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Simon Barlow is the managing director and founder of Rye Demolition  The UK is in the midst of a skills crisis and the built-environment sector is suffering tremendously because of it. Despite the economy flatlining, demand for private housing and infrastructure is expected to remain strong, supporting the Construction Skills…

Charley Wainwright is head of innovation at framework provider Pagabo For an industry that talks extensively about collaboration, construction needs to embrace digitisation to really do it properly. A nervousness to share data means we are not working as effectively and collaboratively as we could, with duplication of effort certainly…

Michael Riordan is UK managing director at Linesight There is no denying that construction has had a challenging year. After a protracted phase of uncertainty and rising prices, we are now seeing a welcome stabilisation of costs. Our latest data indicates that last year’s hyperinflation phase is over. However, we…

I initially tried to get ChatGPT to write this month’s editorial column, as a neat way of illustrating the blistering pace of technological change. Reader, I failed. Perhaps my prompts were inadequate. Perhaps the capabilities of the artificial intelligence chatbot are overhyped. Regardless, after three attempts resulted in a ream…

Daniel Clarke is a partner in the corporate recovery and insolvency team at Pannone Corporate Given the current complexity of the construction market and ongoing concerns around economic uncertainty, it’s unsurprising to learn that supply chain security is among contractors’ top concerns for 2023. “One of the biggest red flags…

Vicki Mordue is the founder of Biodiverse Consulting The Environment Act 2021 is due to come into effect this November, making a 10 per cent biodiversity net gain mandatory for new development projects. While many details surrounding the implementation of the act are yet to be clarified, there are some…

Edward Quigg is director and solicitor at Quigg Golden The UK government will be introducing a new Procurement Bill aimed at simplifying UK procurement rules. This article will set out the changes in the proposed Procurement Bill and elaborate on what these provisions might mean for the construction industry. “One…

Victoria Hills is chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute Today, the physical implications of climate change are having a clear and direct impact on our communities. Most local authorities across the UK have declared a climate emergency. The need for action has never been more apparent. But, to…

Catherine Welch is a partner in the construction and engineering team at RWK Goodman There’s no escaping the truth that construction projects of any size can be complicated. The client’s aim is usually to have a project completed on time, on budget, and matching their design and function expectations. For…

Professor Stuart Green, School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading There is currently much hype about transformation in construction. Yet the adopted storylines too often repeat the tired old messages of the past. Pleas for value-based procurement have been commonplace since the mid-1990s. Likewise the repeated calls for…