Spet KPI
02 September 2010
Managing bookable resources such as rooms and associated services efficiently can yield considerable cost savings. The FM Index KPI Survey, compiled by FMJ and Integrated fm, has once again been...
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Coalition announces energy policy
17 August 2010
Energy secretary Chris Huhne has outlined the government’s energy policy in the first what is planned to be a programme of annual energy statements. The statement sketched out the...
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A drive to turn out the lights
09 August 2010
Efforts to cut both costs and carbon emissions are to include switching off the lighting on motorways between midnight and 5am, a time of low usage. This was one of the ideas received by the...
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Hydro power
02 August 2010
Inspired by traditional waterwheels, an engineering student at Leicester de Montfort University has invented a device that uses the energy from waste water in high rise buildings to generate...
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Doing it by the book
02 August 2010
The FM Index KPI Survey, compiled by FMJ and Integrated fm, is now in its fifth year and continues to build a picture of key trends in the FM sector. In the first of a series of reports from the...
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Delays to carbon capture
28 July 2010
The UK government has announced that no new coal-fired power stations can be built without including carbon capture and storage (CCS). However, no date has yet been set for announcing the winner of...
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Regional management
16 July 2010
For the second month, the FM Index KPI Survey, compiled by FMJ and Integrated fm, looks at regional variation in the way common FM tasks are managed.Last month we gave an overview of regional...
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Many organisations risk missing CRC deadline
30 June 2010
Figures released by the Environment Agency indicate that fewer than 10% of the organisations captured by the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme have registered. There are now fears...
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CRC disaggregation deadline extended
30 June 2010
The Environment Agency has announced that it will extend the deadline to the end of July for organisations that want to disaggregate under the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme....
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Know what you’re doing before you make it better
30 June 2010
Saving water isn’t just good for the environment; it also makes sound business sense. In fact, a survey by Ethical Corporation indicates that water conservation is set to become a top priority...
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