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CIBSE President discusses the future of building services engineering in podcast interview

CIBSE’s President, Fiona Cousins, appeared on the podcast ‘Behind the Built Environment’ hosted by BESA’s CEO, David Frise, where she shared insights into her engineering journey and highlighted the critical need for broader problem definitions in building services that extend ...

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Workplace and built environment responds to a ‘tough’ Autumn budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed yesterday to ‘restore stability to our country again’ by stabilising the UK’s finances while also rebuilding public services. However, industry commentators within the built environment described the budget as ‘a tough one for business’, due to ...

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Considerate Constructors Scheme completes Building a Safer Future acquisition

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the independent champion for change in construction, has completed its acquisition of the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme. The programme, which creates positive culture and behaviour change in building safety, was launched in response to ...

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UKGBC announces new initiative to support more ‘on the ground’ action within the Built Environment

The UKGBC has marked exceeding 100 innovative start-up members, (innovators who are striving to create a more sustainable built environment), with the announcement of a new initiative called “Scaling Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment” aimed at enabling more ‘on ...

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IFMA publishes ‘Gamechanger: A Facility Manager’s Guide to Building a Relationship with AI’

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has released a new publication which provides a roadmap to understanding and leveraging AI in the built environment. ‘Gamechanger: A Facility Manager’s Guide to Building a Relationship with AI’ serves as a guide for ...

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UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard launches

The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built ...

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Houlihan Lokey appoints director to focus on the built environment and facilities services sectors

James Wanless has joined Houlihan Lokey’s Business Services Group as a Director, focusing on the built environment and facilities services sectors. Wanless joins the global investment bank from DC Advisory, where he was a Director in the Business & Tech-Enabled ...

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Facilities and Estates reporting made simpler with good CAFM software

Whether you are creating internal reports, submitting regulatory or industry reports, pulling together your data for benchmarking, or keeping your stakeholders informed and happy, reporting can be a laborious and time hungry task, which many of us don’t relish. Modern ...

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How will the new Labour Government impact the workplace and wider built environment?

Whether it is in tightening up employment and health and safety legislation, promoting a green energy agenda or addressing sustainability, the new Labour Government is promising change. Leading organisations representing facilities and health and safety professionals discuss how the change ...

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CIBSE Certification introduces new Management System Specialist scheme

An innovative scheme designed to assess the competency of individuals offering specialist services in management systems has been launched by CIBSE Certification. Recognising the significant challenges faced by organisations and consultants within the built environment, particularly in the fields of ...

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