Surveying stories: at the zoo! with Ginny Banham MRICS, Richard Baldwin MRICS and Richard Morris MRICS #112

Zoos and safari parks are tasked with not only running a profitable attraction, but investing that profit into suitable premises for wildlife conservation, presenting a unique challenge from a building surveyor’s perspective. How do these leisure assets balance profitability alongside ESG? 

In this podcast, Ginny Banham MRICS (Fisher German LLP) is joined by Richard Baldwin MRICS (Avison Young) and Richard Morris MRICS (Property Surv) to share their views on a unique arm of the surveying profession, drawing on their experiences and learnings. 

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• The broad nature of certain guidance on zoo practice
  
  
• The surveyor’s perspective on asset value that supports a wider mission
  
  
• How safari parks and zoos have diversified over time
  
  
• Unusual assets the guests have encountered during their surveying careers