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Greenhaus brings smart farms into the city at Chiswick Park

Chiswick Park has been chosen as the first location for Greenhaus Farms, a new company deploying state-of-the-art vertical farms inside shipping containers, to bring sustainable farming to West London. The smart farm at Chiswick Park will grow over two tonnes ...

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Churchill gains gold sustainability accreditation

Churchill Services has been awarded a gold medal by EcoVadis, for sustainability achievement. This is an improvement on the silver that Churchill was awarded last year and puts the soft services provider in the top five per cent of companies ...

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Balancing people, planet and profits

By Chintan Soni, CEO and Co-Founder of Ecolibrium Research from the World Economic Forum has found that the built environment is responsible for 40 per cent of global energy consumption and 33 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, with one-fifth ...

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Hybrid workers voice concerns about workplace energy efficiency as the energy crisis impacts the cost of working from home

New research reveals the impact the energy crisis is having on the UK workforce, as seven in 10 hybrid workers admit they’re concerned about the cost of working from home as bills skyrocket. The survey of 2,000 UK workers by ...

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Jangro celebrates two years of Planet Mark certification

Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, is delighted to announce that it has achieved its second year of being Planet Mark certified. This renewal means that the company has been successful in reducing ...

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Increase a roof’s longevity and reduce carbon

Undoubtedly, buildings’ sustainable management and maintenance are at the forefront of many minds, with a significant shift in how facilities managers view their long-term refurbishment and asset management programmes. With many businesses implementing clear environmental targets for the coming years, ...

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Making a difference

Mitakshi Sirsi, Sustainability Director at architecture and design practice WILL+ Partners and Chair of the Sustainability Community at CoreNet UK explains why the built environment needs to work together to make buildings more sustainable The extreme weather this summer and ...

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Triple CRE challenges

Simon Eastlake, Managing Director, Office Space in Town (OSiT) on how landlords that adapt to the triple whammy of rising interest rates, hybrid working and the net zero challenges can still keep their tenants happy A rising interest rate cycle, ...

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Sustainable institutions

Hazel Bedson, Marketing & Operations Director of Service Works Global (SWG) Sustainable Education Estates, discusses the ways in which CAFM and BIM are supporting sustainable practices at educational institutions all around the world The last few years have seen a ...

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Championing a greener environment, one clean at a time

In a world of mounting environmental concerns, it’s little wonder that sustainability has become a priority. Everyone’s talking about it. From the smallest businesses to the largest enterprises, every organisation is looking to reduce its impact on the environment – ...

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