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The challenges and opportunities of integrating ESG into organisations

Meeting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is now an essential part of the FM remit, encompassing as it does the many strands of sustainability, from achieving net zero to supporting the supply chain. It also incorporates the core goal ...

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Legionella: The hidden risk

Eric Myers, Senior Industry Technical Consultant at Ecolab and a Waterborne Pathogen Risk Reduction Strategist, on how the unique circumstances for buildings that wouldn’t typically experience months-long shutdown may have increased the risk of legionella and how to mitigate that ...

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High energy

Paul Walsh, General Manager – EMEA at CIM, looks into the role a smart building analytics strategy can play in managing high energy using industrial sites The everyday burden of keeping large life sciences and micro-electronics manufacturer sites as efficient ...

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Smart engineering

The proliferation of new technologies has led to an explosion of data in recent years. Here, Shane Betts, Head of Corporate, Integral UK looks at maintenance for the digital age Sixteen years since the British mathematician and Tesco marketing guru ...

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Ergonomic matters

Workstation assessments have been neglected and the effect on staff health and wellbeing is becoming a problem says Guy Osmond, Managing Director of Osmond Ergonomics When the world was turned upside-down by COVID, many things fell by the wayside –Digital ...

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Remote control

John Roe, Sales Director at Promptus explains the use of remote monitoring in helping FMs manage sites There are constant advancements in how FMs can use Remote Monitoring (RM) services for their site(s) by offering users the ability to gain ...

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Aerial advantage

Dave Peacock, Technical Director of TÜV SÜD Building Advisory Service on modernising building façade inspection with the use of drones and artificial intelligence (AI) Following key proposals made by Dame Judith Hackitt after the Grenfell Tower disaster, the UK’s Building ...

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Fresh energy

Laura Clare Davies, Sustainability Specialist at Inspired Energy, discusses how using the latest technology and data analytics can bolster energy management initiatives As we all navigate volatile energy prices, the transition to a low-carbon future is one that many businesses ...

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Transformative advice

With over 35 years of innovation and research into the workplace Despina Katsikakis, Global Head of Workplace, Cushman & Wakefield believes now is the time for FMs to play a critical role in the transformation of building occupancy The 2022 ...

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Clear on waste

Transparency is key as FMs put environmental targets above compliance, finds the latest Waste Management Survey, carried out by FMJ in partnership with Grundon Waste Management Managing waste and recycling has topped the table of priorities for facilities managers for ...

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