Opinion – Page 131

  • 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

  • hansom-new-200_232
    Comment

    Hansom: Unreal

    2015-09-04T06:00:00Z

    This week: Star Wars comes to Disneyland, World Trade Centre visitors are hearing noises, and construction bods are climbing unbelievably far and sailing incredibly fast. Plus, some schoolkids are virtually flattening Stockholm

  • 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

  • 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

  • Richard McCarthy
    Comment

    New kids on the block

    2015-09-03T06:00:00Z

    The shift away from local authority control of education brings its own challenges, but it also gives developers the chance to work with academies and free schools to meet community needs

  • 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

  • School desk
    Comment

    Online poll: School places

    2015-09-02T10:57:00Z

    Is the government doing enough to address the shortage of school places? Vote here

  • 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

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: Tales of the unexpected

    2015-08-28T07:00:00Z

    Swimming pool architecture reaches a new high this week, Balfour Beatty has something eyebrow raising in the claims department, there’s a prototype design for bonsai-sized flats and sexiness is found in unlikely places

  • 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

  • Workers
    Comment

    Online poll: Illegal labour

    2015-08-26T11:50:00Z

    Will the government crackdown on illegal foreign labour cause problems for the construction industry? Vote here

  • 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

  • Chris Tinker
    Comment

    Will the budget undermine housing delivery?

    2015-08-21T07:00:00Z

    What impact will the Conservative’s cut to rents paid for affordable housing have on delivery?

  • 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

  • Hansom HT
    Comment

    Hansom: The right words

    2015-08-21T06:00:00Z

    Plans are afoot to build Tolkien’s fictional city of Minas Tirith, to get children into construction via computer games, to impersonate owls, race yachts and then do a charity run. And after all that you’ll need a shower

  • Joey Gardiner
    Comment

    Houses and Parliament

    2015-08-21T06:00:00Z

    The government must be careful not to deter housing associations

  • Barny Evans
    Comment

    Out of the frying pan, into a flat

    2015-08-20T06:00:00Z

    Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common

  • Boardroom
    Comment

    Online poll: Clients and BIM

    2015-08-19T12:30:00Z

    Do clients understand how best to procure using BIM? Vote here

  • Nicholas Boys Smith
    Comment

    Who are we building for?

    2015-08-19T07:00:00Z

    London property should be open for international purchasers but the balance now is wrong

  • Steve Durdant-Hollamby
    Comment

    The tides of change

    2015-08-17T07:00:00Z

    Climate change means we need more joined up thinking to prevent flooding and storm damage