New guidance from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been widely welcomed for addressing a source of growing confusion in the new building safety regime. Currently, there is no standard approach to assessing the competence of principal contractors (PCs) ...

Guidance has been launched for the food safety industry, to help companies understand the latest trends and practical advice for accurate monitoring of the food cold chain. The whitepaper Stay cool – how your cold chain can withstand any inspection ...

The definitive good practice guide covers the thermal insulation of domestic, communal and commercial heat pump installations. The Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) has joined forces with key industry partners to launch a new heat pump installation guide which provides ...

A new guide to emergency lighting to help ensure compliance and safe evacuation of a building has been published by Collingwood Lighting for specifiers and installers. The guide explores factors that can influence the specification such as who is likely ...

Today’s facilities leads are navigating a perfect storm: rising costs, tougher regulations, labour shortages, and constant pressure to do more with less. To help you stay ahead, ABM has created a new performance playbook. Tough conditions. Smarter choices. This free ...

Members of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) have been instrumental in new guidance that has been published by the Energy Networks Association (ENA). The guidance, about how to ensure safety with secondary low-voltage electrical supplies could play a major role ...

A comprehensive 10-point guide to managing humidity in museums, galleries, archives and heritage buildings has been published by humidity control specialists, Condair. The guide outlines the key challenges of humidity control in heritage environments and offers clear advice on how ...

The first in a planned series of practical guides to help the building services industry demonstrate its competence and ability to comply with increasingly stringent building safety legislation and standards has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) ...

New guidance has been published aimed at addressing a key knowledge gap around strategic asset management among UK workplace and facilities managers (WFMs). The Institute for Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has partnered with infrastructure specialists Amey to produce a ...

A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by CIBSE and the International Code Council (ICC), marking a significant step towards enhanced international collaboration in the development, promotion and application of best practices across the built environment. The MOU formalises ...