As coworking occupancy rises sharply alongside the return-to-office push, with flexible office space now accounting for around 20 per cent of all leasing activity in major UK cities, a growing share of workplace demand is being absorbed into landlord-controlled, multi-tenant ...

We’re facing a global energy crisis. Here, Alisha Kalam, Head of Data-Led Maintenance & Systems Analytics, Platinum Facilities looks at ways of identifying energy waste in your building For many facilities managers, energy data can feel overwhelming – there’s no ...

Equans has been re-appointed by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils to deliver vital energy efficiency retrofit works across their most disadvantaged households. Under Wave 2 of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), Equans has supported the councils to ...

Edinburgh College recently advanced its net zero goals after becoming the first college in Scotland to completely decarbonise one of its campuses. Working in partnership with renewable energy experts Vital Energi, and funded through the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Grant ...

Around 65 per cent of London’s buildings pre-date modern energy standards, creating a major challenge for net zero. London’s architectural appeal is one of its defining strengths, but much of its commercial property market still operates inside buildings designed for ...

BSRIA has launched its white paper ‘Retrofit Testing For Warm Homes’, calling for building performance testing to be made a core component of all Government-funded retrofit projects. At a time of rising energy costs and growing global price volatility, the ...

Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 15 per cent over the five years to 4Q2030, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Cleaning costs are ...

UK construction mergers and acquisitions specialist, Bradley Lay, is calling for immediate action as energy shock, supply chain disruption and investment slowdown risk another wave of insolvencies. Bradley Lay, Co-founder of Peak Capital Group and Principal of a UK-based family ...

Transport for London (TfL) has chosen SSE Energy Solutions as its delivery partner to build purpose-built solar installations to connect to the Tube network. The move, which followed a competitive procurement process, means that TfL will receive zero-carbon electricity straight ...

The NABERS UK Energy for Office ratings, certified by CIBSE and administered through its wholly owned subsidiary CIBSE Certification, may now meet the operational energy requirements of the UK Net Zero Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS), as defined in Annex C of the Standard. Since taking ...