What works: The 100-Day Challenge
How a firm set up a 100-day challenge and how they made it a success
What works: Helping staff go greener at home
If firms are serious about reducing their carbon footprint, they must consider how their workers behave at home as well as in the office
What works: Role-playing exercises
Arcadis’ Greg Bradley explains a training technique that has helped his team learn to deal quickly with the challenges of working on projects
What works: The nine-day fortnight
Karen Mosley explains why a day off every two weeks can be better for everyone
The digital career ladder: upskilling your staff
Jamie Harris speaks to three firms that are tackling the digital revolution and the skills crisis through digital upskilling
Working abroad in construction: what should you know before you make the move?
Professionals who have relocated for work give practical tips for anyone contemplating doing the same
Working abroad in construction: part two
Read more profiles of construction professionals who have made the move away from the UK
Working abroad in construction: the employer's perspective
Building also spoke with David Carey at Turner & Townsend, who supports the firm’s staff making overseas transfers, to find out about the employer’s role. What support should the employers give, and which areas are better left for the individual to sort?
Job swap - could you make the change? part two
Jamie Harris speaks to more professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
Job swap: could you make the change?
Jamie Harris speaks to professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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Careers: make no assumptions
Not all discrimination is deliberate – sometimes we all fall back on our unconscious biases, assumptions and stereotypes
Apprenticeships: playing for keeps
While a great deal of focus is placed on encouraging people to become apprentices, less stress is put on actually retaining them once they join schemes
Changing track
Clients, architects and contractors all view construction projects very differently. But does that perspective change when you cross over to a different part of the industry?
Learning and earning - join the club
More and more construction employers are pledging to ensure that 5% of their workforce are supported through some form of apprenticeship, graduate or development programme
Flick of a switch
Making a change and pursuing a new career path can be daunting. How open is the construction industry to new recruits who have little or no sector-specific experience?
Keep on running…
An ageing workforce, many members of whom are considering retiring, is one of the major issues contributing to the construction industry’s current skills crisis
How six women saved the 'heart' of a £120m project
On International Women in Engineering Day, a female project team from LSE’s Centre Buildings Redevelopment tell their story
Volunteering: The world of good
Volunteering your professional skills can lead to job satisfaction, improved skillset and an open outlook
Consultants' salary survey 2017: The bold and the bountiful
Strong hiring intentions and employee caution post the Brexit vote mean those prepared to move jobs could be richly rewarded - as may firms prepared to be aggressive in sourcing new hires