The leading event for the smart buildings sector, Smart Buildings Show, returned to ExCeL London on 12-13 October and once again attracted visitors from across the industry. The 2022 show boasted over 70 exhibitors showcasing the latest product innovations designed ...

By Chintan Soni, CEO and Co-Founder of Ecolibrium Research from the World Economic Forum has found that the built environment is responsible for 40 per cent of global energy consumption and 33 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, with one-fifth ...

National guidance has been published by standards body, BSI, for building designers and planners to consider accessibility for a neurodiverse population. Building designers and public planners have long been responsible for ensuring that the built environment is accessible to people ...

Undoubtedly, buildings’ sustainable management and maintenance are at the forefront of many minds, with a significant shift in how facilities managers view their long-term refurbishment and asset management programmes. With many businesses implementing clear environmental targets for the coming years, ...

Mitakshi Sirsi, Sustainability Director at architecture and design practice WILL+ Partners and Chair of the Sustainability Community at CoreNet UK explains why the built environment needs to work together to make buildings more sustainable The extreme weather this summer and ...

The UK BIM Alliance, the independent, not-for-profit organisation established in 2016 to champion implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in the UK, is changing its name to ‘nima’. The name, also the Greek word for ‘thread’, is not an abbreviation. ...

Visitors to Smart Buildings Show 2022 (12 – 13 October, ExCeL, London) can expect a top class conference line up which will tackle all of the big industry topics such as rising energy costs and the net zero challenge. With ...

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 ...

Progress is being seen in some aspects of the built environment on the drive to be more sustainable, according to RICS Sustainability Report 2022, however the rate of advancement needs to accelerate significantly and become more widespread. The report, which ...

Smart Buildings Show has announced its eagerly anticipated conference programme and it promises to be the most diverse and compelling one yet. The impressive conference programme features over 50 presentations which will tackle all of today’s big issues from the ...