All News Analysis articles – Page 13

  • Mark Reynolds
    Features

    Dear next prime minster …

    2014-01-24T06:00:00Z

    Agenda 15 is ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø’s campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we’ve asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government

  • floods
    Features

    The truth about spending on flood protection

    2014-01-17T06:00:00Z

    The government claims that flood protection spending is rising, but as the UK towels itself off after yet another deluge, the public is understandably sceptical. So what’s the real story?

  • state of play
    Features

    Construction and immigration: Have your say

    2014-01-03T14:42:00Z

    With the immigration debate raging, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø wants to hear the views of the construction sector on the issue

  • uk_construction_5
    Features

    Autumn Statement preview: Five construction priorities

    2013-11-28T10:36:00Z

    With debt still soaring, George Osborne is unlikely to be announcing much in the way of new spending. Here we look at the chancellor’s top five construction priorities

  • Al Wakrah Qatar World Cup stadium by Zaha Hadid Architects - aerial view
    Features

    Al Wakrah stadium: The big heat

    2013-11-22T06:00:00Z

    Despite pressure to move the 2022 World Cup to the winter, Qatar is soldiering on with plans to hold the games in the summer. So how will the new stadiums cope with the scorching temperatures, and carbon neutral and legacy goals?

  • uk_construction
    Features

    Can the government's consultant framework defy the critics?

    2013-11-14T10:17:00Z

    A government framework worth £750m to construction consultants was finally re-tendered at the end of October - 10 months late. Can it be taken seriously after such a delay?

  • Obstacles
    Features

    HS2: Obstacles ahead

    2013-11-07T06:00:00Z

    What does the Labour Party’s ambivalence towards HS2 mean for those looking to work on the £43bn project?

  • shutterstock
    Features

    Fuel wars: Review of green charges

    2013-10-31T06:00:00Z

    The prime minister surprised everyone last week when he announced his desire to ‘roll back’ green charges on energy bills. So where does this leave the government’s energy efficiency policies?

  • One Hyde Park
    Features

    Foreign investment in housing

    2013-10-24T12:36:00Z

    With London house prices rising 10% this month and alarm that more people than ever are being priced out of home ownership, pressure is growing to clamp down on foreign investors

  • NA
    Features

    Modern methods of construction: Material change?

    2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

    Will the surge in demand lead to a permanent shift towards modern methods of construction?

  • workers in Qatar
    Features

    Qatar's migrant construction workers: what can be done?

    2013-10-11T06:00:00Z

    Pressure is on the Qatari authorities to do something about the working conditions of those building the World Cup 2022 infrastructure and venues, so what are the risks UK companies working there could face?

  • NA
    Features

    Deal or no deal?

    2013-10-03T06:00:00Z

    The Green Deal is in trouble - but what are the alternatives? ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø asked some of those at the heart of green policy where they thought the scheme was heading

  • carillion news analysis
    Features

    What's so scary about supply chain finance?

    2013-09-27T06:00:00Z

    As more and more contractors consider adopting supply chain finance, fears are growing that it could be used to worsen suppliers’ payment terms

  • olympic_village____alamy
    Features

    A clash of housing policies?

    2013-09-19T06:00:00Z

    Just when it looked as if an institutionally funded private rented sector was about to take off, a resurgent market in new homes may be about to snuff it out again

  • infrastructure
    Features

    Politics and infrastructure

    2013-09-13T06:00:00Z

    As the party conference season kicks off, ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø looks at what the political parties are saying on the key areas for construction

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    Features

    Are free schools too cheap by half?

    2013-09-06T06:00:00Z

    Michael Gove may want free schools to succeed but his department won’t be throwing much money their way. So are these cut-price schools up to the job or doomed to become places for kids to fail in?

  • rabbit_hutch_1
    Features

    Living in a box: housing standards

    2013-08-30T06:00:00Z

    The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case

  • NA
    Features

    How real is the construction recovery?

    2013-08-23T00:00:00Z

    It looks like a recovery, so why isn’t the industry jumping up and down with joy? ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø reports on the reality behind the statistics

  • Museum of Liverpool
    Features

    Museum of Liverpool: Nightmare at the museum

    2013-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The £72m Museum of Liverpool may have opened in 2011, but problems with the design and build mean parts of the iconic building are still inaccessible to the public. Last week’s £1.13m court judgment highlights the dangers for small consultants on big projects

  • useful
    Features

    Are SMEs getting a fair deal?

    2013-08-02T00:00:00Z

    Are SMEs getting a fair share of public sector construction work?