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Bumper Year for Green Roof Construction with Popularity Booming Across Southern England

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by admin

As sustainable and energy efficient construction continues to rise, the number of planning applications for green roofs across Great Britain in 2016 surged by 34 per cent compared to the figures registered in 2015. According to recent data published today by Barbour Product Search, it was the southern regions of England that dominated green roof applications in 2016, accounting for 65 per cent of the total. Regionally, London accounted for the highest number of applications…

UK Could Cut the Use of Disposable Coffee Cups by 50 – 300 Million Per Year, New Research Suggests

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

Research by Bewley’s and Cardiff University identifies measures that can help encourage the use of re-usable cups by coffee drinkers The use of disposable coffee cups could be reduced by 50 – 300 million annually according to research announced today by leading coffee roaster Bewley’s. An estimated 2.5bn disposable coffee cups are used in the UK each year, creating approximately 25,000 tonnes of waste. The research, conducted from September to December 2016 by Cardiff University…

IFMA Celebrates Publication of Two New ISO Standards for FM

Posted on April 25, 2017 by admin

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) joins facility management (FM) advocates around the world in celebrating the publication of two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards impacting the industry. ISO — an independent, non-governmental organization and developer of international voluntary consensus standards — published two standards in April 2017: ISO 41011:2017, Facility management – Vocabulary; and ISO 41012:2017, Facility management – Guidance on strategic sourcing and the development of agreements. Recently, the increasing cost of…

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