Insights

This 2nd Cobalt Conversations event aimed to analyse and understand the impact of using inclusive language in the workplace, in job descriptions and in general, and discuss the challenges people are facing in approaching the ever-changing discourse around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

​The career path of a building surveyor can take many different routes; through traditional building consultancy, multi-disciplinary, agency, prop co, developer or even fund. Many surveyors feel they are working up the ranks for the opportunity to move ‘client-side’ to achieve the ultimate goal and status. However, not every surveyor is suited to that environment. See our review to try and help you make that decision.

Cobalt Recruitment hosted their first Cobalt Conversations event, starting conversations about the challenges faced when driving diversity and inclusion within real estate.

​Cobalt's 2022 Mental Health & Wellbeing Survey reveals three-quarters of professionals in the built environment would look for a new job if their employer wasn’t looking after their mental health and wellbeing. See more about this and further insights in our Report.

We are proud to launch our dedicated ESG recruitment division for the real estate sector - a combination of work between our 20 years' in real estate recruitment and our sister brand, Comanos, leading recruitment in renewables.

At Cobalt, we know that diversity should be a priority for all organisations in the real estate and construction sectors. That's why in 2022 we developed a new diversity survey sent to candidates, capturing as much detail as possible about those who are job-seeking in these sectors, so to be able to deliver real insights to the market.

We ask in this piece, is acquiring a RICS membership worth it for building surveyors and those across the built environment.

The Sagrada Familia is simultaneously an unfinished building that has been under construction for almost 140 years, an iconic building that stands as a symbol for an entire city, and a spiritual building that is arguably the most impressive place of worship on the planet. Read its story here.

The advancement of technology and the ambition of mankind have enabled the constant evolution of infrastructure. Great ambition, however, often comes at an even greater price. Here are seven of the most expensive infrastructure projects in the world.

Cities are places that are centred around its people. An expertly constructed city is innovative in aesthetics, sustainability, and architecture. See our examples of some of the world's best here.

Man-made beaches show that you really can beat mother nature at her own game. See some of the most impressive examples developed all round the world in this piece.

Sustainability is now an architectural requirement as much as aesthetics or security. Here we’ve selected five of the world’s most impressive buildings using clean energy on a massive scale.