Further Insights
DEAL OR NO DEAL
Rethinking PPP's for a new era
Deal Or No Deal? Embedding Quality in the Next Generation of PPPs
The UK faces a significant infrastructure investment gap, with an estimated requirement of £49 billion in funding (4% of the government’s total expenditure in 2023/24) required to address maintenance backlog.
GRESB Upskilling Programme
In today’s competitive real estate landscape, ESG performance is no longer optional - it’s essential. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has evolved from a simple reporting obligation into a powerful force shaping investment decisions, asset valuations, and risk strategies worldwide.
Strategic Asset Advisory
Our Asset and Investment Team provide public and private sector clients with technical advice and asset due diligence, so they can best manage their individual assets or portfolios.
DATA ON DEMAND
The risks and rewards of data centres in kickstarting growth
The Smart Choice for Supply Chain and Procurement Management
At RLB, our supply chain and procurement management experts work alongside you to anticipate risks and develop practical, proven strategies, backed by deep hands-on experience across a range of industries.
By partnering with us, you tap into a global network of suppliers, giving you faster lead times, better pricing and fewer disruptions.
Data centre growth seen in scaled schemes and retrofits
As demand for computing power rises, developers are turning to options from hyper-scale data centres to smaller urban schemes as well as retrofitting suitable commercial and industrial space.
Data centres forecast to drive commercial growth
Data centre jobs are expected to drive commercial construction growth in the next two years, according to two new reports.
Data centre construction must focus on data
Data centre owners and contractors must focus on data-driven planning of their new builds and retrofits for the UK and Europe to meet the demands of big data.
SUSTAINABILITY: WHY BOTHER?
Learning from successes as we reach for seemingly impossible targets
Experts discuss how industry can address climate change
While construction growth over the coming decade is likely to benefit from technological developments in the industry, it will also have to address environmental imperatives.
Why construction needs a consistent approach to whole-life carbon
As we move into the second quarter of 2025, Mike Bentham reflects on the built environment’s progress to manage carbon emissions and meet the UK’s net-zero target.
The Midlands’ path to achieving net zero emissions in the built environment
Our Building the Future Think Tank, in partnership with Constructing Excellence Midlands, hosted a regional roundtable sponsored by the Structural Timber Association in Birmingham recently.
Using Public-Private Partnerships to Navigate to Net Zero
With the UK Net Zero Strategy targeting a 50% reduction in emissions from public sector buildings by 2032 and 75% by 2037, compared to 2017 levels, public sector estates directors face significant challenges in decarbonising their estates.
I:ROBOT BECOMING A REALITY
Trusting data and the role humans play in the future of the built environment
AI: Information Integrity
As AI reshapes how we engage with information, Emma Hooper, head of information management strategy at RLB Digital, explores how we can refine large language models to improve accuracy, reduce bias, and uphold data integrity.
Building a digitally proficient construction industry
As digital tools become integral to construction processes, ensuring technology is used responsibly, ethically, and effectively remains a top priority.
Look, listen, act: the three steps to digital transformation
What’s the best way to approach and achieve digital transformation? Do you need new technology or not? Michelle Zompi and Malak Abdelmoaty of RLB Digital speak to BIMPlus and reveal their three steps to success.
DELVING INTO DE&I
Do we need a different approach to deliver an inclusive industry?
What it’s like working at… Rider Levett Bucknall
Working for an employee-owned business allows people to take control of their career, Sarah Draper, partner, head of people and culture, tells CM.
Rider Levett Bucknall CEO: ‘Understand what value means to employees’
New Rider Levett Bucknall CEO Andrew Reynolds says a motivated workforce, armed with skills for a rapidly changing construction industry, is key to the consultant’s future. Neil Gerrard spoke to him. Tom campbell.
The needle needs to move on leadership positions for women
Lorraine Williamson is a senior associate at Rider Levett Bucknall Having loved to draw at school, and with no career guidance, I decided to be an architect. However, upon realising the disparity between artistic and technical drawing, I realised this was not for me.
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