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The BIM4FM group has today announced the headline results from its recent survey, and revealed the importance of the relationship between Building Information Modelling (BIM) and lifecycle management for facilities managers. When asked how they would like to see BIM supporting facilities management (FM), 75% of respondents highlighted lifecycle management as the most important factor. When asked how they anticipated their organisation would use BIM in the future, 84% of respondents believed that lifecycle management…

Interserve, the leading support services and construction group, has been awarded a contract extension with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) across its Newcastle estate.  The facilities services contract, which has been in place since 2004, has been extended until 2014. The Newcastle Estate boasts HMRC’s flagship site and houses over 16,000 government employees. Interserve delivers a total of 21 services including cleaning, security, catering, space planning, health…

Carbon Trust launches Green Business Directory to give reassurance to organisations investing in energy efficiency equipment and low carbon technologies Efficient lighting tops the list of green technology investments in a new survey from the Carbon Trust. Over three-quarters of businesses polled, 77% said they’d invested in energy efficient lighting in the past year, followed by employee awareness training (59%) and energy metering, monitoring and targeting technology (57%).   But while 96% of businesses surveyed said…