Governments and health leaders should focus efforts to fight Covid-19 on airborne transmission through better air quality initiatives, according to the British Medical Journal.
Most (58 per cent) workplace and facilities management professionals believe the market will improve in the next 12 months, despite ongoing concerns over the impacts of Brexit and COVID-19, says a new report by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).
Some of the most prominent figures from the cleaning and hygiene sector will brief MPs and Peers on Tuesday April 20 about how to restore people’s confidence in using work and public spaces following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Contractors and design professionals must rethink their approach to supports and fixings to reduce the number of unsafe building services installations, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has called for clear and detailed guidance on the safe reopening of offices that includes the needs of flexible workers in its response to calls for evidence for a Covid vaccination certificate as employers gear up for a return to work.
Engineering and sustainability bodies have voiced criticism at the government’s decision to axe a program that helps to change the energy performance of housing including social homes.