Building Controls

New guidance on the measurement of land for development projects such as new housing and commercial development have been published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, which defines common measurements used across the built environment and associated metrics such as density.

Ventilating the air in buildings has taken on increased importance in the wake of the pandemic. Elizabeth Lyon, key account manager at Hemlow, offers important focus points to deliver better quality air

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has appointed Ruth Carter as its chief executive officer.

Global resource management provider Veolia has won a place on the ETL Net Zero Carbon Delivery (NZCD) Framework – set up to advance progress to public sector carbon targets. 

Jaguar Building Services has won the hard services contracts for both Thames Court and Rabobank, the Dutch multinational banking group, whose UK base is headquartered there.

Scheme for rating operational energy efficiency of offices gets UK launch

Integrated building and maintenance services provider J Tomlinson has been awarded a three-year full FM contract by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).

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

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has said there are “no surprises” in the government’s draft Building Safety Bill.

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased demand for contactless solutions and social distancing applications, making intelligent space management a priority. Falling costs and an evolving workplace offering add to an intensified focus on the true value of responsive, data-driven building management tech. Bradford Keen reports