Given the widescale adoption of hybrid working, how FMs manage wellbeing at work can no longer be focused solely on the physical office environment. Given this change in workplace work patterns, how can FMs adapt their approach to safeguard employee ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »The management of smoke vents or AOVs
Conor Logan, Colt’s Technical Director, with a guide to maintaining aov (automatic opening vent) maintenance An ‘AOV’ or ‘Automatic Opening Vent’ is a smoke or fire vent that will open and close automatically when triggered by a control system to ...
Read More »Temperature controlled
With rising energy prices, investing in energy efficiency can provide real savings, ensure superior process performance and real financial outcomes particularly in industrial sites, says Dave Palmer, General Manager for the UK and Ireland at ICS Cool Energy Heating and ...
Read More »Vacant possessions
Arthur Duke, Managing Director, Live-in Guardians offers a practical solution to the challenge of protecting a vacant property In the UK, 750,000 vacant non-residential properties are vandalised annually and a further 9,000 are seriously damaged by fires. With an increasing ...
Read More »Thermal comfort
Richard Tibenham, Building Performance Specialist at IES on keeping workplaces safe and productive in extreme weather It has recently become clear that the UK is somewhat unequipped for maintaining ideal working conditions under extreme hot weather events. There is no ...
Read More »Personal touch
Ronan Harte, Chief Executive Officer, BaxterStorey tells FMJ that the hospitable delivery of catering and food services is key to bringing employees back into the workplace In the September 2022 issue of FMJ we featured a case study on the ...
Read More »Cleaner energy
Christian Hendriksen, Co-Founder & CEO, Rensair on research that suggests the benefits of balancing mechanical ventilation with in-room air purification systems Worsening air pollution, combined with the global pandemic, is driving new government regulation to substantially improve indoor air quality. ...
Read More »Protect and serve
Professional security requires skilled and motivated personnel says Jason Wakefield, Sales Director at Todd Research and Chris Phillips, Head of Physical Security Consulting at 2-sec & MD of International Protect and Prepare Security Office Terrorist attacks targeting crowds, high-value properties ...
Read More »Automatic control
Tom Shrive the Founder and CEO of askporter debunks the common misconceptions regarding automation and how it can help FMs take more control Amid the harsh realities of soaring energy costs, looming recession, and skills and labour shortages, coupled with ...
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