The nationwide rollout of smart energy meters is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, enabling automatic readings for the majority of homes and businesses across Britain. This milestone paves the way for the next major step in ...

Energy efficiency starts with engineers, not equipment says Greg Hill, Director of Product at Joblogic The facilities management industry loves a shiny new solution. Smart sensors, AI-powered building systems, the latest energy-efficient kit. But often, the biggest opportunity for energy ...

A major smart lighting upgrade for the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has been successfully delivered by lighting manufacturer, Whitecroft Lighting, dramatically reducing energy consumption across its UK-wide estate. Carried out in partnership with FM provider, Mitie, Whitecroft Lighting ...

As the demand for healthier, more sustainable buildings intensifies, facility managers are increasingly challenged to ensure that indoor environments support occupant wellbeing while also meeting energy efficiency targets. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) has emerged as a crucial factor in achieving ...

Energy security and resilience were the key lessons learnt from International Energy Week 2025 finds Craig Peters The recent fire at Heathrow Airport has once again put the spotlight on the fragility of critical infrastructure and the role of both ...

As London’s biggest user of electricity and one of the capital’s largest landowners, Transport for London (TfL) is pushing ahead with smart building technology innovation to reduce its carbon footprint and improve green ways of working. A groundbreaking project that ...

Matt Hellicar, Director of Operations & Energy, Platinum Facilities outlines the benefits of digitising the maintenance process to enhance energy efficiency in buildings Understanding asset hierarchy and the maintenance regimes that are applied is essential when deploying digital maintenance practices ...

New research has revealed that 83 per cent of commercial buildings in seven major cities have an EPC below B. The analysis of commercial real estate in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, carried out by the British ...

Following the extended Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) phase 3 deadlines, there remain critical actions to be taken by businesses to remain compliant, warn Lead Assessors Matt Chadbourn and Sophie Sibley of Synergie Environ Although the ESOS submission deadline has ...

David Aird, Director of Net Zero and Energy Solutions at Amey explains to Sara Bean why smart buildings can help balance energy efficiency, carbon reduction and occupant comfort There has been a huge uptake in the use of digital data ...