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Water resources

Louise Clarke from the Water and Public Health Engineering teams at the global engineering consulting and advisory practice Buro Happold provides insight into why we need to improve our water management and some of the best means of doing so ...

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Sweeping changes: How the cleaning industry can secure its sustainable revolution

By Jonathan Withey, Director of ESG and Transformation at sustainability certification company, Planet Mark For many sectors, sustainability has shifted from a peripheral concern to a central mandate for securing growth and customer engagement. The cleaning sector is no exception. ...

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Brand new goal

In his new role as SVP and President for the UK and Ireland for ABM, Richard Sykes tells Sara Bean his goal is to make the ABM brand as prominent here as it is in the US The announcement in ...

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Lighting the future

Tim Whitaker – Marketing Communications Manager, DALI Alliance discusses sustainability, future-proofing and the opportunities offered by smart, data-rich lighting systems Sustainability across the electrical sector continues to be a key focus and with lighting accounting for around 15 per cent ...

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Digital dilemma

From CAFM to AI, how can FMs determine which digital solutions are the right ones for their needs? We asked the experts for their views CAFM (Computer Aided Facility Management) has long been the foremost software solution used by FMs, ...

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Building a connection

8 Bishopsgate a 50-storey tower in the heart of the City of London offers a generous range of amenities, all of which can be navigated by occupants via a user-friendly digital app. Sara Bean visited to see what’s on offer ...

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Revising resources – The new CIBSE Guide M

Joanna Harris of Sodexo outlines some of the key changes in the newly amended maintenance guidance, CIBSE Guide M: Maintenance engineering and management which was launched on 28 September 2023 The pace of change in the facilities management world is ...

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Skilling a retrofit revolution

Current rates of retrofit recruitment must triple if the country is to meet its 2050 net zero target. But we can’t have a retrofit revolution without closing the green skills gap, says Tom Hoines, Director of Reed Environment The race ...

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Personnel touch

Emma Thornton, Marketing Manager for facilities management recruitment experts 300 North makes the case for skills-based recruitment in the FM Sector, including personality profiling Skills shortages in facilities management are still causing headaches for organisations that continue to have some ...

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Sustainable surcharge

New research suggests that companies are willing to pay higher rents for more sustainable corporate office space following the rise of hybrid working. Should the sustainability attributes of some buildings be enhanced to command a rent premium or should standard ...

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