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Mitie partners with Salesforce to develop ‘Emissions Intelligence’ service

‘Emissions Intelligence’ is the latest addition to Mitie’s ‘Plan Zero’, a suite of services to support organisations to decarbonise, improve efficiency and secure their energy supply. Mitie has launched a new managed carbon reporting and reduction service ‘Emissions Intelligence’ to ...

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Built environment institutes renew joint pledge to tackle global instability

With almost 70 per cent of the world’s population predicted to live in cities by 2050, major built environment professional institutes, including architects, planners, structural engineers and landscape practitioners, have renewed their joint pledge to collaborate to tackle urgent global ...

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CIBSE Building Performance Award winners 2024

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the winners of the 2024 Building Performance Awards which celebrate excellence in the built environment. The Awards took place on 29 February at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, bringing together ...

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BBP launches new Acquisitions Sustainability Toolkit

An enhanced Acquisitions Sustainability Toolkit, designed to support commercial property owners in assessing the sustainability characteristics of buildings during the acquisition phase has been launched by the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP). The refreshed Toolkit provides a detailed sustainability checklist for ...

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Places for London inspiring the next generation to work in the built environment

Places for London (Transport for London’s wholly owned commercial property company) has teamed up with Construction Youth Trust on its educational engagement programme to inspire the next generation to work in the built environment, which encompasses both the construction and ...

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Helvar HQ achieves Gold level WELL Certification

Helvar, a specialist provider of intelligent and energy-saving lighting solutions has announced that its Helvar HQ – Recertification project has achieved WELL Certification™ at the Gold level. The WELL Certification™ is a globally recognised standard for advancing health and wellbeing ...

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BCIS launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ Cost and Carbon Materials Database

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched a Cost and Carbon Materials Database to help the built environment sector make better informed decisions for their budgets and the environment. Said to be the “first-of-its-kind”, the new database is fully ...

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Experts call for regulation of embodied carbon emissions in construction

Leading construction industry and built environment experts from 11 organisations are calling on political party leaders to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK. UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Institution of ...

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Comprehensive guide to green buildings is released

IT cyber security and networking company, OryxAlign, has released a new guide, tailored for construction professionals, facilities managers and commercial real estate managers, to help them navigate the complexities of green certifications, offering insights into creating sustainable, healthy and secure ...

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EBSSA unveils work to codify competences and standards for industry

The Engineering and Building Services Skills Authority (EBSSA) is inviting multiple installer disciplines to begin codifying standards and competences for the sector. This initiative is part of wider industry and government efforts to ‘raise the bar’ on individual competence within ...

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