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Climate goals: Is the built environment delivering on Glasgow’s promises?

By George Adams, Director of Energy and Engineering, SPIE UK Ahead of last year’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow and the signing of the Climate Pact, the UK government launched its flagship Net Zero Strategy to move forward on its ...

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Outside track

Daniel Took, Head of Professional Product Marketing at Kärcher UK discusses why stopping dirt entering buildings is the most cost-effective way of maintaining both building exteriors and interiors this winter Tackling the build-up of dirt is an everyday conundrum for ...

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Mental checklist

Mental health issues which impact employee wellbeing can be a significant cause for long-term absence. But there are a number of ways you can support new ways of working for a healthier, happier workforce says Richard Harris, Founder and Managing ...

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Remotely well

Karl Cundill, Partner at LitmusFM, looks at how businesses can manage their energy performance, ensure environmental consistency and transform the way their facilities are managed, all through their Building Management System Building Management Systems (BMS) have huge potential to not ...

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Building regulations add to Net Zero drive

ECA technical experts Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, and Shahid Khan, ECA Technical Manager discuss how new Building and Wiring Regulations are enabling the transition to net zero As low-carbon technology and energy efficiency take centre-stage ...

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Home and office comforts

Sam Rylands, Head of Marketing at Durable UK, explains why FMs need to combine the advantages of working at home and in the office to enhance employee wellbeing One of the biggest issues currently faced by managers of facilities, is ...

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Scope 3 FM emissions

Kieran King, Sustainability Consultant for the SFMI & Acclaro Advisory on ways to help close the potential gap in building life-cycle emissions, where FM Scope 3 is currently excluded There has been a recent rise in companies beginning to look ...

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Cold facts

Winter maintenance should be an all-year-round job. This is why, says Jonathan Sharpe Marketing Manager at OUTCO, September is a good time to prepare for every eventuality Outside of the winter months it is easy to forget that all too ...

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Life safety leverage

Cleo Cosens of Pulse Systems and Antonio Carvalho from EFT explain why technology is evolving in the life safety industry, by leveraging the power of automation All too often visibility and control is lacking in life safety. Engineers attend sites ...

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ESG + FM = outstanding school assets

Schools are not just about academic success, they play a much broader role in our society. It’s why FM, within the context of the ESG principles – Environmental, Social and Governance, has never been as important as it is today, ...

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