National HVAC and building performance specialists, Evotech, has unveiled its myBEMS Remote HVAC Optimisation solution at the CIBSE Build2Perform 2024 exhibition, at Excel, London. This advanced technology and data-led solution enhances HVAC system performance, reduces energy consumption, and significantly ...
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British Land’s Broadgate FM team won the Facilities Management category at this year’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards. Anastasia Mylona, Technical Director at CIBSE outlines some of the carbon saving interventions that impressed the judges In 2020 British Land made an ...
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Discover how Zurich insite can help you reduce running costs, reveal hidden risks and work towards your carbon reduction targets today. Your business’ physical footprint can be a cornerstone of your continued success, but effectively managing locations can be fraught ...
Read More »Trade body urges Government to focus on retrofit in 2024
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling on the Government to help accelerate growth in the number of whole building retrofit projects carried out during 2024. The Association believes only “a holistic approach to building performance” will unlock the ...
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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 »Balancing people, planet and profits
By Chintan Soni, CEO and Co-Founder of Ecolibrium Research from the World Economic Forum has found that the built environment is responsible for 40 per cent of global energy consumption and 33 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, with one-fifth ...
Read More »Indoor mapping offered by Esri UK and Tetra Tech partnership
Makes buildings smarter for facilities managers Esri UK has joined forces with Tetra Tech to offer an end-to-end solution for indoor mapping, designed to capitalise on an increasing demand for indoor mapping for facilities management at large offices, campuses or ...
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Looking to improve the efficiency of your building stock? A digital twin could be the answer, according to HDR | Hurley Palmer Flatt’s Paul Scriven and Dr Annie Marston Our built environment and its construction have a tremendous role to ...
Read More »Returning to work: How to energise building sustainability targets
According to a recent survey 10 per cent of buildings have achieved over half (54 per cent) reduction in energy use since the lockdown. Once we get back to BAU how can organisations aim to reach their sustainability targets, especially ...
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In the first of a new series of articles, Sunil Shah discusses the challenges involved in delivering the government’s net zero emissions target, and what FMs can do to improve their buildings’ performance The government’s net zero emissions law provides ...
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