Rider Levett Bucknall RLB

Our team from RLB in Singapore was pleased to participate in the Society of Project Managers (SPM) 31st Annual Dinner on 15 September 2026, with our director, William Lim, representing RLB alongside fellow professionals from across the project management community for an evening of connection and reflection.   Beyond the celebrations, occasions like these highlight the important role that professional institutions play in supporting the people behind the industry. Through knowledge sharing, networking, mentorship and continuous learning, professional bodies provide valuable platforms for practitioners at every stage of their careers to learn, connect and grow together.   For those working in project management and the wider built environment, professional development is a continuous journey. The exchange of experiences, ideas and perspectives across the industry helps strengthen not only individual careers, but also the profession as a whole.   We look forward to continuing our engagement with the professional community, learning from one another and contributing to the continued growth and development of the project management profession.

𝟴𝟯𝟮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀. 𝟲.𝟱 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝟯𝟭𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝟭𝟱.𝟰 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵. We can measure almost everything about these artworks except the thing that makes them worth having.   Fiona Doherty, a quantity surveyor, on the limits of measurement. Researchers have fitted people with eye-trackers in Vienna's streets and found art holds a gaze longer than greenery. Others have correlated public murals with pedestrian activity.   But foot traffic can't tell you about beauty, surprise, humour or memory.   Quantity surveyors will keep measuring. We should never confuse what can be counted with what counts.   🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 '𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗺𝗽' 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gv_ybgJU   #Perspective2026 #PublicArt

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻.   Building activity rose 4.8 per cent in the June 2026 quarter, with growth in both residential and non-residential work. But the recovery isn't on solid ground yet.   RLB's Forecast 117 – New Zealand Trends in Property and Construction, prepared by NZIER exclusively for RLB, finds: • Dwelling consents are up 21 per cent on last year • Non-residential demand remains subdued, with consented work down 2.5 per cent • A $290 billion infrastructure pipeline provides forward support • Non-residential construction cost inflation is forecast to remain close to 3 per cent through 2027 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗗𝗙: https://lnkd.in/gmVp_7Pg   #Construction #NewZealand #Property #Infrastructure #ConstructionEconomics

𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁. If the design underneath is still unstable, the technology doesn't create certainty. It updates uncertainty faster.   Jack Kennedy MRICS on the difference between automation and assurance: stepping on the scales every hour doesn't tell you more about your health. It just makes you hyperaware of normal fluctuation.   The future of cost management should absolutely be more digital, more connected, more analytical. But a poorly structured model linked to a cost library doesn't become intelligent because it updates quickly. It becomes a fast-moving liability.   🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 '𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹' 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eiEjEQET   #Perspective2026 #CostManagement

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝟴𝟵𝟲. The 29th edition of the RLB Crane Index® recorded 896 cranes across the country's major centres, pushing the national index to a record 210 points. But the boom isn't evenly shared. Melbourne set a new benchmark at 224 cranes, edging past its Q1 2019 peak of 222, with residential and data centre activity leading the growth. The Gold Coast reached a record 82 and continues to outnumber Brisbane, which rose to 80. Growth also spread beyond the biggest capitals. The Sunshine Coast doubled to 16, Perth rose to 48, and Wollongong and Shellharbour climbed to 32. Sydney remains the largest market by a wide margin at 336 cranes, but it is easing as residential crane numbers decline. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: https://lnkd.in/gytWCb2f #RLBCraneIndex #Construction #Australia

𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟯 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀. New Zealand's crane count has turned higher, with the South Island leading the way. The 26th edition of the RLB Crane Index® recorded 106 long-term cranes across the seven major centres, up from 102. The three South Island centres now account for almost a third of the national total. Queenstown and Christchurch each added five cranes, reaching 16 and 13. Residential work dominates in Queenstown, while civic projects drove Christchurch's increase. Dunedin rose to four cranes, all on the New Dunedin Hospital. Auckland held steady at 58, more than half the national total, while Tauranga and Hamilton fell back. The national index rose from 129 to 134 points. That signals tentative stabilisation rather than a broad-based recovery, but dwelling consents rose in every region covered, an encouraging forward indicator. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: https://lnkd.in/gNZs8Bw8 #RLBCraneIndex #Construction #NewZealand

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. "They're rising over data centre campuses, student residences and retail centres, while hospitality is resurging across KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town and the Winelands. Three years ago, these were separate niches; today they signal a broader shift toward dense, tech-enabled living nodes alongside a renewed appetite for leisure and tourism infrastructure." Nicolas Sheard https://lnkd.in/gy3-KfyT #Perspective2026

𝗔 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀. "Five years later, they elevated logos of branded residences across the skyline. Today, they move with purpose around data centres, logistics hubs, and critical infrastructure. Tomorrow, they will continue to swing across a maturing city, not as symbols of their booms, but of building smarter, renewing better and enabling the next generation of innovation." Seb Davies https://lnkd.in/gy3-KfyT #Perspective2026

RLB in Singapore is committed to Thought Leadership, and every year, we strive to share our insights with our valued Clients and industry partners through our annual RLB seminar. This year’s seminar, held at the Stephen Riady Auditorium at NTUC Centre, brought together professionals across the Built Environment sector to explore the evolving construction landscape and the challenges shaping project delivery in today’s market. The seminar aimed to offer valuable perspectives on how to navigate an increasingly complex project environment filled with risk and uncertainly. Our lineup covered three key topics: 🔹 Construction Cost Trend & Market Update by our Director Lai Sun Mei 🔹 Assessing Construction Delay Claims with insights from our PM Director William Lim, and our experienced Project Management team 🔹 Panel Discussion: “Mitigating Tender Risk Premium: Building Better Outcomes Through Smart Procurement”, featuring our panel of distinguished industry professionals Our Managing Directors Sr Silas Loh and Sr Colin Kin, were joined by panellists Christopher Chuah, of Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC, Dominic Choy of Hexacon Construction, and Haja Kamaludeen of Kajima Overseas Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. The panel discussed how a clear allocation of risk in tender documentation, serves both the Employer and Contractor. Strategic procurement decisions taken before award, clearly influence tender price and it is important that cost consultants clearly advise clients holistically on how to effectively deal with any market risk. We are grateful for the active participation, thoughtful questions and engaging discussions that made the seminar a meaningful platform for knowledge sharing and industry exchange. A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers, panellists, attendees and partners. We look forward to continuing the conversation, sharing knowledge and working together to shape the future of the Built Environment. Please Check Out the Seminar Reel below: https://lnkd.in/ec72vGVb

𝟱𝟮,𝟳𝟲𝟵 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸. Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium was the largest single-site private sector development in the UK during its construction, built on the infilled Bramley-Moore Dock on Liverpool's waterfront.   More than 450,000 square metres of sand was dredged from the Irish Sea and brought in by boat, saving thousands of lorry journeys. 95% of materials on site were reused. A Grade II-listed hydraulic tower from 1883 was remediated and kept.   The projected return: £1.3 billion to the local economy, thousands of jobs, and 1.4 million visitors a year to the Liverpool City Region.   Eddie Visscher, who worked on it from 2015: “𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.” 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 '𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲' 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/e26sMgSQ   #Perspective2026 #Regeneration