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News & opinion 20 Jan 2020

Introducing...strategic facilities management

Technology is changing the business of managing built assets. Today’s facilities manager needs to have an understanding of an occupier’s needs through the whole lifecycle of a building, argues Mike Packham

News & opinion 17 Jan 2020

Opinion: President's Column

The RICS president speaks of the need to create sustainable and dynamic cities and communities

News & opinion 8 Jan 2020

What can be done to prevent failures in the mining industry?

Following a series of disasters in Brazil's mining industry, what steps can be taken to prevent future failures?

News & opinion 7 Jan 2020

Addressing the unaddressed: innovation in India

Where the streets have no name, residents don’t exist – so an innovative approach by one charity has given residents in Kolkata a new lease of life

News & opinion 6 Jan 2020

The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

Recent research identifies the key skills required of project leaders and the focus is on behavioural capabilities, rather than technical ones

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

Modus 23 Dec 2019

The Unbound Issue

In the cover feature of January’s edition of Modus, we focus on the trend for repurposing imposing former industrial buildings as state-of-the-art hubs of creativity and collaboration.

News & opinion 20 Dec 2019

Using plant-based polymers as building materials?

A 66m bicycle bridge made from plant-based polymers is being built in the Netherlands. Could this be the start of sustainable materials on a large scale?

News & opinion 13 Dec 2019

Land Journal: January–February 2020

This edition looks at land surveying around the world, tackling issues such as land value capture, governance and valuation for smart cities, land readjustment in urban expansion, and management of finite sand resources.

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

What we can learn from: Futureproof urban centres

To accommodate its increasing popularity as a global outsourcing hotspot, the Philippines is creating smart, green, disaster-resilient cities.

News & opinion 10 Oct 2019

The start-up's survival kit

Could any of these tools give your start-up a boost, and allow you to thrive?

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 2 Oct 2019

Governing Council view: David Sandbrook

David Sandbrook talks of the need for RICS to have strong leadership to develop the future strategy of the profession

News & opinion 20 Nov 2019

Expert view: How can we transition to renewable energy?

What will it take for businesses, governments and industries to transition to renewable energy?

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 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 9 Sep 2019

Proptech - the shock of the new

Everyone's talking about real estate's tech revolution. But are the professionals involved ready to benefit from it?

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Introducing...strategic facilities management

Opinion: President's Column

What can be done to prevent failures in the mining industry?

Addressing the unaddressed: innovation in India

The behavioural skills needed to succeed as a project leader

2020 forecast: renovation costs are rising in the office sector

The Unbound Issue

Using plant-based polymers as building materials?

Land Journal: January–February 2020

Property Journal: January-February 2020

Why understanding ADR is mandatory for surveyors

What we can learn from: Futureproof urban centres

The start-up's survival kit

Property Journal: October-November 2019

Governing Council view: David Sandbrook

Expert view: How can we transition to renewable energy?

Expert view: Innovation in commercial property

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

Is there a place for heritage in smart cities?

Proptech - the shock of the new