The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed tough new air quality targets contained in updated World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines but stressed the need for indoor targets to be practical and affordable.
The British Safety Council is urgently calling on the Government to act now on setting robust legal limits in the UK without delay, using new stricter WHO limits as a minimum.
Mitie has issued a statement in which it says it is enjoying strong trading performance while having also negotiated a more favourable revolving credit facility.
The government has missed a big opportunity to make offices safe and healthier by not including more relevant measures in its Autumn and Winter pandemic plans, according to the CEO of a FM technology company.
Trust between workers, customers and managers is high, but trust in colleagues and in the security of FM is lower than in 2019, according to a 2021 trust index within the FM profession.
Turnover is predicted to grow through the rest of 2021 but ongoing materials and labour shortages are likely to worsen, according to the latest sector-wide Building Engineering Business Survey.
Two new pieces of guidance on reducing COVID-19 transmission through ventilation and air cleaning technologies have been issued by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).
Workloads, profit margins and employment opportunities are set to continue to grow for the year ahead owing to rising demand for FM services, according to the latest RICS UK Facilities Management Market Survey.
The air in homes, schools, and workplaces can be polluted with harmful (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl) PFAS chemicals, according to a study published this week in an online-only peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
The noise and efficiency of smoke ventilation maintenance must also be considered as awareness of such systems continues to rise, according to a specialist.
