How apprenticeships can help you with succession planning

Here's how apprenticeships can help HR teams implement their succession plans and prepare for the departure of key employees. No one works at one job forever. While some people may…

What’s going on with China’s ghost cities?

Are China's empty cities and municipalities a rare phenomenon or a sign of things to come for urban planning in the built environment? Ghost towns are a phenomenon that have…

A guide to reversible building design (with 4 examples)

One way the built environment can reduce both its emissions and the amount of waste it produces is to design buildings to be taken apart. Here's how. Carbon emissions are…

Material banks, explained: could they be the path to a circular future?

Material banks could help reduce the enormous amounts of waste produced by the demolitions of buildings and infrastructure. Here's how they work. A wide array of different materials, components and…

7 skills all architectural technologists need

If you're interested in a career in Architectural Technology, here are 7 key skills that can help you succeed in this field. Architectural technologists are the built environment professionals that…

What skills does an Urban Planner need?

If you're interested in a career in Urban Planning, here are 7 key skills that can help you succeed in this field. Urban planning is an industry in need of…

Edenica: a case study for the circular economy in the built environment

The Edenica project is more than just another modern looking development in the heart of London - it could represent the future of construction in the built environment. At first…

People need roots – exploring the legacy of Irene Barclay

For the latest piece of our Be Part of the Change campaign, we explored the history and legacy of Irene Barclay, the first woman to qualify as a Chartered Surveyor.…

We Built This #5: Laura Bell McMillan on Chester Northgate Tesco Express, Chester

Laura Bell McMillan, Chartered Surveyor at Legat Owen and UCEM alumni, discusses her work on a Grade II listed building for the latest feature in our We Built This series.…

Moving from a gender to an inclusion focus: a Q&A with Building People Founder Rebecca Lovelace

Does construction and the built environment need to change its approach to equality, diversity and inclusion? We spoke with Rebecca Lovelace, Founder of Building People, to find out. It’s a…

What are material passports (and how do they work)?

Just as our passports track the journeys we make across the world, material passports can keep a record of how materials are created, utilised and recycled. There’s no avoiding the…

We Built This #4: Lucy Gaitskell on Daffodil House, the Lake District

How do you go from studying at UCEM to launching your own property company? Charlotte Thackeray spoke to Lucy Gaitskell, owner of Rolcor Property, and Board Apprentice on the Board…