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Can prefab housing make a comeback?

Can prefab housing make a comeback?

The US urgently needs more high-quality affordable housing and several construction technology start-ups are offering manufactured home solutions

Greg Scruggs09 February 2026

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Surveyors assess the Planning and Infrastructure Act

Surveyors assess the Planning and Infrastructure Act

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Surveyors assess the Planning and Infrastructure Act

Will the new act increase the pace of housebuilding and major infrastructure projects, spurring economic growth for the UK?

Mark Williams 02 February 2026

Seeds from the sky: using drones to reforest Britain

Seeds from the sky: using drones to reforest Britain

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Seeds from the sky: using drones to reforest Britain

Pioneering trials using drones to scatter seeds across hard-to-reach locations, with the help of geomatics surveyors, could revolutionise woodland creation in the UK

Stephen Cousins 26 January 2026

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What do surveyors really think of AI?

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go to article What do surveyors really think of AI?

Mark Williams20 January 2026

Building surveying

Learning and development

RICS standards and guidance

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Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change

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go to article Lynda Rawsthorne FRICS: a career embracing change

Noella Pio Kivlehan15 January 2026

Infrastructure and services

Project management

Projects and people

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Hammer to fall: valuing Freddie Mercury’s auction

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go to article Hammer to fall: valuing Freddie Mercury’s auction

Mark Williams05 January 2026

Commercial valuation

Personal property

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Let it glow: meet the urban Christmas makers

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go to article Let it glow: meet the urban Christmas makers

Noella Pio Kivlehan22 December 2025

Cities and placemaking

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Spirited away: adapting a derelict copperworks

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go to article Spirited away: adapting a derelict copperworks

Stephen Cousins15 December 2025

Commercial property

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Quantity surveying and construction

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Guy Middleton MRICS: when surveying takes centre stage

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go to article Guy Middleton MRICS: when surveying takes centre stage

Helen Parton01 December 2025

Building conservation

Building control

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Why AI creates unsteady foundations for expert witnesses

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go to article Why AI creates unsteady foundations for expert witnesses

Mark Williams24 November 2025

Building surveying

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RICS standards and guidance

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Christopher Bird MRICS: a rollercoaster career

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go to article Christopher Bird MRICS: a rollercoaster career

Mark Williams17 November 2025

Commercial property

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For the fallen: restoring the Menin Gate Memorial

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go to article For the fallen: restoring the Menin Gate Memorial

Mark Williams08 November 2025

Building conservation

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Do family ties make a surveying practice stronger?

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go to article Do family ties make a surveying practice stronger?

Karen Day03 November 2025

Building surveying

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