The Mechanic’s Ear
As the UK rebuilds its construction training system, will it keep the judgement it can’t codify?
As the UK rebuilds its construction training system, will it keep the judgement it can’t codify?

How building safety reform could industrialise UK construction

How limiting overtime working has driven an industrialised approach in Japan

Social licence is earned, not explained.

The test of a principle is whether you hold it when it costs you.

Digital Tools, VCSE partnerships and social value plans. are the answer. But what was the question?

How do you design for exponential change?

Local needs analysis: designing through data and dialogue

Industrialised construction needs to heed lessons from MMC

Measuring social value can feel daunting. Don’t let it be.
His seminal paper, Market for Lemons, demonstrated the devastating consequences of making decisions under the conditions of quality uncertainty and unequal information between buyers and sellers, increasing the chance of buyers ending up with a ‘lemon’.
This 50-year-old concept continues to retain parallels within the construction industry.