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How AI is changing work for the next generation
How AI is changing work for the next generation

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How AI is changing work for the next generation

Modus talks to four built environment professionals and their mentors about the skills they are building, the expectations they face and the opportunities AI brings

Noella Pio Kivlehan 26 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Rosemargaret Esubonteng MRICS: breaking new ground
Rosemargaret Esubonteng MRICS: breaking new ground

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Rosemargaret Esubonteng MRICS: breaking new ground

Modus meets the first female quantity surveyor to be elected president of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors, who is championing greater inclusion in the profession

Helen Parton 19 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article How do surveyors keep pubs pouring pints?

Stuart Watson12 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article David Farrington MRICS: a friend to friendless churches

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go to article David Farrington MRICS: a friend to friendless churches

Mark Williams05 October 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article Boddingtons Brewery: a blueprint for affordable housing?

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go to article Boddingtons Brewery: a blueprint for affordable housing?

Karen Day28 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article The professional ethics of AI in surveying

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go to article The professional ethics of AI in surveying

Noella Pio Kivlehan21 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article How do you achieve work-life balance in surveying?

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go to article How do you achieve work-life balance in surveying?

Noella Pio Kivlehan14 September 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article Raze or retrofit? Brutalism on the brink

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go to article Raze or retrofit? Brutalism on the brink

Mark Williams31 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article Can surveying SMEs unleash the potential of AI?

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go to article Can surveying SMEs unleash the potential of AI?

Noella Pio Kivlehan24 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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go to article The first edition of the Red Book

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go to article The first edition of the Red Book

Modus staff19 August 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

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go to article Planning the city at pedal level

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go to article Planning the city at pedal level

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

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go to article Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

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go to article Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

Mark Williams05 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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