The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the news that the British Standards Institute (BSI) is deciding to speed up the development of a new standard for measuring indoor environment quality (IEQ).
Social housing and repairs and maintenance provider Mears Group published its annual report, saying it has “made progress” despite “unprecedented challenges”.
Meeting the government’s new carbon emissions target will need an "unprecedented surge in training and recruitment across the building services sector", according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
Employment contracts and HR policies will need to be overhauled to create a “new deal” for employers and employees reflecting changed ways of working, global consultancy Advanced Workplace Associates states in a new report.
Compass Group has seen an improvement in profit margins despite a drop in revenues while the Covid-19 pandemic continues to dent catering activities across its business.
Development and property services provider The Wates Group’s results show that it ended 2020 with £2.4 billion of new work and “a record forward order book of £6.6 billion”.
Gender should be considered at every stage of the urban planning process so that finished buildings and built environment solutions have “equal regard to the experiences of all people irrespective of gender” especially after the pandemic, according to a new report.
