University of the Built Environment
A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from University of the Built Environment’s Vice Chancellor and academics.
By Marc Fleming Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader, Architectural Design Technology More than one in four UK businesses fell victim to a building-linked cyber-attack last year, according to a RICS…
By Jordan Turner Lecturer The UK Green Building Council’s new 'Climate Resilience Roadmap' pulls no punches: Britain’s built environment is already “facing an urgent reality” when it comes to climate hazards,…
by Dr James Ritson, Programme Leader, MSc Building Surveying, University College of Estate Management As inhabitants, our relationship with the built environment is almost symbiotic, driving us forward and helping…
Dr Graeme Larsen, Associate Dean of Sustainability, University College of Estate Management The construction sector is performing a balancing act. It is suspended on a tightrope, high above a cityscape,…
A common entry route into the built environment sector is through a family connection, and this is no different for the Solanki family. Less common, as in their case, is…
Nominations are open for this year’s UCEM Alumni Award, which goes to a former student of ours who has made an outstanding contribution in their early career towards creating a…
Here, at UCEM, we hold the Responsible Futures accreditation mark which is a change programme hosted by Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK). The programme aims to support institutions in…
The building control profession is one of the lesser understood roles within the built environment so we decided to speak to some people that have been working in it for…
The diversity of an industry is a key consideration when deciding what kind of career you wish to pursue. This plays a part in how welcoming you would judge a…
It’s National Careers Week this week so we thought it would make sense to offer some careers advice for aspiring built environment professionals, and who better to provide it than…
Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on UCEM’s successful Ofsted inspection and the hard work which went into it, and invites stakeholders…
How exactly do you go about embedding sustainability across a university’s curriculum? This is the question we posed to our associate dean, Cathy Higgs, and building surveying programme leader, James…
