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 »Fears rising around construction site safety due to climate change
As the UK prepares for winter, a new survey commissioned by SafeSite Facilities has found that three-quarters of construction workers say they are concerned about the impact of climate change on site safety. The survey revealed a worrying picture of ...
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 »How construction firms can manage heat stress on site
By Lee Mills (pictured above), Service Director, Citation With the UK having experienced one of the hottest summers on record, and temperatures rising year-on-year, it’s vital that construction firms build this into their long-term plans and proactively manage heat-related risks ...
Read More »BESA warns overheating is now a critical building safety issue
With the UK set to record its warmest summer on record, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for urgent action to tackle the growing number of buildings that overheat. The Association says the rising number of deaths linked ...
Read More »Almost half of UK companies want office return, yet many buildings are unfit for comfort, warn experts
With UK employers calling staff back to the office faster than at any time since the pandemic, energy efficiency experts are warning that whilst the desks are already filling up, the buildings themselves may not be ready. A new survey ...
Read More »Safeguard materials from high-risk weather or ‘pay the price’
Off the back of Storm Floris, which recently brought 90mph winds and torrential rain to the UK, posing significant disruption to operations across the north of England and Scotland, site managers are being urged energy solutions and temperature control specialist, ...
Read More »CIBSE’s Society of Public Health Engineers responds to the Independent Water Commission Final Report
The Society of Public Health Engineers (SoPHE), a society within CIBSE, welcomes the publication of the Independent Water Commission’s Final Report and strongly supports its call for transformational reform across the UK’s water sector. This report arrives at a pivotal ...
Read More »Unions launch nationwide inspection of workplaces for heat safety
The TUC has organised a “week of action” with more than 1,000 trade union health and safety reps signed up to take part in a nationwide inspection of workplaces this week for heat safety. With the UK in the ...
Read More »UK office buildings are wasting the equivalent of a year’s CO2 from over 3,470 homes in a single day
New analysis calls for urgent attention to building performance as inefficient systems overheat both offices and the planet. As heatwaves push UK temperatures above 30°C, new analysis by building analytics platform Demand Logic reveals that operational inefficiencies in UK office ...
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