Incorporating Sustainability into the Public Estate with Paul Broadbent FRICS and Philip McClay FRICS #152

The RICS Podcast

07-10-2024 • 39 mins

The public sector is incredibly diverse with respect to the built environment, with schools, hospitals and prisons all carrying unique infrastructure demands, but how can they all deliver the same sustainable future?

This week’s episode of The RICS Podcast focuses on sustainability in the public estate, the specific challenges that come with the public sector vs the private sector, how we’re weaving social value into sustainability goals, and more.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

  • How carbon impacts are starting to influence decisions made in the public sector
  • Thinking of building performance with regard to energy efficiency
  • Affordability of sustainable initiatives, and how much can be achieved simply through small behaviour changes
  • How social value is influencing sustainability strategies
  • Essential skills for new surveyors entering the profession

Paul Broadbent FRICS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbroadbent/
Philip McClay MRICS: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-mcclay-14668a53/
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/