All Insight articles – Page 2
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Learning from Toronto’s success
Toronto has much in common with Manchester and both serve as examples of successful city planning.
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Big interview with Sadie Morgan of dRMM: ‘You don’t have to live a normal life’
Sadie Morgan, co-founder of award-winning architecture practice dRMM, tells Property Week how her upbringing in a commune and her battle with cancer have shaped her work priorities.
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The rise and rise of super prime
Foreign wealth and the pound’s weakness against the dollar have boosted overseas investor interest.
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Life sciences need help to grow
London has potential to become a global life sciences super-cluster, but it needs government support.
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Keeping on top of energy (mis)use
Monitoring systems are vital tools that should be seamlessly integrated into long-term energy strategies.
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Reasons to be cheerful: un, deux, trois
Tucked away on a side street on the edge of Cannes Old Town, the small upstairs room of the charming Aux Bons Enfants restaurant was the setting for Property Week’s Mipim Editor’s Dinner, which brought together a selection of some of the biggest names in the industry.
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Getting the measure of carbon
RICS is working with other industry bodies to establish a common standard for carbon measurement.
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Big interview with Shravan Joshi: Guardian of the City
Shravan Joshi, planning and transportation committee chairman at the City of London Corporation, tells Property Week why it is pressing ahead with plans to create an additional 13m sq ft of office space in the Square Mile despite the trend towards homeworking.
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Q&A with Sanmi Adegoke, head of Rehoboth Property Group: Taking a leap of faith
Sanmi Adegoke, head of Rehoboth Property Group, which specialises in finding premises for churches, talks to Property Week about overcoming the barriers ethnic minority professionals face and being a role model.
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Leaders, it is time for action
It is no secret that the property industry, like the wider built environment, is not where it needs to be when it comes to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) – and the lack of progress comes down to the lack of impactful leadership.
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Housebuilders are facing continuing challenges – but solutions can be found
Recent data released by the National House Building Control (NHBC) unveils a concerning trend in the housing market.
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Solving the student housing shortfall
Property Week and Yardi brought together a panel of experts to discuss the shortfall in purpose-built student accommodation and how the sector can deliver more beds.
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What does the future hold for retrofitting?
Following the latest twist in the M&S Oxford Street store demolish-and-rebuild row, Property Week sits down with three planning experts to debate whether a retrofit-first approach is still viable.
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Make construction more inviting
It is imperative we create an inclusive, attractive industry if we want more women to take on roles.
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Localising supply chains with technology
Digital tools can help procurement teams source equipment locally to reduce costs and meet eco goals.
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Data centres are ripe for investment
Rapidly accelerating demand and limited supply are driving up the value of existing EU data centres.
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Women aren’t property’s problem
Since 2015, Real Estate Balance has made great progress in tacking gender inequality in the industry.
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Big interview with office developer Kinrise: ‘Knocking down is such a waste’
Kinrise is on a mission to turn old commercial buildings into grade-A office schemes. Managing partners George Aberdeen and Samuel Lawson Johnston tell Property Week why it’s the right approach both financially and environmentally.
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Mipim 2024 Day 3: blog by Susan Freeman
The morning started with our Get Set for Net Zero Property Week panel which is part of an initiative of which Mishcon de Reya is a founding partner.
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Mipim 2024 Day 2: blog by Susan Freeman
Wednesday started bright and early with a freezing shower as the boiler in my apartment block had completely given up the ghost and the feeble trickle of water was now ice cold. Are there any reasonably priced hotel rooms in Cannes at peak Mipim when you need them? I doubt ...