E-commerce boom triggers transformation in retail logistics: Driving a global wave of demand for new logistics facilities

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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It is not as easy as translating your bricks and mortar strategy to an online platform. Nor can you simply upgrade your existing e-tail model. No, global e-commerce is highly complex because market conditions vary hugely between countries due to differences in internet penetration, smart phone usage, demographics, regulatory climate, logistics and transport infrastructure, and industrial real estate options. Mastering these factors can provide a platform for your success. This white paper, the first in a series of three, takes a close look at the hurdles and opportunities, changes and challenges business face when entering this dynamic landscape.

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ShopFront

Posted on: 13 November 2013
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ShopFront is CBRE’s annual review of retail markets in 2013 and trends for 2014. Now in its fifth year, the publication is more extensive than ever, profiling 49 countries from across the five continents. This year, the feature articles explore shopping centre innovation, the increasing investor appetite for secondary centres, and insight into the shopping habits of the modern consumer.

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Biodiversity offsetting

Posted on: 12 November 2013
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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the Government consultation on Biodiversity offsetting in England, which proposes to introduce a system for allowing biodiversity loss associated with developments to be measured and offset against compensatory biodiversity gain elsewhere. The Committee has published a report of its findings, concluding that while Government plans to introduce a system of ‘biodiversity offsetting’ for new building developments could enhance the way the planning system accounts for the damage done to valuable natural habitats, the proposals must be improved to properly protect Britain’s wildlife and woodlands.

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BIM and the infrastructure challenge

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly mandated for construction projects but most focus has been on BIM for buildings. Many of the same advantages of BIM are applicable in design, construction and management of infrastructure projects but some of the challenges in realising these are very different. A recent webinar from the New Civil Engineer, in association with Excitech, set out to explain how BIM techniques can be adopted in simple steps. This web seminar introduced, as a reminder, the potential benefts of BIM for infrastructure. Some of the challenges for BIM in infrastructure were then discussed along with some of the potential solutions. Real-life examples from the water industry and highways sector showed what can be achieved.

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Risk assessment/management for incentive events

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This paper provides incentive planners with a broad overview of what to do when an unlikely event, such as a natural disaster, government/labour unrest, a transportation disruption, a medical emergency, or an act of terrorism or violence, occurs. Although the paper’s authors concede that there is no single management technique for every identifiable risk, they do offer some key resources for planners to consult with, and offer a template for developing a plan.

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The Land Trust Annual Report 2012-2013

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The annual report of the open space management charity, the Land Trust details how six of its spaces have had a massive effect on a range of vital issues, including selling houses, flood resilience and bringing landfill sites back into beneficial use.

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London demand

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London needs 50,000 new homes a year, the equivalent of 18 new Olympic Villages and roughly double the current building rate, to address its growing housing crisis, according to  international real estate adviser, Savills, in a new report. The report argues that homes are needed across all tenures. Over a third (31%) of the requirement is for affordable homes (including anything not at market price), 27 per cent for market sale, but the biggest requirement (41%) is for homes available to rent.

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Europe’s Hub Airport: Connects city regions and London to the world

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The Thames Estuary Research and Development Company have published their plans for the new Thames Estuary Airport.

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A coastal concordat for England

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This coastal concordat is an agreement between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Transport, the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Local Government Association’s Coastal Special Interest Group.1 It sets out the principles according to which the regulatory and advisory bodies propose to work with local planning authorities2 to enable sustainable growth in the coastal zone.

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Massive civil engineering projects worldwide: BIM comes of age

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This blog looks at the use of BIM in major infrastructure projects, including London Victoria Underground.

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