Building Blog

Napoleon was talking about the tactics of warfare. However, the same can be said about amateur politicians putting the tactics of political expediency —...

When asked what aspect of modern life most adversely affects them on a day-to-day basis, many people will say “getting from A to B”. Inner-city...

Just north of New York State is Connecticut, the most southern of the New England States. Famed as the country home of New York’s...

Ask most involved in the construction industry what our building code is and you are likely to receive either a slightly wary look, or...

The title for this blog came from a talk given by the chief executive of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. In her view, being ready for...

The tragic fire in the Grenfell Tower in London in June highlights the question: “who is really in charge of our industry?” I struggle to...

We can sometimes fail to recall exactly what happened in the past and why it happened. For example, I couldn’t remember what triggered the...

The Donald Trump bid for the USA presidency introduced us to a new reality, and a new way of speaking known as “alternate facts”. Essentially,...

Think back 25 years to 1992 — before medical science took over this was considered half a lifetime. Now answer honestly, how much progress has...

Nearly every week there is yet another report on substandard building materials, or shonky workmanship on construction projects. This raises the question as to who...