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    Perspective 2023 vol 2

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    Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Each year it feels like the world is getting faster – and we have the data to prove it.  It took 75 years before the telephone had 100 million users, but just 16 years for the mobile phone to reach the same milestone. The internet raced past ...

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    Block by block: Smart contracts in South Africa

    In a highly competitive industry like construction, smart contracts can provide a secure and reliable way to conduct transactions when traditional contracting may fall short. In South Africa, where regulation, limited resources and low...

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    Perspective 2023 vol 1

    When I began my career in the built environment, over 30 years ago, I never imagined that our industry would be integral to the delivery of social change and climate action. I never considered that we would play a critical role in tackling gender ...

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    Navigating modern day mining projects

    Global warming and climate change are arguably in the top 5 most important problems facing the world today.  Countries, sectors, industries, and individuals alike are focused on and striving for net carbon zero targets in the very near future ...

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    Perspective 2023 vol 2

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

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  • Perspective 2023 vol 2

    Block by block: Smart contracts in South Africa

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

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  • International Report

    Headwinds and headaches for global construction industry

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

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  • Perspective

    Perspective 2023 vol 1

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

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  • International Report

    Challenges and opportunities in the post Covid-19 world

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

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  • Future Thinking

    Planning a positive legacy from mega-event projects

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

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  • Perspective

    Perspective 2022 vol 2

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

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  • Perspective 2022 vol 2

    Mega mind shift

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

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  • Market Research

    Global State of the Market Report

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

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  • Digital Transformation

    That 5D Feeling: An insight into the recent Middle East BIM uptrend

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

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  • International Report

    Strong post Covid-19 demand tempered by short term disruption

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

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  • Perspective

    Perspective 2022 vol 1

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

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  • Perspective 2022 vol 1

    The Cost of Building in Africa

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

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  • Perspective 2022 vol 1

    Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment In South Africa

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

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  • International Report

    Global Construction Market Activity Positive according to Q4 International Report

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 11

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 10

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

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  • International Report

    Global border closures continue to impact construction markets

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

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  • Future Thinking

    State of the Market: African investment and growth opportunities in data centres

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

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  • Perspective

    Perspective 2021 edition, a global magazine by Rider Levett Bucknall

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

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  • Market Research

    Covid-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 9

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 8

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

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  • Market Research

    How COVID-19 has impacted global construction markets

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

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  • Future Thinking

    International Women’s Day 2021

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

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  • Future Thinking

    BIM brings imagination to life

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 7

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 6

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

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  • International Report

    RLB Global Construction Market Intelligence Report Q2 2020

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 5

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

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  • Digital Transformation

    Building Information Modelling & Digital Technologies

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 4

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

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  • Market Research

    COVID-19: Global Survey Report, Issue 3

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    Issue 3 of our Global Report provides a comparative analysis of the views of our colleagues across ...

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  • Perspective

    Perspective, a global magazine by Rider Levett Bucknall

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    Cities around the world are shaped by their built environment and constructed with the intent to ...

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  • Capability

    RLB BIM Guidance Protocol Part 3

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    A guide for clients and designers stating the tasks/processes RLB would like them to undertake, so ...

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  • International Report

    Global construction growth to slow after 10 strong years

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    According to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) 2nd Quarter 2019 International Report, the strong ...

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  • International Report

    RLB Global Construction Market Intelligence Report Q2 2019

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    The International Report provides a half-yearly snapshot of construction market conditions and price...

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