All Comment articles – Page 34

  • 3d printed glass
    Features

    3D-printed glass: Print me off another Shard

    2015-09-16T10:16:00Z

    Glass has resisted the technological advancements in 3D printing, but now a team from MIT has invented a technique for printing fully transparent glass. The breakthrough, says Ike Ijeh, could revolutionise the way we make windows, cladding and even full facade systems

  • Richard Steer 2014
    Comment

    A lack of understanding

    2015-09-16T06:00:00Z

    Construction delivers around 7% of the country’s GDP. So why does this Conservative government seem so intent on running the industry that has underpinned the economic recovery into the ground?

  • little britain cup
    Comment

    Little Britain Challenge Cup: Day two

    2015-09-14T10:19:00Z

    The second day of the Little Britain Challenge Cup brings the event’s first races

  • little britain cup
    Comment

    Little Britain Challenge Cup: Day one

    2015-09-11T13:12:00Z

    As industry yachting event the Little Britain Challenge Cup gets underway in Cowes, chairman David Kong recounts the first day’s festivities

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Market recovery: Pause for thought

    2015-09-11T11:28:00Z

    There are plenty of signs of a growing construction market from which to draw encouragement as the sector gears up for its autumn trading

  • James Wates
    Comment

    The long and winding road

    2015-09-09T06:00:00Z

    Housing is now recognised as one of the small handful of public policy issues that is absolutely essential for the government - and broader society - to solve. But this is just the start…

  • Richard Steer 2014
    Comment

    Construction – the lazy lie

    2015-09-08T06:00:00Z

    Suggestions that UK workers, particularly within the construction industry, could be working harder are unfair

  • Richard Marriott
    Comment

    The QS: Evolution not revolution

    2015-09-07T12:30:00Z

    Life as a quantity surveyor is changing once more – but there are still issues that must be dealt with

  • Nick Cullen
    Comment

    Meeting our greens

    2015-09-04T09:46:00Z

    Despite rowing back on green policies, the UK has a positive story to tell

  • Mark Leftly
    Comment

    Where’s the opposition?

    2015-09-04T06:00:00Z

    Labour has collapsed into navel-gazing over its leadership contest. But the government must be held to account

  • Sarah
    Comment

    ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø schools: Must try harder

    2015-09-04T06:00:00Z

    The last time a new government was formed the school building sector was handed an abrupt halt

  • Mairi Johnson
    Comment

    School design: Back to reality

    2015-09-02T12:20:00Z

    Today’s schools reflect our emphasis on digitally focused environments. But school communities need to be more physically networked

  • Sarah
    Comment

    Immigration: The crackdown is coming

    2015-08-28T08:59:00Z

    The employment of migrant labour has been a problematic issue for construction for a long time

  • Simon Rawlinson
    Comment

    Skills crisis: Performance anxiety

    2015-08-27T06:00:00Z

    Construction’s skills crisis could put a break on growth in the sector. Tackling low productivity is essential if construction is to remain affordable

  • Helen Gough
    Comment

    We need another brick in the wall

    2015-08-24T10:10:00Z

    Brick and labour shortages are exacerbating the housing crisis, we need to be looking for sustainable solutions

  • Nick Raynsford
    Comment

    Stealing is good

    2015-08-21T06:00:00Z

    Bent on pursuing its ideological objectives, the government has dismissed the Lyons and Armitt reports. Instead, it should plunder them and present the best solutions as its own

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    Thoughts for the lilo

    2015-08-07T06:00:00Z

    Is the optimism that 2015 brought with it already on its way out?

  • Sarah Richardson
    Comment

    The war on green

    2015-07-31T07:00:00Z

    As another green policy goes up in smoke, does the government risk failing to live up to its obligations?

  • Debbie Aplin
    Comment

    Too many questions

    2015-07-29T07:00:00Z

    As the UK housing shortage comes closer to crisis point the government is rolling out a number of policies to make affordable homes available. But is it making the problem better or worse?

  • Jack Pringle
    Comment

    Back to square one

    2015-07-20T15:20:00Z

    Scrapping the chief construction adviser role and proposed reforms to the Construction Leadership Council are nothing short of disaster. The industry faces a struggle to get its voice heard