z

    How do university courses support students in finding employment? We spoke to four built environment schools to find out what they offer

  • NA
    Features

    Costain vs Kier: The battle for May Gurney

    2013-04-03T15:18:00Z

    Who stands to win if Kier does decide to challenge Costain over its merger with May Gurney?

  • new housing
    Features

    Housing stimulus: Shaky foundations

    2013-03-28T00:00:00Z

    George Osborne exceeded industry expectations in last week’s Budget by pumping more than £15bn into a housing market stimulus. But economists fear the measures could do more harm than good

  • news analysis
    Features

    Planning reforms: On the move

    2013-03-21T07:00:00Z

    The NPPF has opened up councils to more residential developments and, with an increasingly robust housebuilding industry preparing for growth, is the sector beginning to rally?

  • letter
    Features

    Budget submission: Dear George …

    2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Ahead of this week’s Budget, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø wrote to the chancellor to put the case for the green economy. Let’s hope he listens

  • piggy
    Features

    Running on empty

    2013-03-08T00:00:00Z

  • News Analysis
    Features

    The HCA: 'It's time to deliver'

    2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Does the appointment of new chief executive Andy Rose end a period of uncertainty for the HCA?

  • NEWS ANALYSIS
    Comment

    Nuclear: Delayed reaction

    2013-02-22T00:00:00Z

    With fresh problems besetting EDF’s Hinkley Point project and rival Horizon’s scheme being reworked from scratch, should construction firms fear that the long-awaited nuclear bonanza may never happen at all?

  • News analysis
    Features

    Top five contractors: Core changes

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    How are the top five contracting firms in the UK changing to function in the harsh economic climate?

  • na
    Features

    Olympic marketing rights: Free to speak

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    Last week saw one last Olympic 2012 victory for Team GB - the relaxation of the Olympic No Marketing Rights Protocol. What it will mean for those UK firms that took part?

  • Cheesegrater Leadenhall ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø
    Features

    Testing their metal

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Steelwork specialist Severfield-Rowen built a reputation on large-scale, complex projects but its chief executive stood down last week after cost overruns on the Cheesegrater. Iain Withers looks at the issues facing the firm and the wider specialist sector

  • grimshaw
    Features

    Welcome to hub city: Grimshaw's airport plans for London

    2013-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Grimshaw is the latest architect with a scheme to expand the UK’s airport capacity. But its plan - revealed here exclusively - takes a different approach by placing London at the centre of it all

  • news analysis
    Features

    Where did it all go wrong?

    2013-01-17T07:00:00Z

    A week into our Green for Growth campaign, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø looks at why the government has gone cold on the green agenda