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News & opinion 13 Jan 2020
A grid for Guyana

Surveying in Guyana for a road upgrade and a river crossing meant one UK-based team of contractors had to resort to more traditional techniques
News & opinion 2 Jan 2020
2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

Amie Silverwood explores the rising costs of renovating office space to stay up to date with the latest innovations and looks at how adopting international standards could help mitigate this
News & opinion 13 Dec 2019
Property Journal: January-February 2020

Space-hungry, land-poor cities around the world are looking for creative approaches to space – so this issue goes in both directions to discuss airspace development and mega-basements, as well as dealing with topics from sustainab...
News & opinion 9 Dec 2019
Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Dispute resolution is an invaluable skill that RICS can develop with their specialist knowledge and experience
News & opinion 2 Dec 2019
Use it or Lose it

The real estate industry has so far not proved adept at exploiting the data it generates. The lesson for property companies in tech-savvy Asia is: use it or lose it.
News & opinion 11 Nov 2019
Expectations mixed as uncertainty increases

Participants in the Asia-Pacific Construction and Infrastructure Survey are signalling a fair degree of dispersion in conditions during the third quarter of 2019.
News & opinion 30 Oct 2019
Conditions deteriorate amid more pessimistic outlook for global growth

Respondents to the Asia Pacific Commercial Property Monitor indicated that conditions deteriorated significantly during the third quarter of 2019.
News & opinion 28 Oct 2019
Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

The office 2.0: raise your game in the workplace sector, or become irrelevant.
News & opinion 22 Oct 2019
Way to go: Josephine Lee

We speak to Knight Frank’s Josephine Lee about her journey to becoming an award-winning emerging leader
News & opinion 18 Oct 2019
What we can learn from: Berlin's Airbnb battle

How did Berlin - and other European cities - tackle the issues generated by short-term holiday lets?
News & opinion 3 Oct 2019
Property Journal: October-November 2019

Efficiency in residential energy use and public estate management are among the topics covered in this issue.
News & opinion 30 Sep 2019
ICMS 2nd edition: an international cost model for life cycle costs

ICMS 2 presents a globally standardised way of cost reporting for portfolios, programs and projects around the world.
News & opinion 27 Sep 2019
Is there a place for heritage in smart cities?

As cities grow and face new challenges of utilising inner-city space, does built heritage still have a place?
News & opinion 23 Sep 2019
Global contracts - a multi-layered structure

Working in the global construction market requires a nuanced understanding of politics and regulation to inform contract decisions, says Dr Nelson Ogunshakin
News & opinion 4 Sep 2019
A game of two halves

Tottenham Hotspur’s innovative new stadium presented distinctive challenges for both building control and health and safety.
News & opinion 16 Aug 2019
Deconstructed: urban farming

Could urban farming be a viable way to improve resilience and lower emissions in our cities, or are the challenges of growing enough crops to support local populations too great?
News & opinion 6 Aug 2019
Infrastructure outlays expected to support workloads through mid-2020

Data from the RICS Construction and Infrastructure Survey indicates that construction activity was broadly driven by infrastructure workloads during Q2 of 2019.
News & opinion 28 Jul 2019
Sentiment continues to signal soft landing despite heightened uncertainty

Data from the Asia Pacific Commercial Property Monitor suggests that several regional markets are entering a period of slower growth.
News & opinion 25 Jul 2019
Does Measurement Matter?

Steve Ashcroft MRICS, Managing Director of Paragon Surveys, tells us more about why measuring to our International Property Measurement Standards matters.
News & opinion 22 Jul 2019
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

Most of the challenges facing political decision-makers and the private sector today are inextricably connected to land issues.

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A grid for Guyana

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

Use it or Lose it

Expectations mixed as uncertainty increases

Conditions deteriorate amid more pessimistic outlook for global growth

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

Way to go: Josephine Lee

What we can learn from: Berlin's Airbnb battle

Property Journal: October-November 2019

ICMS 2nd edition: an international cost model for life cycle costs

Is there a place for heritage in smart cities?

Global contracts - a multi-layered structure

A game of two halves

Deconstructed: urban farming

Infrastructure outlays expected to support workloads through mid-2020

Sentiment continues to signal soft landing despite heightened uncertainty

Does Measurement Matter?

Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality

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