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Build Recruitment Salary Survey

Build Recruitment is putting together a Salary Guide for 2023 and needs your help. The specialist built environment recruitment firm has launched its 2023 Salary Survey and would like your input on the struggles you have faced in the past ...

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Tough talk

“Get up, get to it, do a good job.” Ten experts on how FM can build resilience in times of crisis. By Jo Sutherland, MD, Magenta Associates In January 2023, the UK enjoyed headlines such as – “The UK recession ...

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New circular economy toolkit for built environment stakeholders is launched

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a new toolkit to enable the construction industry to accelerate the shift from a linear to a regenerative, circular economy. Titled ‘System Enablers for a Circular Economy’ the toolkit highlights systemic barriers ...

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Compliance expert urges duty holders to pay heed to new fire safety legislation

Today (23 January 2023) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. The Hackitt Review, responsible for changing the regulatory landscape of ...

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New harmonised International Property Measurement Standard is launched

Driven by the shared desire of organisations, governments, companies and professionals to build a genuinely global language for measurement the new harmonised International Property Measurement standard has been launched. Published by a Coalition of more than 80 property organisations representing ...

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Garland UK launches CPD to Cut Carbon with Sustainable Roofing Design

Sustainable building initiatives are now more prevalent than ever before, and the UK has committed to achieving Net-Zero carbon by 2050 across all sectors of the economy. The built environment currently accounts for almost 40% of total carbon emissions and, ...

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Reinventing efficiency and sustainability with digital retrofitting

By Prabhu Ramachandran, CEO & Co-founder at Facilio Inc In a world that is barreling towards dwindling resources, higher energy costs, unprecedented carbon emissions and global warming, buildings are set to become the largest consumers of power by 2030. Sustainability ...

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RICS calls for urgent action to decarbonise real estate

With buildings producing approximately 25 per cent of all UK emissions, RICS is calling on the Government to urgently address gaps and meet ambitious climate targets. According to RICS, existing UK Government decarbonisation policies are “insufficient” and have “no incentives” ...

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Call for evidence to guide development of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (the NZCBS) coalition has launched a call for evidence, to help inform and guide the development of the Standard. Once developed, it will provide a single agreed definition and methodology for the industry to ...

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Net Zero Built Environment Council launched to decarbonise the built world

Today sees the launch of a Net Zero Built Environment Council, by global management consulting firm, Mckinsey. The Council is made up of a cross-sector coalition of industry stakeholders who will collaboratively create new pathways to cut greenhouse gas emissions ...

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