OUR LATEST THINKING

• Oct 27, 2024.

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At RLB Indian Ocean, which encompasses Mauritius, Maldives, Seychelles and Sri Lanka, we continue to...

• Sep 26, 2024.

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Access to affordable, high-quality student accommodation is a crucial pillar within tertiary ...

• Aug 20, 2024.

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The landscape of quantity surveying is evolving, driven by advances in technology, industry demands,...

• Jun 25, 2024.

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South Africa, like many countries, is grappling with the challenges of achieving net zero carbon ...

• Jun 6, 2024.

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Our industry is evolving rapidly to meet the modern needs of the built environment: to be digitally ...

• Dec 14, 2023.

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Each year it feels like the world is getting faster – and we have the data to prove it.  It ...

• Dec 12, 2023.

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In a highly competitive industry like construction, smart contracts can provide a secure ...

• Jun 28, 2023.

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Concerns about material costs, COVID-19, supply chain logistics and extreme weather events have ...

• May 30, 2023.

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When I began my career in the built environment, over 30 years ago, I never imagined that our ...

• Dec 22, 2022.

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Although the global construction industry was impacted by government-imposed lockdowns during the ...

• Oct 24, 2022.

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Mega events can continue to deliver for a city long after the turnstiles have shut, and the last ...

• Oct 18, 2022.

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Since stepping into the role of RLB Global Chairman in June, I have reflected on how RLB operates ...

• Oct 4, 2022.

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In a developing country, economic climate change and compliance with regulations and legislation ...

• Sep 21, 2022.

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RLB recently carried-out a global survey in which our Directors and Partners provided their views of...

• Sep 20, 2022.

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The recent uptrend in the Middle East in BIM usage is a step in the right direction for 5D ...

• Jul 27, 2022.

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Rider Levett Bucknall’s 2nd Quarter 2022 International Report shows pressures in regional ...

• Apr 21, 2022.

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The year is 1783. The treaty between the United States and Great Britain is signed in Paris, ...

• Apr 8, 2022.

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Africa is a continent with 54 different countries divided into 5 regions, namely: North Africa, East...

• Apr 1, 2022.

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Its impact on the South African Construction and Built Environment firms Construction and Built ...

• Dec 15, 2021.

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According to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) 4th Quarter 2021 International Report, global ...

• Nov 30, 2021.

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The 11th edition of the RLB COVID-19 Survey continues the focus change made in the 10th edition, to ...

• Aug 25, 2021.

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This 10th edition of the RLB COVID-19 Survey changes focus slightly, to include reference to not ...

• Aug 16, 2021.

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According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) 2nd Quarter 2021 International Report, global border ...

• Jun 25, 2021.

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Is Africa the new frontier for data centres? Africa has been a region under discussion for quite a ...

• May 14, 2021.

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Perspective magazine brings you the latest in innovation, technology and research from RLB’s ...

• Apr 23, 2021.

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Edition 9 of the RLB Covid-19 Survey completes the year since our first Covid-19 Survey. Our ...

• Apr 21, 2021.

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Issue 8 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

• Mar 18, 2021.

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According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) 4th Quarter 2020 International Report, the six-month ...

• Mar 8, 2021.

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To celebrate International Women’s Day, with the theme of Choose To Challenge, we’re excited...

• Feb 1, 2021.

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The role of a quantity surveyor is to model complete costs, but budgets must be set long before an ...

• Dec 3, 2020.

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Issue 7 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

• Oct 21, 2020.

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Issue 6 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

• Sep 7, 2020.

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According to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) 2nd Quarter 2020 International Report, construction ...

• Aug 14, 2020.

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Issue 5 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

• Jul 29, 2020.

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Digital engineering and technological advancements are fundamentally impacting the built ...

• Jul 16, 2020.

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Issue 4 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...