Councils are being urged to apply for a share of a £30m fund to install Changing Places Toilets (CPTs) in public places and tourist attractions, providing a significant increase in areas where users want them most.
A green lobby body has launched a consultation on its development of a ‘whole life carbon roadmap’ which aims to provide agreed ideas and actions for achieving net zero carbon in the construction, operation and demolition of buildings and infrastructure.
A guide to help facilities managers better distinguish air cleaning technologies has been published by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
A new good practice guide to improve indoor air quality has been published to help building owners, managers and engineers interpret data and turn it into useful strategies for improving the indoor environment.
Tower Hamlets Council has called upon the government to set a nationwide deadline to remove Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding, as part of a new Building Safety Pledge which also calls for the costs of this work to be covered by building owners, developers or the government - and not by the affected leaseholders.
The British Toilet Association (BTA) has called for improved legislation and more government funding to address the current ‘appalling’ lack of public toilet provision.
Last month, Facilitate reported on how catering and hospitality experts are warning of staffing shortages in the coming year as the consequences of a global pandemic and Brexit hit the sectors. Where are gaps and how can they be filled?
Project Specification Group, a unit of manufacturing company ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, has reiterated the importance of construction compliance to protect the safety of a building’s residents.
The IWFM has published guidance with a building management systems firm to assist workplace and facilities professionals with improving the health of buildings.
New research findings reveal that over a third (38 per cent) of those aged 55+ have not received any workplace training for at least decade, or never at all.
