DATES FOR THE
FM DIARY
20 FEBRUARY 2020
Workplace Futures
One Great George Street, London
www.workplace-futures.co.uk
03-04 MARCH 2020
Workplace & Facilities Expo
RDS Dublin, Ireland
www.workplaceandfacilitiesexpo.com
03-05 MARCH 2020
Futurebuild
ExCeL, London
www.futurebuild.co.uk
04 MARCH 2020
Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden
Service Awards 2020
www.goldenserviceawards.co.uk
18-20 MARCH 2020
World Workplace Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.worldworkplaceeurope.ifma.org
25-26 MARCH 2020
The Manchester Cleaning Show 2020
Event City, Manchester
www.cleaningshow.co.uk/manchester
06 MAY 2020
The National Facility Management &
Maintenance Show
Arena MK, Milton Keynes
www.facilityandmaintenanceexpo.co.uk
06-07 MAY 2020
Health Estates & Facilities Management
Association Leadership Forum
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
www.hefma.co.uk/conference
19-21 MAY 2020
Facilities Show 2020
ExCeL, London
www.facilitiesshow.com
08-09 SEPTEMBER 2020
Hotel Facilities Management Expo
ExCeL, London
www.hfmexpo.co.uk
FEBRUARY 2020 7
OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE
LOSING £60M IN WASTED
ENERGY EVERY YEAR
Energy being wasted every year by a few thousand
o ice buildings across five UK cities could power over
100,000 homes and is costing businesses £60 million in
unnecessary energy bills according to a new report from
the think tank, Green Alliance.
The scale is largest in the capital. Wasted energy by the City
of London’s o ices is equivalent to the amount used to power
over 65,000 homes, similar to the housing stock of the London
Borough of Kingston upon Thames. This is costing the City’s
businesses £35 million a year. It also has a climate impact,
generating the same level of carbon emissions as 46,000 cars
every year.
The problem is widespread across other UK cities. Energy
currently wasted by less than 3,300 o ice buildings in the cities
of Manchester, Bristol, Leeds and Birmingham could power
over 42,000 homes, costing businesses across the four cities
£25 million a year in unnecessary bills.
There have been limited e orts to address this. Most of the
UK’s commercial buildings are energy ine icient and, overall,
energy consumption per square metre has flatlined since 2002.
The report, written for Green Alliance’s Tech Task Force,
highlights that better use of digital technology is one obvious
solution, to save both money and carbon. Examples of how
it can help reduce energy use include smart sensors and
algorithms, to track and modulate energy use in di erent parts
a building. Evidence shows that these technologies can vastly
improve the energy performance of commercial buildings.
There are substantial opportunities for immediate and
easy gains. Artificial intelligence energy optimisation systems
already on the market could cut energy use by as much as 14
per cent in commercial buildings with pay back in just a few
months. For the City of London, for example, businesses could
save £13 million on their collective energy bill within a year.
Used alongside better business incentives, these
technologies would lead to further energy e iciency, as
already seen in Australia. Over the past 13 years, the National
Australian Built Environment Rating System has brought down
energy use across Australia’s o ice buildings by nearly 40 per
cent. It requires annual disclosure of the energy performance
of buildings and encourages the use of digital technologies,
leading to year on year improvements.
If this level of progress was achieved in the City of London,
its business energy bills would come down by a total of £367
million over the next decade.
The government’s adviser, the Committee on Climate
Change, says cutting energy waste is vital to reach the UK’s net
zero emissions by 2050 goal. Although the government has
committed to cut business energy use by 2030 by at least a
fi h, existing policies will not achieve it.
FMJ and Grundon
launch 2020
recycling and waste
management survey
Waste management plays
an integral role in any FM
sustainability strategy, which is
why FMJ, in conjunction with
Grundon Waste Management have
launched their third major survey
into how FMs approach their
waste management and recycling
responsibilities.
The two previous surveys have
revealed increasing preoccupations
amongst FMs in meeting
increasingly stringent legislative
demands to minimise waste,
improve resource effi ciency and
achieve compliance.
In 2019, the results showed
a signifi cant shift in priorities
amongst FMs. In 2018, 80 per
cent of respondents believed
compliance was the most
important aspect of their role,
but by 2019, more than two
thirds (70 per cent) cited service
delivery as their most important
consideration. Meanwhile, a huge
majority (94 per cent) believe there
is an increasing emphasis within
their day-to-day role to manage
sustainability and environmental
credentials.
Complete the survey here
www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/
GRUNDON2020
Salisbury Group
lands Civil Aviation
Authority TFM deal
Salisbury Group has secured a
minimum fi ve-year total facilities
management contract with the
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
worth over £8 million.
The CAA is the UK’s specialist
aviation regulator and manages
licenses, safety and standards for
the industry.
Salisbury Group will provide
integrated services including offi ce
services, engineering maintenance,
manned guarding, cleaning,
landscaping and other related FM
services across all CAA premises,
including the head offi ce near
Gatwick Airport as well as offi ces
in Crawley, London, Manchester
and Stirling.
FMJ.CO.UK NEWS & ANALYSIS
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/www.workplaceandfacilitiesexpo.com
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/www.goldenserviceawards.co.uk
/www.worldworkplaceeurope.ifma.org
/www.workplace-futures.co.uk
/www.facilityandmaintenanceexpo.co.uk
/conference
/www.facilitiesshow.com
/www.hfmexpo.co.uk
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