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News & opinion 5 Apr 2019

UK stamp duty: should it be abolished?

Four years after the last round of unpopular reforms, it’s time this tax was stamped out, argues Colliers International’s Ashley Osborne.

News & opinion 5 Apr 2019

Blockchain and tokenisation in the property sector

Blockchain is moving closer to becoming acceptable for transactions on the property market – but the challenges will be more legal and legislative than technological.

News & opinion 2 Apr 2019

Childcare solutions for the workplace

Are offices and coworking spaces with on-site nurseries a logical conflation of workplace and childcare, or too much play and not enough work?

News & opinion 2 Apr 2019

Precision farming

More farmers are making use of aerial maps, 3D models and soil scans to gather detailed information about the land they farm.

News & opinion 22 Mar 2019

Building longer-term thinking into the creation of built assets

Return on investment is increasingly determined by the services accompanying physical assets: positive user experience, sustainable development, safety and security.

News & opinion 22 Mar 2019

How is technology impacting what it means to be a professional?

Technology is calling into question the very nature of our profession, as clients become increasingly comfortable with technological advancements to fulfil their needs.

News & opinion 13 Mar 2019

Bridging the infrastructure funding gap

The regions with the greatest infrastructure investment needs are Asia and the Americas. Sakshi Sharma explores a world of surveying opportunities.

Press release 11 Mar 2019

RICS demand the government make sprinklers mandatory

RICS has signed a joint statement, alongside RIBA and CIOB, calling on the government to require the installation of sprinklers in new and converted residential buildings.

News & opinion 12 Mar 2019

Making the most of BIM

Building information modelling can help surveyors operate, market and improve the assets under their care when used throughout a building’s lifecycle.

News & opinion 26 Feb 2019

Protecting intelligent cities from cyber attacks

With property and infrastructure increasingly connected through technologies such as the Internet of Things, we need to protect against digital attacks.

News & opinion 25 Feb 2019

Privately owned public space: does it matter who owns it?

Many of our public spaces are now privately owned – and their numbers are rising. But are the suspicion and hostility they’re often met with justified?

News & opinion 4 Feb 2019

Introducing 3D volumetric, modular construction

Gerard Wood and Angela Lee of the University of Salford explain the benefits of the latest modular construction methods.

News & opinion 7 Feb 2019

Big data meets public space

City planners are harnessing the boom in real-time data to build better public spaces and more people-focused cities.

News & opinion 8 Feb 2019

Real-time data for real live people

Urban dynamics are being changed by city governments, designers and even individual citizens utilising the huge amounts of open data now available.

News & opinion 4 Feb 2019

How to make social media work for you

Struggling to make social media work for your business? Three highly effective built environment influencers share their secrets.

News & opinion 6 Feb 2019

Is free public transport a good idea?

Should public transport be free for everyone? Transport expert and former London mayoral candidate Christian Wolmar explores the arguments.

News & opinion 6 Feb 2019

Using AI to manage construction projects

Artificial intelligence offers easy access to swathes of data and the ability to troubleshoot before an issue arises, says Leslie Lindgren.

News & opinion 31 Jan 2017

Join us on the Internet of Things

In terms of data sharing and control, the internet of things changes the game in important ways.

News & opinion 31 May 2018

Net results

Superfast internet has put a fire under the economy of the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Could it do the same for others?

BIM for Cost Managers: Requirements from the BIM Model

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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UK stamp duty: should it be abolished?

Blockchain and tokenisation in the property sector

Childcare solutions for the workplace

Precision farming

Building longer-term thinking into the creation of built assets

How is technology impacting what it means to be a professional?

Bridging the infrastructure funding gap

RICS demand the government make sprinklers mandatory

Making the most of BIM

Protecting intelligent cities from cyber attacks

Privately owned public space: does it matter who owns it?

Introducing 3D volumetric, modular construction

Big data meets public space

Real-time data for real live people

How to make social media work for you

Is free public transport a good idea?

Using AI to manage construction projects

Join us on the Internet of Things

Net results

BIM for Cost Managers: Requirements from the BIM Model