Built environment

Built Environment

The Built Environment Group at RICS is a practice area cluster comprising the technical expertise of the following Professional Groups - Building Control, Building Surveying, Project Management, and Quantity Surveying and Construction.

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RICS News and Opinion

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RICS view on threat to proposed Heritage Protection Bill

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Features

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RICS Built Environment Group - Legal Links

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Events

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Energy efficiency in traditional buildings - recent and ongoing Historic Scotland research

These presentations in December and January will cover the principal elements of a traditional building and where improvements can be made while respecting style and fabric.

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Guidance

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Scottish Building Contracts

The law of contract is fundamentally different in Scotland from other parts of the UK. To reflect these differences the Scottish Building Contract Committee Limited (SBCC Ltd, a constituent of the JCT) has the remit to amend JCT Conditions for use in Scotland.