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Climate debate

Mitakshi Sirsi, Director of Sustainability, Broadway Malyan (pictured left) and William Poole-Wilson, Founder and Managing Director, WILL+Partners (pictured right) discuss how the construction industry and architecture & design firms can help improve sustainable outcomes in the built environment This article ...

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Just the job

Digitising your job management processes can bring benefits you weren’t expecting. Richard Warley, CEO of BigChange explains how digitisation is about more than just efficiency Anyone working in facilities management knows that getting your internal processes right results in better ...

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Fluorescent banned

A new wave of regulations, including the rewriting of the EcoDesign lighting regulations and the removal of the mercury exemptions for lighting means fluorescent lamps will be banned in the UK from September 2023 says Kevan Shaw, Design Director at ...

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Visual advantage

The use of drones and AI can help transform building fabric maintenance says Stefano Bensi, General Manager, SoftBank Robotics EMEA The fabric of a building serves a crucial purpose for its occupants, in both a practical and a symbolic sense. ...

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Energy futures

Technologies which enable business-generated power can reduce costs, lower emissions and increase energy security, says Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer at npower Business Solutions For more than a year, the UK energy market has experienced a period of unprecedented volatility, ...

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Digital journey

Paul McCarthy, CTO at Service Works Global explores the benefits of digitalisation in the built environment and advises how FMs can start the digital journey as illustrated by two case studies Ask a range of professionals in the construction, design ...

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Hidden figures

Sara Bean talks to Mark Tyson, Head of Property Operations at LGIM Real Assets on how the real estate industry can address a health and wellbeing gap amongst the UK’s hidden workers Facilities management and corporate real estate could be ...

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The human touch

The 2023 Workplace Futures Conference explored ways technology might change facilities management for the better. But the human experience remains a priority The theme for this year’s Workplace Futures Conference was Technology in the workplace: beyond the information age. Although ...

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A tailored fit

Digital coaching industry experts are predicting a greater need for tailored training in 2023 in response to economic challenges. Sara Bean reports The CBI’s economic forecast shows the UK is facing a shallow but prolonged recession in 2023, with business ...

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Brand attraction

How can organisations develop strong employer branding to drive candidate attraction? Sam Smith, EMEA President, Magnit has the answers ONS data shows that the number of vacancies in the UK is falling steadily, after a significant boom in Q3 of ...

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