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Focus On Retrofit To Get Net Zero Back On Track, Says BESA

looking up at a glass building against a blue sky The government should accelerate plans to retrofit buildings to get faltering net zero progress back on target, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).


Free Online Course Aims To Improve Diversity And Inclusion In Built Environment Sector

Four people studying around a table A free training course to help built environment professionals across the world better understand the importance of diversity and inclusion to combat underrepresentation in the sector has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).


Facilitating Our Next Generation: BAM FM Secures Contract For Tudor Grange Academies Trust

Looking at the outside of Tudor Grange Academy Trust BAM FM has been awarded a three-year contract, worth £9.6 million, with Tudor Grange Academies Trust to deliver quality, integrated FM services across 13 estates.


New Office Space In The Falkirk Stadium For SPR Has Officially Opened!

welcome to Strategic Property Review new offices Strategic Property Review at Falkirk Council have invested £1.6m to transform an empty shell under the main stand of The Falkirk Stadium into modern office space, which will allow them to close at least three outdated properties.


This Is What We Do!
Incoming CIWM President Calls For UK To Celebrate Its World-Class Recycling And Resource Management Sector

A pile of papers to by recycled Following yesterday’s Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Presidential inauguration a new digital report entitled ‘This Is What We Do: Showcasing A World‑Class Sector & The UK’s Circular Economy Pathfinders’ has been launched to showcase the excellence in the UK’s recycling and resource recovery sector and its significant contribution to the UK economy.


The GPA Appoints ISS As Delivery Partners For Regional Security Services

A security guard speaking on a walkie-talkie The Government Property Agency (GPA) has awarded new security delivery contracts to ISS as part of its Workplace Services Transformation Programme.


CUBE Year 1 Results Demonstrate That The UK’s Office Market Could Be Saving 3 Million Tonnes Of Carbon And £3.8bn Annually

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  • The UK’s first initiative of its type to challenge energy efficiency in commercial buildings through gamification has saved 6,087 tonnes of C02 across 540,895 sqm of commercial space in year one
  • Participants have saved on average 17% of energy, equal to a tonne of C02 for every 88.86 sqm of office space
  • Financial savings amount to ~£8 million, or ~£1,300 per tonne of CO2
  • Featuring the likes of Landsec, Stanhope, Savills, and The Howard de Walden Estate, the competition has saved a total of 31GWh of energy

Thirty percent of energy used in office buildings is wasted. The CUBE Competition is helping to change that. It is the UK’s first initiative to tackle the dual challenges of energy efficiency improvement and occupier engagement in commercial buildings through gamification, and has helped buildings reduce energy consumption by up to 39% - collectively enough to power 5,000 homes for a year. It uses an innovative approach to bring landlords, building managers and occupiers together, mobilising them to reduce energy consumption through changing behaviour – the logical first step to net zero.


New Report: Companies Will Pay More To Lease Sustainable Offices

The Gherkin building in London New research has revealed that companies are willing to accept higher rents for more sustainable corporate office space following the rise of hybrid working.

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