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Demolition versus retrofit: MHCLG survey report
Demolition versus retrofit: MHCLG survey report

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

Demolition versus retrofit: MHCLG survey report

New research reveals how built environment professionals are navigating planning policy, carbon considerations and commercial pressures when advising on whether to demolish and redevelop or retrofit existing buildings

Adam Bell 14 May 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

What is owner-furnished contractor-installed procurement?
What is owner-furnished contractor-installed procurement?

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

What is owner-furnished contractor-installed procurement?

Supply chain disruption, longer equipment lead times and the increasing technical complexity of modern buildings have forced project teams to reconsider traditional procurement models

Akshay Ramnauth MRICS 13 May 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

MapAction provides humanitarian data support
MapAction provides humanitarian data support

LAND JOURNAL

MapAction provides humanitarian data support

Humanitarian mapping charity, MapAction, pivots into a new role, using GIS experts to provide data support for squeezed humanitarian organisations

Alex Macbeth 07 May 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Adapting empty office space for residential and commercial reuse
Adapting empty office space for residential and commercial reuse

PROPERTY JOURNAL

Adapting empty office space for residential and commercial reuse

Rates of office occupancy reduced considerably during COVID-19, leading to the under-use of many such properties. Two Australian research projects have examined how vacant office space can be adapted for commercial and residential use

Professor Sara Wilkinson FRICS, Associate Professor Dulani Halvitigala, Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga and Associate Professor Rebecca Leshinsky 15 May 2026

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go to article Adapting empty office space for residential and commercial reuse

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article Adapting empty office space for residential and commercial reuse

Professor Sara Wilkinson FRICS, Associate Professor Dulani Halvitigala, Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga and Associate Professor Rebecca Leshinsky15 May 2026

Cities and placemaking

Commercial property

Planning and development

Residential

go to article Demolition versus retrofit: MHCLG survey report

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNAL

go to article Demolition versus retrofit: MHCLG survey report

Adam Bell14 May 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Heritage and conservation

Housing

Maintenance and repair

Planning and development

Retrofit

go to article What is owner-furnished contractor-installed procurement?

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

go to article What is owner-furnished contractor-installed procurement?

Akshay Ramnauth MRICS13 May 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

Infrastructure and services

Materials and resources

Procurement and contracts

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

go to article Student housing: from niche to established asset class

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article Student housing: from niche to established asset class

Patrik Pavlacic MRICS11 May 2026 Read Time: 10 minutes

Housing

Property finance and investment

Residential

Valuation

go to article Valuing heritage assets: principles and pitfalls

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article Valuing heritage assets: principles and pitfalls

Verity Ramsden MRICS08 May 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Commercial property

Heritage and conservation

Residential

Valuation

go to article MapAction provides humanitarian data support

LAND JOURNAL

go to article MapAction provides humanitarian data support

Alex Macbeth07 May 2026 Read Time: 15 minutes

Data management

Ethical practice

Geospatial

Natural disasters

go to article The Planning and Infrastructure Act: much-needed reforms

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

go to article The Planning and Infrastructure Act: much-needed reforms

Rees Westley06 May 2026 Read Time: 5 minutes

Infrastructure

Procurement and contracts

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

go to article When is a figure a valuation? Understanding scope, purpose and basis under Red Book

PROPERTY JOURNAL

go to article When is a figure a valuation? Understanding scope, purpose and basis under Red Book

Jonathan Fothergill FRICS01 May 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

RICS standards and guidance

Valuation

go to article How will the Land Use Framework be implemented?

LAND JOURNAL

go to article How will the Land Use Framework be implemented?

Fiona Mannix30 April 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

Housing

Planning and development

Rural

go to article NRM 3 can provide data structure for the asset's entire life cycle

CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL

go to article NRM 3 can provide data structure for the asset's entire life cycle

Andrew Green FRICS29 April 2026 Read Time: 8 minutes

Data management

Facilities management

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction