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Seven Key Skills for a Facilities Manager

Seven Key Skills for a Facilities Manager

From relationship-building to project management, see the range of strengths and core skills facilities managers must have to be successful in their careers below.
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7 of the most expensive infrastructure projects of all time

7 of the most expensive infrastructure projects of all time

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.
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Five of the best designed cities in the world

Five of the best designed cities 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.
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Seven Key Skills for an Asset Manager

Seven Key Skills for an Asset Manager

The move from property management to asset management is often seen as a natural one and something many professionals are looking to action. See our 7 key traits for an Asset Manager to have.
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The Five Oldest Banks in the World

The Five Oldest Banks in the World

Banking institutions have been founded all over the world since the 1400s, with some of the oldest banks and their stories of development over hundreds of years featured in this piece.
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Man-Made: Best man-made beaches in the world

Man-Made: Best man-made beaches in the world

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.
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Why Build To Rent might be the answer to London's housing crisis

Why Build To Rent might be the answer to London's housing crisis

We explore why Build To Rent might be the answer to London's housing crisis and why it could be good for investors, potential residents and recruitment opportunities in residential management.
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Clean Energy Giants: The world’s five most sustainable buildings

Clean Energy Giants: The world’s five most sustainable buildings

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.
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What the workplaces of the future will look like

What the workplaces of the future will look like

The modern workplace has undergone dramatic changes are we’re now in an era where the workplace has become a mix of the digital and the physical. We discuss these changes in this piece.
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Around the World in 80 Engineering Wonders: Three Gorges Dam, China

Around the World in 80 Engineering Wonders: Three Gorges Dam, China

The Three Gorges Dam is the largest power station in the world, opening in 2003 and fully operational by 2012. Find out how it was constructed and what its development has meant for those in China.
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William Welch Deloitte: A Pioneer in Accounting

William Welch Deloitte: A Pioneer in Accounting

As one of the key pioneers of the accounting profession, William Welch Deloitte made a huge impact. Find out about his career, including founding Deloitte in 1845, in our bio piece here.
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Commercial vs reporting finance roles

Commercial vs reporting finance roles

You've spent three years, learning your trade, revising for your ACA exams, waiting for your results and passing! Now, should you pursue a commercial or reporting real estate finance role? See our thoughts here.
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