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CIBSE has mixed response to UK Government position on whole-life carbon assessments

CIBSE has welcomed the Government’s recognition that whole-life carbon assessments will play an important role in decarbonising the UK’s buildings. However, the body for building services professionals is disappointed that it has rejected the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendation to introduce ...

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Circularity in Practice initiative launches

Circularity in Practice, a new, nationwide, voluntary initiative inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, that brings businesses together to encourage circularity, designing out waste, focusing on reuse, high‑quality recycling, remanufacturing, and repurposing, where we live and work has launched. ...

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New climate adaptation guidance published by IWFM

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has published a new guidance note, Climate Adaptation for WFM, to help organisations strengthen the resilience of their workplaces and estates in response to escalating climate risks. Extreme heat, intense rainfall, flooding ...

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Tendra Technical Services appoints new head of project management office

Sarah Foley has been appointed as Head of Project Management Office (PMO) at Tendra Technical Services to help drive its strategic business objectives. Established by the Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund II (Triton) in December 2025, Tendra’s aim is to become ...

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Over half of FM teams are not confident in achieving compliance, finds new survey 

New data from SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, reveals the FM industry’s biggest challenges, from compliance and budget constraints to technology and AI adoption. According to a recent survey, 72 per cent of FM professionals stated that improving ...

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Version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is published

Version 1 of the UK’s first cross-industry Standard for Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings has been published. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (“the Standard”) is a free-to-access technical standard that will enable the built environment to robustly prove ...

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BSRIA launches Guide of Guides

BSRIA, the science-driven independent organisation providing practical guidance and commercial solutions for the built environment, has launched BSRIA Guide of Guides, a new online directory designed to help the building services community cut through a complex guidance landscape. It brings ...

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Winners of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026 revealed

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the winners of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2026 which recognise projects, products and professionals delivering measurable building performance outcomes and advancing excellence in building services engineering. The Awards, hosted ...

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RICS calls for expressions of interest in new data, analytics and intelligence pathway

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced a new pilot programme for a new Data, Analytics and Intelligence pathway to become a chartered surveyor. This innovation is designed to meet the growing demand for advanced digital and data-driven ...

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Baxi signs up to support London’s green skills initiative

Baxi, a leading manufacturer of heating and hot water solutions, has become a Level 3 signatory of the Future Skyline Skills Commitment, adding its name to a growing list of leading construction firms and suppliers supporting the green skills initiative ...

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