Tag Archives: built environment

By Alan Stenson, CEO of Neutral Carbon Zone The FM industry has a crucial role to play in reducing our global carbon footprint and achieving a net zero future. The built environment accounts for approximately 39 per cent of global ...

The Pagabo Foundation, the charitable arm of national framework provider, Pagabo, has announced the return of the Feelgood Games this May, encouraging people from across the built environment sector to take part in support of its mission to tackle mental ...

Paul McCarthy, CTO at Service Works Global explores the benefits of digitalisation in the built environment and advises how FMs can start the digital journey as illustrated by two case studies Ask a range of professionals in the construction, design ...

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched an inquiry into the impact of environmental regulations on development and has issued a call for written submissions. The Government has set out, through primary and secondary legislation, a number of ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has praised the government for launching an energy efficiency taskforce charged with driving investment in improving the performance of buildings. Co-chaired by the Chief Executive of Nat West, Alison Rose, and Energy Security and Net ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has appointed industry trailblazer, Smith Mordak, as its incoming Chief Executive. Mordak will take on the role on 1 June 2023, with a handover from Julie Hirigoyen, who will be standing down after over ...

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) and Partners’ latest report brings together expertise from across the industry to explain why incorporating a diverse range of low-carbon technologies into heat and buildings policy is crucial to delivering Net Zero. Government policy should ...

The British Property Federation (BPF), in partnership with JLL, has released a report today that identifies the key challenges the property sector faces as it decarbonises and provides a series of policy recommendations. Access to data is a major challenge ...

Responding to challenges emerging from the pandemic and the accelerating need for the built environment to respond to climate change, the British Council for Offices (BCO) has released an early update to its Guide to Specification, which provides expert advice on ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has put together a team of cross-industry experts who will support its mission to accelerate action on commercial retrofit. The energy required to heat, power and operate commercial buildings accounts for nearly a quarter ...