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10 Jul 2018

Perceptions of value premiums and workplace productivity in green office buildings in India

With India experiencing a construction boom, and with an estimated 66% of property stock required by 2030 yet to be built, this timely piece of research investigates the perceived market demand, value premiums and workplace produc...

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22 Sep 2014

International BIM Implementation Guide, 1st edition

This guidance note highlights international high-level principles around how to implement and use BIM in the design, construction and operation of our built environment.

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19 Jun 2015

Surveyors Acting as Experts in Commercial Rent Determinations, Hong Kong, 1st edition

This guidance note is also intended to assist the parties themselves, and those acting for them, by making them aware of the procedures likely to be followed and issues involved:

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11 Jul 2018

Building Information Modelling to support healthcare built asset management

This research investigates how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can provide benefit by demonstrating the links between built asset maintenance spend and added value to the organisational performance.

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26 Mar 2018

MEES: Impact on UK property management and valuation

This insight paper provides an introduction to MEES and the potential impact of the regulations on UK property management and valuation.

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11 Jul 2018

Big data: A new revolution in the UK FM sector

This report examines the drivers, challenges, opportunities and benefits of using big data analytics (BDA) for FM and how to develop a methodological framework to implement BDA into FM organisations.

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28 Sep 2016

Planning tools for strategic management of Peri-Urban food production

This report aims to develop an understanding of what best practice looks for land-use planning on the urban fringe.

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12 Dec 2012

Cash Flow Forecasting, 1st edition

This global adaptation defines cash flow forecasting, before giving guidance on producing a useful forecast, explaining how to use it to assess progress on site, and analyse actual expenditure against forecast expenditure.

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24 Oct 2018

Construction Journal - November-December 2018

What would you do? This edition scrutinises a range of issues around ethics, conduct and corruption, and we ask a number of construction professionals what they would do.

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24 Oct 2018

Building Control Journal - November–December 2018

Fire features prominently again in this issue, which covers RICS input into the Hackitt Review, how to select fire detection technology, and the options for evacuation.

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30 May 2018

New money in rural areas: Assessing the impacts of investment in rural land assets

How can the benefits of new money flowing into rural areas be maximised and how can potential negative externalities be mitigated?

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11 Aug 2015

BIM for Cost Managers: Requirements from the BIM Model, 1st edition

This guidance note should be used as a source of reference for quantity surveyors (QS) or cost managers when BIM has been implemented in the life cycle of a project.

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6 Nov 2017

Global Trends in Data Capture and Management in Real Estate and Construction

The report analyses how building related data, including physical, performance and financial information, is currently being captured and managed by key sector representatives.

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17 May 2018

BIM and the rail industry supply chain

This paper is the result of a research and engagement project conducted by RICS and the rail industry. It aims to assess the future nature of the supply chain process within rail infrastructure and is a direct response to the UK g...

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8 Mar 2018

Regenerative landscapes

This regenerative landscapes report highlights the need and the means for rebuilding carrying capacity across rural, urban and other cultural landscapes, with a significant emphasis on water.

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1 Nov 2018

Environmental Risks and Global Real Estate, 1st edition, November 2018

RICS guidance note on Environmental Risks and Global Real Estate - 1st edition, published November 2018.

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18 Apr 2016

Lessons Learned, 1st edition

Focusing on the fundamental question of why projects fail, this guidance outlines some of the most commonly occurring reasons for failure and offers practical solutions in the context of applying the lessons learned.

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7 Mar 2018

Big data, smart cities, intelligent buildings: Surveying in a digital world

The use of big data is becoming a key basis of competition and growth for professional firms, and it is already affecting every area of business activity including real estate, construction and the built environment.

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