Produced for the industry by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering
Opinion
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Hansford: Payment charter will show up bad payers and improve industry
Government chief construction adviser Peter Hansford says new charter is a vital step to dealing with construction’s reputation as one of the worst payers -
Stadium anti-terror regulations – easy win or three points lost for contractors?
New sports ground safety guidelines are an opportunity to protect fans without turning stadiums into fortresses. -
We don't need to rewrite the rule book to speed up housing delivery
Directors from Arup explore strengths and barriers to modern methods of construction – a central element of improving housing delivery. -
Housing must be classed as infrastructure to boost delivery
Treating housing as a national asset like any other infrastructure will help increase the number of homes built across the UK. -
Fire safety regulations must be more proactive
Following the Hackitt review into fire safety, the time to take a proactive approach and address total risk is now. -
It’s time to end DfMA and take a wider view of construction
Government and clients must get in the habit of asking for and valuing the skills, solutions, products and methods that deliver better construction outcomes. -
UK environmental policy and decision-making post-Brexit
Post-Brexit, could the UK could become an environmental ‘pariah state’ on the edge of Europe? -
We need to engage public head-on about future infrastructure
Putting people’s views at the heart of future infrastructure planning and delivery is crucial in winning support for projects. -
How can the public sector protect commercially sensitive details post-Crossrail?
Law expert Lee Rogers explores how public sector organisation can protect themselves when agreeing to stop staff signing non-disclosure agreements. -
Learning lessons from Carillion one year on
ACE chief executive Hannah Vickers reflects on five forces which she believes contributed to Carillion’s collapse and changes needed for the industry.