Built Environment

Planning the city at pedal level

Planning the city at pedal level

Nearly 9m Santander Cycle hires and a year of collision records, mapped: what London’s busiest docks, riskiest junctions and strangest journeys tell us about how the city should be designed

Toby Mathews and Ashley Stewart-Noble17 August 2026Read Time: 5 minutes

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Can you build a road and improve biodiversity?

Can you build a road and improve biodiversity?

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Can you build a road and improve biodiversity?

The A417 Missing Link project in the Cotswolds is planting 122,000 trees and includes a green bridge for animals, walkers, cyclists, and horse riders to use

Mark Williams 24 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Brendan Fisher MRICS: saving our music venues

Brendan Fisher MRICS: saving our music venues

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Brendan Fisher MRICS: saving our music venues

Running a grassroots venue is not a lucrative business, which is why the Music Venues Trust helps to keep the doors open and the music playing

Emma Johnston 06 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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Have we made our homes too toasty?

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go to article Have we made our homes too toasty?

Gela Pertusini29 June 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building control

Facilities management

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Building safety regulations: time for a radical rethink?

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go to article Building safety regulations: time for a radical rethink?

Stuart Watson15 June 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building control

Health and safety

Project management

RICS standards and guidance

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The magnificent seven? Building England’s new towns

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Noella Pio Kivlehan26 May 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Cities and placemaking

Land and resources

Quantity surveying and construction

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How many extra surveyors does the UK need each year?

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go to article How many extra surveyors does the UK need each year?

Mark Williams27 April 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Infrastructure and services

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Is pedal-powered Waterbeach a blueprint for new towns?

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go to article Is pedal-powered Waterbeach a blueprint for new towns?

Karen Day20 April 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Project management

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Can robots solve the housing crisis?

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go to article Can robots solve the housing crisis?

Adam Branson13 April 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Data management

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

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How the rise of ‘granny flats’ can unlock housing supply

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go to article How the rise of ‘granny flats’ can unlock housing supply

Gela Pertusini16 March 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Land and resources

Property finance and investment

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The colossal undersea cable creating energy security

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go to article The colossal undersea cable creating energy security

Stuart Watson09 March 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Marine environments

Project management

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Why the Church of England has faith in social housing

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go to article Why the Church of England has faith in social housing

Gela Pertusini23 February 2026

Ethical practice

Land and resources

Property finance and investment

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Can prefab housing make a comeback?

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go to article Can prefab housing make a comeback?

Greg Scruggs09 February 2026

Materials and resources

Property finance and investment

Quantity surveying and construction