Building back better requires rethinking construction

Make-work projects are great to stimulate the economy, but we need a complete rethink of how we generate (or regenerate) infrastructure that supports safety, growth, prosperity, and global needs.

During COVID-19, although the construction sector outperformed other sectors such as travel, hospitality and leisure, it nevertheless saw a decline of 8.5 per cent during 2020, writes Nemy Banthia.Unsplash photograph by Rossella Porta

Opinion

BY NEMY BANTHIA

August 25, 2021

Civil infrastructure—the set of interconnected structural elements such as roads, water supply, sewers, electrical grids, telecommunications networks, and the built infrastructure of domestic, commercial, and public buildings—is the foundation of a community’s health, safety, and prosperity. U...

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