commercial buildings

Deloitte’s London Office Crane Survey sees the highest volume of new starts on record, with refurbishment starts breaking records for the second consecutive survey.

Toshiba Carrier UK has introduced additional features to its Mini Touch Screen Controller to help visually impaired and physically disabled people control their indoor environment.

Ventilation specialist Vent-Axia has unveiled ventilation systems which claim up to 93% heat recovery

Speakers at the BESA Conference have urged the building services industry to pursue better buildings in the face of government row-backs, not only to reduce carbon but to improve occupants’ wellbeing BESA president Claire Curran opened the conference with a call to improve buildings for social reasons as much as environmental ones. She said: “It […]

Claire Curran, the President of the Building Engineering Services Association, has called on the building services sector to improve its use of digital tools and systems.

Nearly £46 million has been awarded to 26 businesses to enable the switch to cleaner, home-grown energy. One of the recipients is Tweed Valley Maltings in Northumberland, which has been the headquarters of Simpsons Malt since 1963. The funding will help them establish a low carbon energy centre with AMP Clean Energy – with the […]

The RO Group is to start work on a substantial refurbishment of Silbury House, with the intention of making it the most sustainable office building in Milton Keynes. Silbury House will excel in heating control, water saving, and energy use reduction.  Cambridge-based proptech company InferSens will install sensors to measure water usage to control and […]

IHG Hotels & Resorts has introduced the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park – in partnership with Zeal Hotels – which will be the first lifecycle net zero carbon hotel for both businesses. Scheduled to open in 2024, voco Zeal Exeter Science Park has been designed to align with the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework Definition […]

Heineken UK has announced a £25 million investment into its Manchester brewery to install heat pumps. The total investment, which includes a £3.7 million grant from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, will be used to install technology to capture heat from various sources, including the refrigeration units on site, and to then […]

Johnson Controls has continued its expansion of its digital buildings business with the acquisition of FM:Systems, a digital workplace management provider for the FM and property sector. Johnson Controls will integrate the FM:Systems predictive workplace management platform into its OpenBlue building automation services. FM:Systems chief executive Kurt von Koch will join Johnson Controls’ digital business […]

Danfoss has opened Smart Store in Denmark – it will act as a test centre for energy efficiency technology. The store is expected to be 50% more energy efficient when compared to a typical supermarket – with a first-generation CO2 refrigeration system – and 20-30% more efficient than a store already fitted with energy efficiency […]

The first year of Mitie‘s five-year partnership with Royal Mail Group has delivered energy savings of over 16.69 (GWh) – equivalent to the annual usage of 1,100 UK homes. The goal is to achieve energy savings of at least 15% across the top 230 energy consuming sites in its portfolio by 2026. The energy savings […]