Construction cost and carbon experts at the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) are calling for more decisive investment action from the government after a slow first year in power. Chief economist Dr David Crosthwaite said the government must prioritise a ...
Read More »Office Conversions and Demolitions Will Exceed New Construction in 2025 For the First Time in Several Years
CBRE found more than 23 million sq. ft. of office space planned for conversion or demolition this year, which exceeds the amount of new construction. More office space will be removed from the U.S. market this year than added to ...
Read More »New initiative launched by UKGBC to scale sustainable solutions for built environment
A new initiative has been launched by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) designed to increase the adoption of sustainable solutions in the built environment and help them scale. According to UKGBC, many solutions currently struggle with issues of “pilotisation” ...
Read More »Gender diversity needs to be a strategic priority if the built environment industry is to tackle skills crisis
Tackling the UK construction sector’s biggest challenge will prove impossible as long as businesses persist in simultaneously paying ‘lip service’ to gender diversity while refusing to make structural and cultural changes to their operations, according to the Circle Partnership. PwC’s ...
Read More »RICS Annual Review 2024 reveals a year of ‘significant progress’
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2024 Annual Review showcases a year of significant progress in modernising the profession, expanding membership, and leading on global sustainability standards. In a landmark year, RICS membership in the UK surpassed 100,000 for ...
Read More »CIBSE Measuring Performance Conference: Turning Data into Action
Exclusive FMJ Reader Discount: Use code “FMJ2025” at checkout! The built environment continues to face unprecedented challenges in meeting sustainability targets while delivering exceptional building performance. As the industry navigates the complex landscape of Net Zero commitments and technological innovation, ...
Read More »Built environment firms warned not to ‘fake’ diversity
Construction industry diversity champion, Amos Simbo OBE, has warned built environment companies shouldn’t do anything about improving the diversity of their workforces if they don’t truly believe in it. Simbo, founder of the Black Professionals in Construction (BPIC) network told the ...
Read More »Brookfield Properties gets approval for Square Mile’s latest destination office transformation
Brookfield Properties has secured planning permission for 300,000 sq. ft of new grade-A offices set in a revitalised public realm after the City of London Corporation approved its sustainability-led transformation of 1 Moor Lane. The Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM-designed ...
Read More »An informative initiative
Mats Broman, CEO of SWG explains the benefits of the Information Management Initiative (IMI) to the FM sector Data has long been recognised as the key to facilities management, and the Information Management Initiative (IMI) seeks to provide a framework ...
Read More »New trade body to drive professionalism in the property flood resilience sector
The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) launches with a mission to support, promote, and grow the property flood resilience (PFR) sector as it becomes an increasingly mainstream part of construction and environmental resilience strategies. Until now, there has been ...
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