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Buildings, technology, and the gap between them. Craig writes about what he sees on site, what the industry gets wrong, and what better looks like.

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The Bigger Picture: ISO 55001 and Asset Management Maturity
Asset Management · Jul 2, 2026

The Bigger Picture: ISO 55001 and Asset Management Maturity

“What does maturity in asset management look like?” As someone who spends most of their time in and around physical assets, inspecting them, identifying failures, and translating condition…

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A Space Shuttle Landing on the Shard
Building Pathology Fire Safety Sep 2025

A Space Shuttle Landing on the Shard

Part 1 titled “The Building Detective” precedes this article, introducing ODEC which is applied below. It can be read beforehand, here. Here’s…

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The Building Detective
Building Pathology Sep 2025

The Building Detective

12 May 2023 Maddy: Jonathan, we’re looking at a scenario for which there is absolutely no conceivable explanation. Jonathan: There’s always an…

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Destination: Dilapidations
Commercial Property Sep 2025

Destination: Dilapidations

This article first appeared in the print edition of RICS Building Surveying Journal, July-August 2018, where it was edited for formatting and…

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Inspecting the Queenslander home
Building Inspections Heritage residential Sep 2025

Inspecting the Queenslander home

Homes in Australia come in all shapes and sizes, but none more recognisable than the Queenslander home. The surveyor should be mindful…

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Surveying Safely in the Outback
Health & Safety Sep 2025

Surveying Safely in the Outback

The second edition of the RICS Surveying safely guidance note, which became effective in February, contains valuable lessons for all surveyors (rics.org/surveyingsafely).…

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Building Inspections Technology & AI Sep 2017

Which Camera?

29 September 2017 A client recently asked me, “what type of camera best suits your needs for surveys?” I enjoy photography as…

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Rise of the robot
Technology & AI Jul 2017

Rise of the robot

According to the Q4 2016 Global PropTech Confidence Index prepared by MetaProp NYC, there are signs that both investors and the chief…

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Asset Management Technology & AI Aug 2016

Stock Condition Assessments: A data capture story

16 August 2016 The year is 2008. How do you collect and report on condition data from 1,500 domestic properties? A private…

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A picture paints 1,000 words
Building Inspections Technology & AI Feb 2016

A picture paints 1,000 words

The profession is becoming increasingly comfortable with technology as it gains traction, and grows in relevance and importance, as table 1 indicates.…

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