Architecture & Construction

Engineering body warns of contractual ‘standstill’ over product marks

Early involvement key to enhancing FM’s BIM role

With the prospect of restrictions being eased as the UK emerges from lockdown and the tier system over the coming months, the thoughts of estate managers and property owners are now turning towards the resumption of scheduled upkeep and maintenance programs.

London office development starts plummet

Vinci Facilities has begun a five-year contract delivering hard FM services to the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

Building safety manager: existing FM professionals can take on new role

Engineering services associations BESA and ECA have published a joint sector guide on work-related travel during the pandemic and updated guides on working in close proximity and in high-risk areas of Covid-19 transfer, such as healthcare settings.

Commercial property firm Landsec has launched a new flexible office brand, Myo, providing "customised office space for businesses looking for flexibility to enable future growth".

Bloomberg's European headquarters, reputed to be the world's most sustainable office building, has won the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize.

BSRIA has launched its Soft Landings Framework - BG 54/2018 Soft Landings Framework 2018 - Six Phases for Better Buildings - written and compiled by BSRIA's Dr Michelle Agha-Hossein.

A World Green Building Council report is urging businesses to make green improvements by highlighting the economic benefits of green building and showcasing improved occupant satisfaction when health, well-being and productivity features are implemented in existing green structures.

Despina Katsikaki will examine the impact that the workplace has on people and productivity.