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13 essential sustainability features from 2023

While COP28 is happening in Dubai, we look back at the broad range of sustainability-focused topics featured this year, from ‘carbon blindness’ to building with bamboo

Mark Williams30 November 2023

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Building the future: ‘remember why we became surveyors’

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Building the future: ‘remember why we became surveyors’

RICS President Ann Gray FRICS discusses the challenges and highlights of 2023, creating the structure for change and growing the global membership

Mark Williams 28 November 2023

Four-day work week: coming to the built environment?

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Four-day work week: coming to the built environment?

Shorter working weeks with no loss of pay to employees have been successful in a series of global trials – staff are better rested, happier and more productive

Mark Williams 24 November 2023

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go to article Rats! How New York City is tackling its rodent problem

Gela Pertusini21 November 2023

Building control

Cities and placemaking

Facilities management

Health and safety

Projects and people

Residential

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go to article How are digital nomads changing commercial real estate?

Karen Day16 November 2023

Commercial property

Economics

Facilities management

Running your business

Telecommunications

Wellbeing

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go to article Building the future: making a greener Manchester

Mark Williams13 November 2023

Building control

Building surveying

Cities and placemaking

Ethical practice

Infrastructure

Sustainability

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go to article Green future: building a low carbon economy

Mark Williams09 November 2023

Energy

Environmental management

Environmental surveying

Land and resources

Sustainability

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go to article The Darwin Initiative: boosting biodiversity worldwide

Adam Branson07 November 2023

Environmental management

Environmental surveying

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go to article Tick tock talk: the daylight saving debate

Modus staff02 November 2023

Building control

Energy

Facilities management

Health and safety

Rural

Wellbeing

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go to article Rural practice is a small community, but it’s at the heart of some big issues

Ann Gray FRICS01 November 2023

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go to article What are the most important features of office design?

Mark Williams26 October 2023

Building control

Commercial property

Facilities management

Health and safety

Running your business

Wellbeing

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go to article Common recruitment mistakes and how to avoid them

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Bill Jones FRICS

Bill Jones FRICS has been a Chartered Surveyor since 1986 and has held senior global and regional Corporate Real Estate roles for the past 20 years. He is currently based in Singapore where he is Global Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Manager for Maxeon Solar Technologies.

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Sinéad Clarkson MRICS

Sinéad is a chartered Quantity Surveyor at PH Plasterers Ltd and co-chair of the Yorkshire division of NAWIC – the National Association for Women in Construction. As a recent graduate of the RICS-accredited degree apprenticeship, she is passionate about promoting the profession to young people through the RICS Inspire and STEM ambassador programs.

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Sean Pearson AssocRICS

Sean is the owner of Trust Surveyors based in Liverpool. A firm of residential surveyors and RICS Valuers. Sean has worked throughout the UK since graduation from Liverpool John Moores University, with roles ranging from measured building surveys of McDonalds restaurants to providing valuation reports. Sean is keen to help the future surveyors of the world and is part of the RICS Ambassador team.

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