The RICS Podcast

Welcome to the first Candidate Support-hosted podcast. In this episode, Georgi Hill (Candidate Support Co-ordinator) and Steve Joel-Dicks (FRICS member) focus on ‘Selecting your competencies and structured training’. The content includes what candidates need to consider when selecting the competencies across the APC journey, and what candidates should be doing throughout their structured training period on routes APC 24 and APC 12.For any further queries, please email ukicandidatesupport@rics.orgPlease find other Candidate Support team material, here: https://www.rics.org/uk/surveying-profession/global-professional-network/candidate/candidate-support/We hope you enjoy!This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:How to best choose your competencies and pathwaysThe importance of keeping a detailed diary to support your structured trainingMethods of evaluating your experiencesMaking the most of the relationship with your counsellor

In this podcast with Arup Senior Engineer Richard Boyd we explore how CEOs and their Board members can make sense of the Circular Economy in the built environment. A circular lens encourages businesses to consider the impact of potential future events on asset value, and how the assets might adapt to new circumstances. If Covid leads to reduced demand for office space, how can offices be re-purposed without expensive and wasteful deconstruction? This is not without problems, as the experience of New York showed when businesses relocated to mid town Manhattan after 9/11 and offices were converted to residential use with mixed success. The UK has also had mixed success in commercial to residential conversion, as highlighted by RICS research on Permitted Development Rights https://www.rics.org/uk/news-insight/research/research-reports/assessing-the-impacts-of-extending-permitted-development-rights-to-office-to-residential-change-of-use-in-england/The Circular economy  in buildings is inspiring new business models such as Philips’  Signify, https://www.lighting.philips.com/main/cases/cases/airports/schiphol-airport Kaer https://www.caas-initiative.org/news/video-case-study-kaer-implements-caas-in-singapore/ and Mitsubishi Electric  https://emea.mitsubishielectric.com/en/products-solutions/building/index.html Respectively they offer light, cooling and vertical transportation as a service to buildings occupiers. This gives occupiers assurances on running costs (since they do not own the systems) and incentivises the providers to minimise resource use, maximise component longevity and ensure they can be remanufactured for future clients. Law makers are beginning to set Circular Economy performance standards. Denmark has a strategy to reduce GNP per tonne of material used https://dakofa.com/element/danish-national-strategy-for-circular-economy/#:~:text=Circular%20economy%20is%20all%20about,but%20in%20a%20new%20product.The Netherlands aims to be 100% circular by 2050 and Amsterdam aims to halve the use of virgin material per unit of economic output by 2030. https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/business/news-and-insights/circular-economy#:~:text=Amsterdam%20and%20the%20Netherlands%20are,to%20minimise%20waste%20of%20resourcesRead more:https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publicaFor more information on the World Built Environment Forum please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/If you are interested in any of the documents, guidance or work that Sean mentioned please visit: https://www.rics.org/uk/To join the World Built Environment Forum and receive exclusive content please sign up here: https://www.rics.org/uk/wbef/join-wbef/You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

Since an introduction to the construction industry towards the end of the 20th century, the role of robotics is ever-growing with the technology facilitating its implementation.In this week’s WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast, Alan Muse draws on the expertise of a highly accomplished Doctor of Engineering, Professor Thomas Bock from the Technical University of Munich.We hear how robots can be used safely alongside human workers to enhance construction, advance the decarbonisation agenda, and how they’ll link in with BIM and Digital Twins.This episode of WBEF covers:The evolution of robotics in the construction industryDistinctions between robots & cobots, and how they can be used to enhance the sectorBenefits and barriers to using robotics on-site and off-sitePotential effects on the continued efforts to decarbonise construction projects

Surveying is, by its nature, a global profession. Through bodies like the FIG, it’s key to set our sights further afield and consider how local bodies can connect, improving the profession overall.This week on The RICS Podcast, FIG Vice President Diane Dumashies dive into the values and initiatives that FIG stands for, RICS’s role within those movements, and how FIG fulfils an essential aspect of connecting global surveyors.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:FIG initiatives to connect local bodies in diverse sectorsThe need to appeal to future generations in order to uphold the profession’s standingDynamics within the three-way relationship between RICS, FIG and CASLE

Dilapidations may not be a new area of dispute, but as we collectively shift towards hitting essential carbon targets, TFT are leading the way in reducing lease-end waste.Their ‘Green Dilapidations’ approach encourages a collaborative process focused on reducing the need for refits, favouring the reuse and repair of assets. We hear from TFT’s Jon Rowling as he shares the foundations of this forward thinking approach with Sam Piplica on The RICS Podcast.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:Why we need to push the Green Dilapidations approachCutting down on ‘single use fitouts’How Green Dilapidations are implemented at TFTParticular trouble areas such as retail spaces and air conditioning units

It’s estimated that a staggering 15-20% of land in the UK is unregistered, and the valuation of unregistered land is a thoroughly disputed area. For anyone interested in the sector, we’ve got a detailed manual presenting a practical approach to valuing unregistered land, and this week on The RICS Podcast we hear from its authors on the intricacies of natural capital, the evolution of market value, and considerations around social, ethical and economic constructs.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:Considering the subjective social and economic constructs around a piece of landAligning over agreed points and focusing on disputed points when raising issues with valuationHow market value is evolving, and the need to separate market value from price

Four exceptional young RICS surveyors of the year explain what inspired them to join the sector - and what keeps them motivated now that their careers are established.Kate Taylor FRICS, author of APC revision guides, speaks to four talented professionals in the surveying sector who have all been honoured with an RICS Young Surveyor award to see why they joined the profession and what they hope to achieve.Michele, Daryl, Javaad and Eliza give their unique perspective on the surveying industry and consider how the sector can be improved by modernising its methods and changing some of its attitudes. 

The built environment plays a pivotal role in managing & mitigating climate risk, and our latest Communication on Engagement report for the UN Global Compact highlights some of the key actions RICS has taken to drive a more sustainable future in the built & natural environment.On the latest episode of the podcast, Kay Pitman speaks with Global Sustainability Lead at RICS, Kisa Zehra, to break down that report, alongside the WBEF Sustainability Report from last year, plus a look ahead to this year’s report preceding COP27.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The UN Global Compact and their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)How RICS is equipping the profession with skills, tools, knowledge and competence around sustainability issuesICMS 3, IBOS, the Built Environment Carbon Database, and other RICS initiatives contributing to sustainability in the industryKey findings in last year’s Sustainability Report, and an insight into next year’s report ahead of COP27

Over the course of recent episodes, you’ll have heard a number of convincing advocates for the Conflict Avoidance Pledge, and in the final episode of our series on CAP, we address the final, possibly most challenging aspect - taking steps to embed it in your business.Janey Mulligan and Len Bunton look into practical implementation, how many have signed the Conflict Avoidance Pledge so far, how CAP saves money and relationships, and how you can get involved.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:The growing number of signatories on the Conflict Avoidance PledgeConverting idealistic resolution strategies into concrete actionsThe various levels within the pledge, from Bronze to Gold

By now we’ve heard some compelling tales of conflict avoidance over the course of our miniseries on CAP, but this week we turn our focus to the parties driving the uptake of the pledge.Ian Honeyman, Hayley Lorimer & Alan Wilson join us on The RICS Podcast to discuss the challenging leap from awareness of the pledge to practical implementation in contracts, using the pledge to encourage more collaborative relationships, and why it’s the early interventions that are most effective in reducing the cost of disputes.This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:Why join the CAP pledge, and how early intervention is key in resolving conflictBridging the gap between awareness and pragmatic implementationUsing CAP as an opportunity to make connection between stages of the supply chain