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Is shipping container construction lost at sea?

The durable steel boxes have been used for a variety of building projects, but concerns over space standards, structural issues and sustainability could bring their voyage to an end

Stephen Cousins09 December 2024

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‘A Built Environment GCSE would be transformative’

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‘A Built Environment GCSE would be transformative’

Tina Paillet FRICS looks back on 2024 and the progress RICS has made, in the final column of her presidency

Tina Paillet FRICS 05 December 2024

Michael Baynes MRICS: pairing property and vineyards

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Michael Baynes MRICS: pairing property and vineyards

Selling ‘lifestyle vineyards’ accompanied by a turnkey château in Bordeaux has helped his business grow to 50 employees strong, despite a challenging marketplace

Mark Williams 02 December 2024

go to article What is the New York Climate Exchange?

Modus staff25 November 2024

Building conservation

Environmental surveying

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go to article Party on: the Pyramus and Thisbe Society at 50

Mark Williams21 November 2024

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go to article Is solar panel fire safety overlooked?

go to article How can good prison design change lives?

Noella Pio Kivlehan11 November 2024

Building control

Infrastructure and services

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

Retrofit

Sustainability

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go to article New homes and riverside regeneration in Barking

Adam Branson04 November 2024

Economics

Housing

Project management

Quantity surveying and construction

Residential

Residential valuation

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go to article ‘Investment in nature and social value pays off’

Tina Paillet FRICS01 November 2024

Cities and placemaking

Commercial property

Environmental surveying

RICS standards and guidance

Sustainability

Valuation

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go to article Simon Spooner MRICS: how to survey a shipwreck

Mark Williams28 October 2024

Geomatics

Heritage and conservation

Marine environments

Project management

Valuation

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go to article How can commercial property reduce its energy bills?

go to article A property problem: there are millions of empty homes

Mark Williams21 October 2024

Economics

Housing

Personal property

Property finance and investment

Residential

Residential valuation

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go to article Could filling empty homes solve the housing crisis?

Gela Pertusini14 October 2024

Ethical practice

Housing

Personal property

Property finance and investment

Residential

Residential valuation

Modus editorial advisory group members

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Alice Graham MRICS MSc

Alice is a chartered quantity surveyor with six years of consultancy experience on public and private sector projects. Alice currently works at Procore Technologies, a construction technology company. In her role, she specialises in supporting clients to digitally transform their construction cost management processes.

Kevin Keane FRICS

Kevin is the quality and training manager at Allied Surveyors Scotland, a member of the RICS Scotland Board, Inspire Ambassador and Lionheart Ambassador and throughout all this is an advocate and champion for DE&I. Kevin is passionate about property, people and the development of the surveying profession.

Jomailyn Sanchez AssocRICS

Jomai is an assistant cost manager with five years' experience in infrastructure projects across the water, rail and road sectors. She has worked on major schemes for Southern Water, Transport for London and currently the TransPennine Route Upgrade. Jomai actively promotes RICS in the Philippines and champions global collaboration to foster diversity in engineering and quantity surveying.