United Infrastructure has partnered with the University of Salford to deliver a full-scale 1930s retrofit property within Energy House 2.0, the University’s world-leading research facility. The collaboration marks the first project under the new Centre for Retrofit, which aims to ...
Read More »UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard moves closer to launch this winter
UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has announced Bureau Veritas as the preferred bidder for the role of the Standard’s Verification Administrator. As preferred bidder in the second stage of the tender for the role, Bureau Veritas is ...
Read More »Nearly 8 in 10 large businesses still prioritise net zero, despite political pushback
The largest-ever survey of UK businesses on their approach to net zero reveals that 79 per cent of large companies view it as a strategic priority for the year ahead. More than a third (35 per cent) of small and ...
Read More »OCS partners with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver £2.4m solar carport at Scottish Water’s HQ
OCS has teamed up with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver one of the largest solar carports in the country at Scottish Water’s head office in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, in the west of Scotland. The £2.4 million project will see 2,250 ...
Read More »‘Let’s not waste the next four years’, says CIWM
In the summer of 2025, CIWM’s Policy & Innovation Forum commissioned and endorsed an independent review of the UK’s policy landscape from a resources and waste sector perspective, now summarised in the CIWM ‘Let’s Not Waste the Next Four Years’ ...
Read More »Industry study finds a third of FM teams are unsure about their sustainability budgets
The built sector’s roles and responsibilities regarding the race to net zero carbon came under the spotlight at this year’s UK Construction Week Conference in Birmingham. Recent survey findings revealed that just under 50 per cent of facilities management professionals ...
Read More »Current procurement climate blocking net zero targets?
Executive Compass responds to Pagabo’s latest white paper, warning that without urgent procurement reforms, businesses bidding for public sector contracts risk undermining the UK’s decarbonisation goals. A new white paper from national framework provider Pagabo has revealed significant doubts among ...
Read More »The role of technological innovation in helping FMs achieve their sustainability goals
According to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) as the sector works towards meeting sustainability targets and net zero commitments, the need for evidence-based approaches has never been more critical. What role do you believe technological innovation will ...
Read More »Catching the sun
Simon Bateman, Asset Manager at Lakeside North Harbour business campus on how meeting net zero can begin in the carpark As the effects of climate change intensify and the demand for cleaner, smarter ways of working grows, sustainability in the ...
Read More »UK business confidence in achieving net zero is weakening
Confidence amongst UK businesses that the country can meet its net zero targets has fallen, according to a new poll carried out by BSI. The findings show that despite improved clarity around the policy direction, a majority (71 per cent) of ...
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