CIBSE’s recent conference, ‘Building Performance Reimagined – What’s Next?’, brought together senior engineers, architects, innovators and policymakers at the Royal Society in London to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities within building performance. Aligned with 2024–25 CIBSE President Fiona Cousins’ ...
Read More »Midland Metropolitan University Hospital named as one of four overall winners of the 2025 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence
Four outstanding built environment projects have been named the overall winners of the 2025 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Europe Awards for Excellence from this year’s 10 finalists. The diverse winning projects include a social housing project in Milan situated on ...
Read More »Demand for green buildings has slowed according to RICS Sustainability Report
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, revealing a slowdown in global demand growth for sustainable buildings and a concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects. The report, based on insight ...
Read More »UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard moves closer to launch this winter
UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has announced Bureau Veritas as the preferred bidder for the role of the Standard’s Verification Administrator. As preferred bidder in the second stage of the tender for the role, Bureau Veritas is ...
Read More »RICS survey reveals significant and widening skills shortages in surveying sector
A new survey by RICS reveals critical skills shortages in UK and Global surveying sector. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a first-of-its-kind surveying skills report which measures the state of skills in the global surveying profession. ...
Read More »RICS publishes new insight paper on flooding and property
A landmark practice information paper, Flooding and its implications for property professionals, providing the profession with a comprehensive overview of the growing challenges and responsibilities associated with flood risk across the UK has been published today by the Royal Institution ...
Read More »Lucy Jeynes appointed first female chair of governors at South & City College Birmingham
Lucy Jeynes, a respected figure in the facilities management sector and founding Director of Leamington-based Larch Consulting, has been appointed Chair of Governors at South & City College Birmingham (SCCB). Over a 35-year FM career, Jeynes has advised major organisations ...
Read More »IWFM publishes Sustainability Survey Report 2025
The IWFM Sustainability Report draws on the findings of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s recent Sustainability Survey, which cast a wide net to understand the workplace and facilities management industry’s approach to climate change. Although the report – ...
Read More »RICS elects senior vice president for 2026
Susanne Eickermann-Riepe FRICS has been elected to join the RICS Presidential Team as Senior Vice President (SVP) for 2026. In a career spanning 40 years, Eickermann-Riepe, who is a Civil Engineer, holds extensive experience in senior roles and board positions ...
Read More »Ten projects named as 2025 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence finalists
Ten built environment projects from eight countries across the EMEA region have been announced as the finalists in the sixth annual ULI Europe Awards for Excellence, which recognise exemplar projects and programmes in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. This ...
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