Valuations - At your known risk
RICS Training
Andrew Gooding highlights issues covered in the second edition of RICS’ guidance note on risk, liability and insurance in valuation work.
Tough questions
RICS Training
Urban resilience - Sara Wilkinson outlines the important questions surveyors need to ask themselves and their clients to ensure buildings are protected.
Common mistakes with negotiations
RICS Training
Inexperienced negotiators are liable to make several mistakes during a negotiation.
Bargaining chips
RICS Training
Chris Green explains why negotiation is vital to construction, and how to improve your skills while upholding ethical and professional standards
Reliable sources
RICS Training
Ewan Craig, a speaker at RICS’ annual It’s Your APC conference, offers guidance on Team working and Data management – two mandatory competencies for Building Surveying.
Lifetime view
RICS Training
With 85% of a building’s lifetime expense coming from its use as an asset, the demarcation between design, construction and operation translates into strategic risk.
Upgrade to the latest model
RICS Training
Mastering BIM is the natural next step for the experienced project manager looking to progress their career.
On the side of the agents
RICS Training
With the role of employer’s agent still seen as ambiguous, Kelvin Hughes introduces a new RICS guidance note designed to clarify matters.
It all adds up
RICS Training
Business planning and Accounting principles and procedures are mandatory competencies for Building Surveying, and Ewan Craig, APC assessor, offers guidance.
Collaboration, value for money, and the infrastructure commercial manager
RICS Training
Effective supply chain engagement, progressive procurement and collaborative forms of contract can bring real added value in the delivery of an infrastructure project, and the commercial manager in...