A series of recommendations by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) includes calls for a national maximum temperature for workplaces to protect workers’ safety and incentivise the deployment of cooling. How can this and other measures help FMs respond to rising UK temperatures? ...

Amey has extended its strategic partnership with climate tech growth partner, Sustainable Ventures, to identify, trial and scale climate technologies across the UK public estate. Through the partnership, Sustainable Ventures will connect Amey with its network of more than 1,000 ...

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup, Loughborough University and Inkling has launched the updated CIBSE TM59 Overheating risk in dwellings: A design stage methodology, providing the industry with revised guidance for assessing and mitigating overheating risk in new homes and major ...

Climate X, a leader in climate resilience analytics, has announced a new partnership with Mitie to help organisations identify, quantify and mitigate the physical impacts of climate change across their assets and operations. Through the partnership, Climate X’s climate risk ...

By Dan Cooke, Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs at CIWM. When organisations think about climate action, the conversation often centres on energy efficiency, renewable power and reducing carbon emissions from transport. These are all important priorities, but they ...

As we approach summer and temperatures rise, understanding how UK buildings, offices and retail spaces perform in warmer conditions has never been more important. FMJ is working with an industry leader on a new survey to understand how prepared buildings ...

Many of the sustainable solutions needed to deliver a net zero, nature-positive and climate-resilient built environment already exist, but systemic barriers are preventing them from scaling, warns a new report from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). Without faster action, ...

High winds, flooding and lightning were named the climate change events that scared construction workers the most. The findings were revealed in a survey of 500 UK construction professionals, commissioned by SafeSite Facilities, which showed 19 per cent were frightened ...

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 ...

With new snow and ice warnings issued, as well as yellow weather warnings covering the majority of the country, it looks set to be a cold, miserable few days for the UK. Flood warnings are also still in place across ...