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Building intelligence

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help us return safely to the office? Phil Ratcliffe, Managing Director, Drees & Sommer UK thinks that it can, while also enhancing our workplace experience As cities come out from lockdown and restrictions are eased, more ...

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Safe and secure

Richard Jenkins, Chief Executive of the National Security Inspectorate, explains how FMs will benefit from a new Code of Practice covering labour provision of front-line guarding staff The enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic ramifications and the impact on ...

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Safe as houses

Conor Logan, Technical Director at Colt International provides an overview of the latest changes to fire safety in residential buildings On the 2nd April, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced ambitious steps, initiated by the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower ...

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Rubbish solutions

Littering and fly-tipping has escalated during lockdown with many FMs reporting that they’re having to deal with illegal disposal of waste around their buildings. Aaron Georgiou, CEO and Founder of Litta offers advice on tackling the problem Fly-tipping has long ...

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Remotest threat

March 2020 saw reams of businesses close their physical doors and retreat to the safety of remote working. However, this presents new challenges to the safety and cybersecurity of organisations. Andy Compton, Founder and CEO of Cortida outlines the risks ...

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Academic success

For the facilities team at Manchester Met University’s busy student accommodation sites, COVID-19 caused severe disruption without the assistance of their usual subcontractors. Cain Smith reports on how they fared during a busy and remarkable time For all the academic ...

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Dinner date

Sebastian Gray, Director at energy management consultancy 2EA and incoming Chair of the Rumford Club explains the benefits for those working within the built environment and engineering services sector of joining the social dining and debate club For professionals working ...

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FM Clinic: Workplace dining in the ‘new normal’

With the gradual return of staff to the workplace, in-house catering facilities which have been on hiatus during the lockdown can begin to ramp back up. But with the situation still being far from normal, how can caterers and their ...

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Career Ladder talks to the Senior Development Engineer at QD for Operation and Maintenance

Q: How did you progress through the profession to your current role? While looking back to 2009 when I graduated, I had no idea what facilities management was. I started my professional career in ICT sector and worked for over ...

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Getting people online

The global crisis has led organisations to completely rethink and revitalise how they recruit and onboard new employees. We learn how to utilise the latest technologies and techniques to successfully bring new people onboard, wherever they are based Over the ...

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