Mitakshi Sirsi, Sustainability Director at architecture and design practice WILL+ Partners and Chair of the Sustainability Community at CoreNet UK explains why the built environment needs to work together to make buildings more sustainable The extreme weather this summer and ...
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Raj Krishnamurthy, CEO at Freespace discusses the trends driving the boom in hybrid working, how employee preferences and needs are shaping the future, and why dynamic capacity planning holds the key to the way we manage workspaces COVID-19 has changed ...
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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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Rory Murphy FRICS, Commercial Director, VINCI Facilities, chairs the RICS’ new member engagement, experience and value (MEEV) working group. Here, he brings Sara Bean up to date with the ethos and progress of the group Launched in 1868, the Royal ...
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Helen Jones, COO for Corporate /Enterprise clients at workplace risk management provider Alcumus, explains to Sara Bean how the latest digital solutions can help produce better employers and more sustainable organisations In our regular readers polls and in consultations with ...
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The British Council for Offices believes the pandemic has accelerated evolving trends in office design, such as wellbeing and sustainability. Alexi Marmot, Professor Emerita of Facility and Environment Management at UCL and a BCO Research Committee member explains how In ...
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Sara Bean talks with Environmental Psychologist and Workplace Strategist Dr Nigel Oseland about the decades of research behind his new book and why an understanding of the psychology of the workplace is essential as we embrace new ways of working ...
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Jeff Dewing CEO of Cloudfm explains to Sara Bean how going against the grain has helped him build a successful business The lack of influence FMs have at Boardroom level has long been a problem, with concerns that the sector ...
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The SFMI and BAM FM have teamed up to develop a framework to help the FM community achieve net zero carbon by providing a standardised approach that measures emissions from services. SFMI’s Chris Havers and BAM’s Reid Cunningham and Anthony ...
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Alistair Scott, Founder and Operations Director at IEM explains to Sara Bean why clarity is crucial in simplifying the complexity of estate management Back before the pandemic hit, one of the biggest talking points within the FM sector was addressing ...
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