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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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Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

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Who gets paid the most in the built environment worldwide?

Which sectors bring the biggest financial rewards, who has the best flexible working arrangements and why job dissatisfaction is on the rise

Mark Williams 05 August 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

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

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Opting out: three crucial questions on AI in surveying

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go to article Opting out: three crucial questions on AI in surveying

Noella Pio Kivlehan20 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Ethical practice

Quantity surveying and construction

Running your business

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The green regulations reshaping flat roofing design

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go to article The green regulations reshaping flat roofing design

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Stephen Cousins16 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Commercial property

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What Scottish land reform means for rural surveyors

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go to article What Scottish land reform means for rural surveyors

Gela Pertusini13 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Land and resources

Property finance and investment

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Brendan Fisher MRICS: saving our music venues

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go to article Brendan Fisher MRICS: saving our music venues

Emma Johnston06 July 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Commercial property

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Heritage and conservation

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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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The human factor in AI-assisted decision making

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go to article The human factor in AI-assisted decision making

Noella Pio Kivlehan22 June 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Commercial property

RICS standards and guidance

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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

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RICS standards and guidance

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The crucial coastal defence project on protected land

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go to article The crucial coastal defence project on protected land

Karen Day08 June 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Environmental management

Environmental surveying

Land and resources

Marine environments

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‘RICS communities are thriving in Australasia’

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go to article ‘RICS communities are thriving in Australasia’

Nick Maclean FRICS08 June 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Building surveying

Learning and development

Quantity surveying and construction

RICS standards and guidance

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The surveyors volunteering their skills in south Wales

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go to article The surveyors volunteering their skills in south Wales

Helen Parton01 June 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Building surveying

Project management

Projects and people

Quantity surveying and construction