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Climate X and Mitie form partnership focused on physical climate risk

Climate X, a leader in climate resilience analytics, has announced a new partnership with Mitie to help organisations identify, quantify and mitigate the physical impacts of climate change across their assets and operations. Through the partnership, Climate X’s climate risk ...

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Accelerating energy management solutions in the built environment for a sustainable future

Geopolitical instability and the oil crisis have accentuated the need for energy security and the role of renewable and low carbon energy. Yet according to the BSI, costs, capability gaps and a fragmented regulatory landscape are barriers. What can the ...

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Roadmap and new Mission Board launched to drive circular transformation across Scotland’s built environment

A new industry-led Mission Board has convened to help drive circular change across Scotland’s built environment, as Zero Waste Scotland publishes a new Roadmap to support the sector. The Built Environment Roadmap to Circularity sets out a long-term vision for ...

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Built environment losing £740,000 a year to fragmented gender equity efforts

The UK built environment is losing more than £740,000 a year due to fragmented efforts to improve gender equity, according to a landmark new report that calls for urgent sector-wide coordination. The study published by Building People CIC and Women ...

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Global study reveals the true state of construction supply chain relationships

New research published by NEC Contracts explores the factors shaping supply chain relationships across the built environment. The report, Trust, Contracts and Outcomes: A Global Study of Construction Supply Chain Relationships draws on the views of more than 1,000 industry ...

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FM’s role in addressing mental ill health within the workplace

Mental Health UK’s Burnout Report revealed 91 per cent of workers report high or extreme levels of pressure or stress, with one in five needing to take time off in the last year. Mental Health Awareness Week takes place 11 ...

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Global initiative launches to align whole-life carbon reporting across the built environment

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the launch of a global initiative designed to harmonise the measurement and reporting of whole-life carbon emissions across the global built environment. CLEAR (Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting) is ...

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New UKGBC report aims to accelerate the widespread adoption of sustainable solutions across the built environment

Many of the sustainable solutions needed to deliver a net zero, nature-positive and climate-resilient built environment already exist, but systemic barriers are preventing them from scaling, warns a new report from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). Without faster action, ...

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CIBSE event explores the future of buildings fit for 2050

The CIBSE Technical Symposium 2026, one of CIBSE’s flagship events, took place at Loughborough University on 26–27 March, uniting top industry experts, academics, policymakers and practitioners to explore how the built environment can be reshaped to prioritise wellbeing, inclusivity and ...

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Circularity in Practice initiative launches

Circularity in Practice, a new, nationwide, voluntary initiative inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, that brings businesses together to encourage circularity, designing out waste, focusing on reuse, high‑quality recycling, remanufacturing, and repurposing, where we live and work has launched. ...

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