Natural Environment

The city running out of water

The city running out of water

Corpus Christi is on the verge of declaring a water emergency. How did it get here and what are the solutions being proposed?

Mark Williams18 May 2026Read Time: 10 minutes

MODUS

Dam good news: how beavers can boost house values

Dam good news: how beavers can boost house values

MODUS

Dam good news: how beavers can boost house values

Once made extinct from the British Isles, the “archetypal ecosystem engineer” is being reintroduced to waterways and getting straight down to work

Mark Williams 02 March 2026

Seeds from the sky: using drones to reforest Britain

Seeds from the sky: using drones to reforest Britain

MODUS

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

Latest Articles

go to article

What are the latest innovations in solar power?

MODUS

go to article What are the latest innovations in solar power?

Gela Pertusini21 July 2025

Building control

Facilities management

go to article

Deluge defence: smart solutions for when the rain comes

MODUS

go to article Deluge defence: smart solutions for when the rain comes

Modus staff14 April 2025

Environmental management

Natural disasters

Water management

go to article

Here comes the sun: 8 remarkable solar farms

MODUS

go to article Here comes the sun: 8 remarkable solar farms

Modus staff07 April 2025

Infrastructure and services

Land and resources

go to article

They depaved the parking lot and put up a paradise

MODUS

go to article They depaved the parking lot and put up a paradise

Mark Williams31 March 2025

Cities and placemaking

Environmental surveying

Natural disasters

Water management

go to article

When dams fall, rivers flow: balancing heritage and habitat

MODUS

go to article When dams fall, rivers flow: balancing heritage and habitat

Gregory Scruggs17 February 2025

Environmental surveying

Land and resources

Water management

go to article

Can Meta and Google go green with geothermal energy?

MODUS

go to article Can Meta and Google go green with geothermal energy?

Stuart Watson13 January 2025

Data management

Environmental surveying

Land and resources

go to article

Michael Baynes MRICS: pairing property and vineyards

MODUS

go to article Michael Baynes MRICS: pairing property and vineyards

Mark Williams02 December 2024

Commercial property

Commercial valuation

Land and resources

Residential valuation

go to article

What is the New York Climate Exchange?

MODUS

go to article What is the New York Climate Exchange?

Modus staff25 November 2024

Building conservation

Environmental surveying

Land and resources

Water management

go to article

Is solar panel fire safety overlooked?

MODUS

go to article Is solar panel fire safety overlooked?

Sponsored Content

Noella Pio Kivlehan20 November 2024

Building control

Commercial property

Facilities management

go to article

‘Investment in nature and social value pays off’

MODUS

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