The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) recently hosted its Annual World Built Environment Forum at NYU Stern School of Business in New York City. The event brought together industry experts, practitioners, and academics to discuss real estate’s key issues such as sustainability, digitization and hybrid work.
Panel discussions highlighted the difficulties faced by older buildings, the lack of urgency in affordable housing development and how technology will shape the future of industry. The conference emphasized ethical leadership within the profession to drive change in environmental, social and governance practices.
The forum sought to foster collaboration among professionals from multiple sectors including policymakers and academics with a focus on sustainable development; urban planning; housing; infrastructure etc..
