A new and updated Energy Management Good Practice Guide (GPG) has been published by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in partnership with energy management expert, Carbon Numbers. The GPG addresses critical energy consumption challenges and strategies against ...
Read More »WFMs must be a key stakeholder when drawing up energy and carbon plans
Workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals are insufficiently involved in organisations’ plans around energy efficiency and carbon reduction, finds new research by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). In a large-scale survey of WFM professionals conducted in Autumn ...
Read More »Addressing the recruitment shortfall within FM in 2024
Although research has suggested there is a largely positive outlook regarding workloads and employment across the facilities management sector, many employers continue to cite difficulties in finding staff for skilled maintenance, support services and property management roles. What more can ...
Read More »IWFM launches new digital platform to boost sector learning
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has launched a new Learning Management System (LMS), which it says will “instantly upgrade the experience” of those learning via its on-line services and open opportunities to more in the sector to ...
Read More »IWFM unveils 2023 Impact Awards winners
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has announced the winners of its IWFM Impact Awards 2023. From boosting the Wales Millennium Centre’s energy efficiency to fostering diversity and inclusion among young people, 2023’s IWFM Impact Awards witnessed a ...
Read More »Building Safety Alliance invites collaborators for golden thread tools
The Building Safety Alliance, a cross-sector collaboration of leading industry figures and various associations and bodies, is inviting stakeholders in the occupation phase to join the group to further contribute to the development of a standardised approach to support accountable ...
Read More »MoU to provide mutual benefits for IWFM and CICES
The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) has revealed plans for closer ties with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been drafted with the IWFM, the UK’s largest body for FM ...
Read More »IWFM launches global mentoring service
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has launched IWFM Mentoring, a one-to-one, personalised career support service to help its members gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to perform at a higher level via impartial, non-judgmental guidance and support. The ...
Read More »Wise investment
You’ll never regret investing in knowledge and skills says Sofie Hooper, Head of Policy, IWFM It’s all quite overwhelming, isn’t it? The climate emergency, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy and living costs, Brexit, supply chain issues, the post-pandemic transition, widening ...
Read More »Government Facilities Management Strategy and its impact on FM procurement
The Government’s Facilities Management Strategy* is designed to establish standards to address the quality of service which should be aspired to in the procurement of FM contracts. What impact do you think this initiative will have on the procurement of ...
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