By Katrina Christopoulos, Head of ESG at Cloud Buildings contribute significantly to carbon emissions from their construction and ongoing operations. As pressure mounts to reduce the carbon footprint of real estate assets, technology is emerging as a vital solution, with ...

The ninth annual Build2Perform Live, hosted by CIBSE on 13-14 November 2024 at London Excel, has once again proven to be a pivotal event for the building services industry. The two-day event had over 3,500 registrations and featured over 70 ...

This month marks the first anniversary of the Supply Chain Sustainability School’s pioneering retrofit programme, sponsored by NatWest Group. Launched to help combat climate change by upskilling the built environment sector, this free programme has achieved remarkable success in just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...