If the UK is going to move toward net zero by using more EVs then it needs a charging infrastructure to meet demand and FMs hold the key. David Harris, VINCI Facilities Customer Director explains The electric vehicle (EV) market ...
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 »Software solutions
The energy crisis, rising inflation and a move to net zero means FMs must find new ways to reduce costs and improve building efficiencies. FM software can play a vital role in helping to address these challenges The cost of ...
Read More »Triple CRE challenges
Simon Eastlake, Managing Director, Office Space in Town (OSiT) on how landlords that adapt to the triple whammy of rising interest rates, hybrid working and the net zero challenges can still keep their tenants happy A rising interest rate cycle, ...
Read More »Climate goals: Is the built environment delivering on Glasgow’s promises?
By George Adams, Director of Energy and Engineering, SPIE UK Ahead of last year’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow and the signing of the Climate Pact, the UK government launched its flagship Net Zero Strategy to move forward on its ...
Read More »Building regulations add to Net Zero drive
ECA technical experts Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, and Shahid Khan, ECA Technical Manager discuss how new Building and Wiring Regulations are enabling the transition to net zero As low-carbon technology and energy efficiency take centre-stage ...
Read More »Material Change
Andrew Jackson, Business Development Director EMEA, Shaw Contract on procuring flooring products and materials that contribute to a Circular Economy approach. If we are to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in accordance with the Paris ...
Read More »COP26: How can the FM sector help tackle global warming?
The COP26 summit, which takes place in Glasgow next month [November] hopes to secure agreements to meet 2030 emissions reductions targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century. With 21-22 per cent of the UK’s ...
Read More »Measure to measure
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 ...
Read More »Beyond net zero, don’t ‘waste’ the opportunity
Recycling company Paper Round calls for the industry to look ‘beyond net zero’ In recent years, the push to deliver ‘net zero’ has grown remarkably. But is it enough? Not according to leading London & South East recycling company Paper ...
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