Opinion – Page 210
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My working day: Rob Charlton, _space group
The chief executive of _space group gives an insight into his varied role and reveals his biggest phobia about business travel
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Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules: Venulum Property Investments Ltd vs Space Architecture Ltd & others
This judgement shows how amendments that came into effect from 1 April have allowed courts to adopt a less forgiving approach to delay and non-compliance with directions
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Who are your Construction Heroes?
Tell us who the unsung heroes of construction are that deserve recognition
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Not yet match fit
UK building firms have some work to do before becoming the strongest international competitors
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My digital life … Paul Cowling
The JTP architectural assistant on his crowded desktop, foreign adventures and what he would buy if he won the bingo
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Six of the UK's best footbridges
From the sweeping to the shape-shifting, these bridges deliver much more than just a link from A to B
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Hansom: I second that emotion
This week, there’s panic on a government design framework, puzzlement over Zaha Hadid’s latest design and piqued curiosity as the wife of a sixties soul legend encounters a bearded Peter Murray
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An idea with wings
An expanded Heathrow can be built years before the alternatives - that’s years in which we can compete in the global race for trade, jobs and growth
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Forum is step in the right direction
With constructive debate, we can improve the prospects of the Green Deal
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Think small
At last this government has promised big sums for infrastructure but, says Stephen Beechey, opportunities will be missed if it can’t trust those at a local level to make any spending decisions
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Signs of recovery and the cost of missed opportunities in the housing market
The government needs to do a lot more to get housebuilding back on track
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Wonders & blunders with Paul Sherwood
Fond memories are stirred for Paul Sherwood by a building with high aspirations in Dubai while temporary classrooms in the UK leave him feeling depressed
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Can we get some satisfaction?
Tthe government’s strategy for construction will only be put into action if it contains challenging, short-term goals
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My digital life … Francis Ho
The head of Olswang’s construction team on his favoured sports websites, reading Kingsley Amis on Kindle, and following the Queen (sort of)
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Hansom: Let's go geographical
As the planning minister clashes with the countryside, the construction adviser hangs out in a field, the energy minister contemplates the Green Deal desert, and Davis Langdon moves further from a mountain
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø buys a pint for … Pilon
Mountains, capitalism and real ale were discussed in a dingy Waterloo establishment when ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø bought a pint for Pilon
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Carrots as well as sticks
To tackle climate change, markets and regulations need to pull in the same direction - alas, the government is scrambling to keep hold of the rope
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Always HS2 tomorrow
Investment that would stimulate local economies quickly has been cut, while vague promises for the future remain