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Why green roofs are crucial for biodiversity net gain
Why green roofs are crucial for biodiversity net gain

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Why green roofs are crucial for biodiversity net gain

Bauder’s Chris Roddick explains why creating a green roof for your building has a range of benefits, from better acoustic insulation to growing pollinator corridors

Noella Pio Kivlehan 25 July 2025

Appraising the historic buildings of Santa Barbara
Appraising the historic buildings of Santa Barbara

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Appraising the historic buildings of Santa Barbara

Michael Neal Arnold MRICS has played a big part in the Californian city’s fortunes, one Spanish Colonial Revival-style building at a time

Gregory Scruggs 14 July 2025

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go to article Appraising the historic buildings of Santa Barbara

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go to article Appraising the historic buildings of Santa Barbara

Gregory Scruggs14 July 2025

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go to article The art of mapmaking: redrawing London Underground

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go to article The art of mapmaking: redrawing London Underground

Gela Pertusini07 July 2025

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go to article Yulia Pak MRICS and the urban planning balancing act

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go to article Yulia Pak MRICS and the urban planning balancing act

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go to article How did historic shophouses became prime real estate?

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go to article How did historic shophouses became prime real estate?

Noella Pio Kivlehan22 June 2025

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go to article Could small modular reactors power the UK’s growth?

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go to article Could small modular reactors power the UK’s growth?

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go to article The remarkable restoration of Sheerness Dockyard Church

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go to article The remarkable restoration of Sheerness Dockyard Church

Mark Williams09 June 2025

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go to article Sacred structures: Brutalism in church design

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go to article Sacred structures: Brutalism in church design

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go to article The quantity surveyors behind the Grand Egyptian Museum

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go to article The quantity surveyors behind the Grand Egyptian Museum

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go to article Why Wrexham AFC is a catalyst for regional regeneration

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go to article Why Wrexham AFC is a catalyst for regional regeneration

Karen Day19 May 2025

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