University of the Built Environment

From heritage significance and carbon reduction to accessibility, viability and new technology, Associate Professor David Hourihan, Head of School – Real Estate and Innovation, argues that building conservation depends on informed professional ju...

By Dominic Bottone
Senior lecturer, BSc (Hons) Building Surveying

To those of you brought up on Winnie-the-Pooh, you will know that...

A proposed scheme offering first-time buyers the chance to purchase a new-build home with just a 2.5% deposit sounds attractive. But Jordan Turner, senior lecturer in Real Estate at the University of the Built Environment, argues that beneath the headline ...

By Linda Serck and Kathy Matthews

Ten years after our Reading office achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating, just how far has the University of the Built Environment gone in making sustainability a part of everyday life?

Look down the next time you walk thro...

By Jason Phelps
Built Environment Senior Lecturer

This article examines the legal principles of contract formation and what is required to create a binding agreement between two parties. These foundational concepts are central to the study and ...