The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is to turn its Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into the world’s most sustainable seats of learning.
Campuses need to be more flexible than they have ever been before, according to a new report published by AUDE (the Association of University Directors of Estates).
Government FM outsourcer Amey has partnered with commercial painting and decorating contractor Bell Group to create a series of prison academies to help transform prisoners’ lives and cut reoffending.
Empathy, emotional intelligence and other soft skills have become vital in how workplace and facilities managers deal with the needs of their teams and their end-users during the Covid-19 crisis, with uncertainty bringing these skills into sharp focus. Bradford Keen reports
An understanding and appreciation of others’ perspectives, be they peers or subordinates, makes for the broadening gamut of skills required to be an effective workplace and facilities manager. Bradford Keen talks to sector specialists about the personal professional development and training necessary to ensure truly empathetic facilities service management.
The Covid-19 crisis exacerbated the existing skills gap in the building services sector, but also created new opportunities and accelerated potential solutions, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
For the second time in 2020, organisers of the Facilities Show – and other co-located events at London ExCeL – have postponed the event. The new date is 18-20 May 2021.
