Articles by Lucy Barnard
Published on: 27 November 2024
A handful of companies are attempting to build airships specialising in lifting and carrying loads for the construction industry.
Published on: 13 November 2024
Cladding Safety Victoria chief executive Dan O’Brien explains how the world’s first major public body dedicated to cladding safety is working to remove combustible panels in the Australian state of Victoria
Published on: 16 August 2024
Dutch equipment dealer Kemp Groep says trade wars and far-right climate scepticism will not deter it from investing in Chinese electric earthmovers
Published on: 03 July 2024
Can mental health first aiders effectively help colleagues in crisis?
Published on: 25 June 2024
Skanska has agreed a US$49m contract with MARTA to deconstruct the Britalist Five Points Station canopy
Published on: 04 June 2024
AECOM awarded a major contract to provide advisory and programme management services for repairing public infrastructure
Published on: 31 May 2024
Japan’s construction skills shortage is one of the worst in the world and is threatening to delay progress on the country’s Expo 2025 site.
Published on: 10 May 2024
What skills can people with autism, dyslexia and ADHD bring to the construction sector?
Published on: 11 March 2024
In a world where banks are facing increasing scrutiny over their lending, the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), must make some difficult choices.
Published on: 01 March 2024
Valued At Work author Lauren Neal on why so many women are leaving the industry
Published on: 09 February 2024
First time since 2012 that the federal government has cracked down on fine particulate matter
Published on: 01 February 2024
Construction workers on the Paris Olympic sites are just some of the construction workers taking to strike action to demand improvements in pay and conditions in 2023
Published on: 29 January 2024
Will the rise of generative AI take away construction jobs or boost them?
Published on: 24 November 2023
Associated General Contractors outgoing chief executive Stephen Sandherr on 27 years representing the construction industry
Published on: 01 November 2023
Lucy Barnard interviews Emma Porter, managing director of UK-based Story Contracting about how to adopt a workable diversity and inclusion strategy
Published on: 27 October 2023
What is silicosis and why is it a threat to construction workers?
Published on: 23 October 2023
FairSquare is calling for an official investigation into the reasons why migrant construction workers preparing conference facilities for COP28 were labouring in “extreme heat.”
Published on: 21 July 2023
Record-breaking temperatures in US and Europe intensify demand for rules protecting construction workers from extreme heat.
Published on: 25 April 2023
Published on: 12 April 2023
CEO: ‘We will increase representation of women in senior levels’ but gaps widens year on year