WBEF

The built environment's forum for the future.

The World Built Environment Forum is an initiative of RICS, the leading international professional body in the sector. We have a formal public interest remit and our work aims to ensure that markets operate in the best interests of society.

Our mission is to advance discussions of critical importance to the built and natural environment, inspiring positive and sustainable change for a prosperous and inclusive future.

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Global Home Surveys in Practice - 3 Part Series

Fri 18 Jul 2025 – Thu 31 Jul 2025 • 13:00 - 15:00 CUT • 6 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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UK Navigating the Latest Updates to the UK Building Safety Act

Tue 29 Jul 2025 • 11:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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MEA Deconstructing Compliance: Defining True Compliance - Beyond the Contract Webinar

Tue 29 Jul 2025 • 10:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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UK&I Energy Performance Certificates: Navigating the Latest Changes and Updates Webinar

Wed 30 Jul 2025 • 11:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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Global Digital Risks in Buildings Webinar

Thu 31 Jul 2025 • 08:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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Africa Building for Disruption: An Introduction to the IFC’s Building Resilience Tool Webinar

Thu 31 Jul 2025 • 09:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

£35.10

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UK Target Cost Suite of JCT Contracts Webinar

Tue 5 Aug 2025 • 12:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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Global Construction Project Management - 3 Part Series

Tue 5 Aug 2025 – Tue 19 Aug 2025 • 12:30 - 14:00 CUT • 4.5 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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This resource is included when you have an active subscription to our Qualification Package.

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MEA Enforcing Compliance Across the Project Lifecycle Webinar

Tue 5 Aug 2025 • 10:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

Free

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Global NEC Principles and NEC4 Engineering & Construction Contracts - 3 Part Series

Mon 11 Aug 2025 – Tue 26 Aug 2025 • 08:30 - 10:00 CUT • 4.5 Hours Formal CPD • Online

From £181.50

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RICS Valuer Registration: Red Book Compliance

Mon 11 Aug 2025 • 08:00 CUT • 1.5 Hours Formal CPD • Online

Free

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MEA Claims, Disputes and Strategic Risk Mitigation Webinar

Tue 2 Sept 2025 • 10:00 CUT • 1.0 Hours Formal CPD • Online

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Latest megatrend insights

Growing data centre sector looks to keep carbon emissions down

Which approaches are proving most effective in decarbonising data centres globally? A recent webinar assembled a panel of experts to discuss how the sector is looking to reduce energy consumption and emissions.

Conference

RICS NI Annual Conference - "Adapting to an evolving built environment - Collaborating for change!"

Northern Ireland’s built environment is undergoing rapid transformation—driven by the twin forces of sustainability and digital innovation. This landmark conference will bring together leading voices from across the sector, to explore some of the practical implications of the green and digital revol

Skills supply remains key challenge as construction demand increases

In a recent webinar, a panel of experts examined the challenges to securing appropriate skills for construction projects, as well as the measures necessary to improve productivity and labour supply in future.

The UK’s whole life carbon ecosystem: a framework for decarbonising the built environment

In a recent webinar, a panel of experts discussed four industry initiatives designed to measure, regulate, limit and track whole life carbon in the UK built environment.

Commercial property outlook: will the recovery across commercial real estate markets gain traction?

Following the release of the RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor, a recent webinar looked at the outlook for commercial property in 2025 across the UK, German, the Gulf and US markets.

From waste to value: how circularity is reshaping real estate and construction

What if buildings could become material banks, storing resources to be reused and repurposed for future projects? In a recent webinar with Drees & Sommer, experts explore how circularity is transforming the built environment.

Climate contracting in real estate: the role of greener deals in reducing global carbon emissions

Climate contracting integrates decarbonisation and sustainability goals into legal agreements. In a recent webinar, in partnership with The Chancery Lane Project, a panel of experts discuss how climate clauses can be effectively implemented into contracts.

Why does the timing of carbon emissions matter in whole life carbon assessments?

Could professionals consider the time-value of carbon when making project-specific decisions? Anil Sawhney, head of sustainability at RICS, and Will Wild, Senior Engineer at Arup, examine the principle that emissions today should be valued differently from those emitted tomorrow.

RICS survey calls the bottom of the UK commercial real estate market as yields harden across sectors

Does improving sentiment from the RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor signal an early upturn for the UK real estate market? Patrick Scanlon, Senior Director of Market Analytics, CoStar, examines the evidence.

Indexing resilience can help protect buildings against climate disasters

With the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the need for building resilience is increasingly apparent. WBEF brought together experts at a recent webinar to offer insight on resilience and discuss a tool developed to increase the property market’s awareness of the concept.

Professional conduct and the responsible use of AI

The awareness and use of AI across the land and property life cycle has steadily grown in recent years, bringing both advantages and risks to professionals and their clients.

Wicked problems in construction: managing the risks posed by using AI

What risks are associated with using AI in construction? In the final of this three-part series, four industry experts explain the steps industry can take to manage AI-related risks while capitalising on its benefits.

Lightning talks

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CityLife: redefining urban living sustainably

How have sustainability and wellbeing been incorporated into the design and construction of CityWave, the latest addition to the CityLife development in Milan?

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Smart Readiness Indicator: Practical implications for the construction and real estate sectors

How does Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) fit into the broader ESG concept and how is it enabling the effective decarbonisation of the built environment?

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Technical and AI jargon: Explanation of the technology changing the built and natural environment

How can artificial intelligence systems be trained and applied to different kinds of tasks in the built environment and what impacts will this have on professionals?

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The role of AI in improving sustainable outcomes in real estate

How will the increasing adoption of AI affect sustainability in the real estate sector?

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The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: Objectives and challenges

The building sector is crucial for achieving the EU’s energy and environmental goals.

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How digital transformation will impact the construction industry

As digital technologies become more cohesive, how will they affect the construction sector?

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The growing significance of data and technology in quantity surveying and cost management

The growing significance of data and technology in quantity surveying and cost management practices cannot be overstated.

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RICS Q1 2023 Global Construction Monitor findings

Where has the global construction industry shown the most resilience to the economic downturn?

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The UK’s journey to net zero

Amidst rising inflation and high energy bills, how is the UK government advancing on their targets and what are the latest proposals?

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IEA: The future of energy and emissions

Brian Motherway is Head of the Energy Efficiency Division of the International Energy Agency (IEA). In this excerpt, taken from his keynote speech at WBEF Week 2023, he presents IEA insight on the future of energy demand, energy security, and energy efficiency.

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RICS Q4 Global Construction Monitor findings

Simon Rubinsohn, RICS Chief Economist, provides highlights from the latest findings from the RICS Q4 2022 Global Construction Monitor.

Megatrends

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