Podcast: A discussion on sustainability and climate change with our MSc Building Surveying programme leader, James Ritson

Posted on: 18 June, 2020

What challenges does climate change bring to the built environment? How can built environment professionals meet these challenges? And what challenges are faced by our existing built environment in the face of changing sustainable requirements of the 21st century?

Our MSc Building Surveying programme leader, James Ritson, answers these questions and more in this 20-minute podcast with UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt.

Listen below:

 

To find out more about James’s programme, head to the MSc Building Surveying webpage. 

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