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City Hall has undergone an 18-month refurbishment as part of Bristol City Council’s programme to work more efficiently and significantly reduce its operational costs. The refurbishment, which has finished on time and within budget, is part of the council’s ‘invest to save’ Bristol Workplace Programme that will realise £50m net savings over the course of the programme. The programme also includes reducing the council’s office estate from 38 buildings to two city centre hubs at…

BSRIA is delighted to have launched its new Model Format for Building Services Specifications (BG56/2016) – available to purchase from the BSRIA bookshop. This guide, revised in 2016, is a joint venture with CIBSE and BESA (previously B&ES). It provides a model format for building services specifications that will aid efficiency and understanding for all parties involved in preparing and using specifications. In this age of BIM it is easy to forget that the specifications…

The best of the best in Estate Management were honoured today for their exceptional achievements in Higher Education Estate Management. The 2016 Higher Education Estates and Facilities Awards took place at the Gala dinner on the final night of the annual AUDE conference held at Exeter University. Each year the awards celebrate and highlight the achievements of universities and best practice in the industry, including those who lead the way in estate and facilities management….