Infrastructure Comment
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CommentInfrastructure projects have learnt a lot from lockdown
Progress on infrastructure projects has been hit, but the industry is now prepared if another surge of the pandemic is on the way
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CommentCrossrail: A flagship scheme goes badly wrong
There are still many lessons that need to be learnt from Crossrail, writes Caroline Pidgeon
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CommentThank you Rishi Sunak for still investing in infrastructure
The chancellor had to address the coronavirus but he did make long term promises too - it would just be good to have some more detail
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CommentOpen water - at last
From April, all housebuilders and developers will have a genuine choice of water network provider for the first time. It鈥檚 time to make the most of this watershed moment
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CommentUK infrastructure - cause for optimism
Industry is potentially facing years of continued uncertainty following Brexit, but it鈥檚 not all doom and gloom
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CommentInfrastructure: Talking heads
Infrastructure鈥檚 many stakeholders have plenty to say, and Richard Threlfall can imagine just what they鈥檙e thinking, too. The next step is to learn how to listen to each other
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CommentWhat we can do for Brexit
The best way to bolster the UK鈥檚 negotiating position in Brexit is to have a strong and growing economy. The construction industry needs pull together to show the government how it can help that to happen
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CommentInfrastructure: What鈥檚 in a name?
鈥業nfrastructure鈥� is the word on everyone鈥檚 lips at the moment, but how do you define it for contract purposes? For the most part, it might be best not to
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CommentLessons from the Garden Bridge fiasco
The odds were stacked against a bridge that offered little practical or economic benefit, but failing to secure adequate funding was its ultimate downfall
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CommentInfrastructure: Going places
Rapid advances in infrastructure technologies will transform the way we build. Construction firms need to stop dragging their feet and catch up with the pace of the new technology revolution
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CommentFeeding into the industrial strategy
The construction and development industries have a special part to play in the government鈥檚 industrial strategy. We have to optimise how we approach infrastructure and asset-use to make sure it is a success
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CommentWhy is infrastructure being underfunded?
Europe and the US are falling behind on infrastructure spending, which is a mistake no country can afford to make
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CommentNuclear chill
Concrete is about to be poured at Hinkley, but future nuclear projects are beset with problems
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CommentThe Midlands engine - full steam ahead
To make this strategy work we need strong regional leadership and a focus on productivity and skills
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CommentIndustrial revolution
The government鈥檚 industrial strategy offers a welcome prompt to improve productivity and foster innovation, says Mark Farmer, but real change will need to be driven by client demand
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CommentConstruction has never been so crucial
As the government finalises its industrial strategy, Mace has some suggestions for boosting construction output
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CommentTime to expand the use of PF2
Will the success of some key education projects lead to a wider use of PF2 to fund a growing need for social infrastructure
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CommentDelivering a healthy digital railway
The European Train Control System will go a long way to improve the efficiency of our railways, but it is only part of the solution
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CommentLondon's infrastructure priorities
We need infrastructure that understands and responds to the needs of individuals