WBEF Podcast

Local government support for energy efficient buildings is essential to creating the climate-friendly cities of the future, a vision supported by C40 Cities.

Frankie Downy joins Stephen Lorimer (Centre for Net Zero) on this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast to discuss how cities can manage the transition towards more energy efficient models at a local level.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• How different cities in C40 are evaluating the best policies to put in place for their existing buildings
• The split of government dependence vs self-guidance for these policies
• How data is being captured to check actual consumption against what’s modelled beforehand
• The stages that take a city to its climate-positive vision of 2040

Links & References:

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Frankie Downy

C40 Cities

C40 Cities Linkedin

Stephen Lorimer

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Technology is an ever-shifting phenomenon, and while data has always been a source of innovation, AI has accelerated the utility of data, particularly in the built environment.

In this week’s World Built Environment Forum podcast, Andrew Min joins Andrew Knight to take us into the technological use cases for data & artificial intelligence, and how they’re evolving our perceptions of what the built environment can offer.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• Reimagining the built environment in New York through data
• How client demands for technology have grown in the real estate asset sector
• Using data to further extend a focus on ESG, particularly with regard to tracking social change
• The future of the sector, and where AI fits into the equation

Links & references

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Andrew Knight

Andrew Min

RXR Realty

NYU World Built Environment Forum

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The provision of sick pay and support for workers in ill health is a key issue in the Safe Sick Pay campaign’s push to reduce health inequality.

In a recent report for the campaign, WPI Economics highlighted the reality of Statutory Sick Pay and the positive benefits of reform - Laura Osborne joins us on The RICS Podcast to share more on the campaign, the report, and how industry attitudes towards sick pay are changing for the better.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• Why qualitative information was so key in understanding the impact of insufficient sick pay provisions
• Changing attitudes towards illness in the workplace post-Covid
• Recommendations from WPI Economics’ latest report for the Safe Sick Pay campaign
• How the campaign considers the implications for SMEs and smaller companies

Links & References:

https://wpieconomics.com/publications/ssp-reform/

https://www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-reports/working-well-delivering-better-health-outcomes-for-hidden-workers

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It’s said that buildings amount to 40% of carbon emissions in cities, which demonstrates the need for change in both commercial and residential offerings to improve energy efficiency.

Working to achieve this at BAM is Sarah Joliffe, who joins Stephen Lorimer on this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast to discuss how the retrofit and ongoing design of flexible buildings is contributing to a more efficient, less carbonised world.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• BAM’s role in building sustainability for buildings of the future
• The split between commercial and residential buildings seeking carbon reduction
• Approaching buildings and flexible energy use with useful data
• How minimum energy efficiency standards are currently driving investment
• Potential barriers to adjacent building owners working together to achieve efficiency targets

Links & references

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Stephen Lorimer

Sarah Joliffe

BAM UK and Ireland

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Fire safety is a global issue with far-reaching impacts, which extend beyond the initial damage that most would consider from undesired fires.

In this WBEF episode of The RICS Podcast, Meacham Associates Managing Partner Brian Meacham takes us through the impacts of sustainable construction, major challenges in setting fire safety standards, and how the industry can make consumers aware of their fire safety choices.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

• Current global attitudes towards sustainability in fire safety
• The impacts of the drive for more sustainable construction
• Overcoming major challenges in setting fire safety standards
• The need for a more joined-up approach to embedding fire safety industry-wide
• Making consumers aware of their fire safety choices

Links & references

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Brian Meacham

Gary Strong

The International Fire Safety Standards Coalition

WBEF

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