Skip to content

Search results

Refine your search

Sort your results here

Search the site

104 results

Keyword search

Refine by

Type

Research (104)
Training (14)
- Training Courses (9)
- Online Training (5)
Events (2)
All news (0)
Journals (0)

Upholding Professional Standards (0)
Panel hearings (0)

Topic

Location

Global (38)

Reset

104 results

Reset

104 results

Research 20 Mar 2017
Raising the Bar: strategic FM

The third instalment in RICS’ ground-breaking 'Raising the Bar' research series makes a powerful case for how, as an industry, FM makes significant contributions to business success and organisational effectiveness. This report re...
Research 28 Sep 2016
Peri-Urban Food Production

Using Sydney as a case study, this report aims to develop an understanding of what best practice looks for land-use planning on the urban fringe.
Research 31 May 2018
New money in rural areas

New money in rural areas examines the economic, social and environmental impacts on rural localities and communities of new investment, and seeks to answer: how can the benefits of new money flowing into rural areas be maximised a...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Condescending benevolence: comparing consultation protocols

This research sought to run a comparison between South Africa and major democracies to see if consultation protocols in South Africa are either misdirected, inappropriate or not inclusive enough. A case study of Gauteng Highway Im...
Market survey 24 Jan 2019
UK Construction and Infrastructure Survey

The leading sentiment indicator of the UK construction and infrastructure markets. The RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey measures sentiment among members working in the sector.
Market survey 17 Sep 2019
Cyprus Property Price Indices

A quarterly price and rental index that tracks property and rental prices across all districts and main property types in Cyprus.
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Challenges affecting the installation of heating in residential buildings

District Heating is highly prominent in its potential to provide low carbon heating supply to UK residential buildings. This has provided the impetus to further investigate the practicalities of implementing District Heating on UK...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
What contributes to efficient operation and maintenance?

This paper investigates the efficient factors contributing to efficient Operation & Maintenance (O&M) management. It explores the characteristics of O&M management attributes namely competent staff; well-planned O&M management; bu...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Occupants’ perceptions of indoor environmental conditions

This paper presents a qualitative study that investigated occupants’ practices in two BREEAM Excellent buildings. This research investigated the levels of satisfaction of the building occupants with the thermal, lighting and aural...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Critical success factors for integrating BIM and sustainability principles

In recent years, there have been significant calls for a more technologically driven construction sector which would not meet the expected standards in quality, time and cost but also integrate sustainable principles in delivering...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Early implementation of BIM in architectural firms

The implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is accelerating within architectural practices. However, there is evidence to support the premise that lean construction principles are being underutilised. This research ...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
The impact of rural land prices on residential property in NSW rural towns

Over the past twenty years there has been a general increase in rural land prices across the majority of New South Wales. In particular, there have been a number of locations with land price increases well above the State average....
Research 11 Jul 2018
Perceptions of value premiums and workplace productivity 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...
Conference papers 4 Jun 2018
Facilitating coordination and integration in the building of social capital

Adopting the instrumental theory of technology, this study assesses the use of social media within a London Underground Programme of works created to deliver a series of integrated station upgrades.
Conference papers 31 May 2018
Statistics the propeller for quantitative analysis

A variety of research has been conducted that has sought to improve the Nigerian construction industry. Despite the frequent research, the industry it is still faced with the same problems, such as cost overruns and poor safety am...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Impediments to the sustainable transfer of low-cost housing in South Africa

South Africa is experiencing a massive housing backlog in urban low-cost housing. This study attempted to identify the impediments and delays that exist in the transfer of low-cost housing within the current legal framework in Sou...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Factors affecting waste management on New South Wales construction sites

In Australia, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste presents a significant proportion of industrial solid waste going to landfill. Although C&D waste has received increasing attention from industry practitioners and researchers ...
Research 26 Jun 2018
Building Information Modelling to support healthcare built asset management

Each year, England’s NHS spends billions of pounds to maintain its estates. This research investigates how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can provide benefit by demonstrating the links between built asset maintenance spend a...
Conference papers 29 Apr 2018
Housing adaptations for ageing in Great Britain

This paper investigates the effectiveness of local budget planning and management for the provision of adaptations. It examines the extent to which local authorities have sought to implement the ambitions of national policies and ...
Conference papers 25 Apr 2018
A hybrid local government approach towards planning and development

Postmasburg is a rural small mining town in South Africa that has seen recent expansion in its population. To plan and provide services for these expanding mining operations, a tripartite entity was formed between the local govern...