The digital switchover

The digital switchover

The UK’s telecommunications landscape is undergoing its biggest change in decades, the digital switchover. Carla Sousa, Marketing Director at Chubb Fire and Security provides some practical advice for those who have yet to start the switchover process The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) has been a cornerstone of UK communications for generations, enabling businesses and…

Facilities Managers Share Their New Year’s Resolutions – Part 1

Facilities Managers Share Their New Year’s Resolutions – Part 1

Covering everything from maintenance and security to technology and construction, 2025 predictions abound in the facilities management industry. But what do facilities managers, themselves, hope to accomplish in the new year? The start of every year represents an opportunity for new beginnings or ambitious goals. Given how demanding and all-encompassing facilities management can be, even…

Over half of the UK public say businesses aren’t doing enough to meet net zero targets

Over half of the UK public say businesses aren’t doing enough to meet net zero targets

New research of more than 2,000 UK consumers has revealed that over half (56 per cent) believe that businesses need to step up their sustainability efforts to help achieve the country’s net zero targets. The research, conducted by Wattstor, a leader in the design and delivery of onsite renewable energy systems, also showed that a…

BESA to lead heat network programme

BESA to lead heat network programme

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been appointed by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) as the lead training provider for a scheme to improve the performance of the UK’s heat network industry. BESA has already started work on developing new training programmes to support the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme…

Technology Trends for Healthcare Real Estate in 2025

Technology Trends for Healthcare Real Estate in 2025

  Technology evolves at a rapid pace in the modern age, and healthcare is on the bleeding edge. Many different technologies are tested and used within healthcare facilities daily, making it difficult to quantify it all. These technologies also have an impact and influence on the real estate of healthcare as well. To learn more…

Children’s Medical Center Plano Opens New Patient Tower

Children’s Medical Center Plano Opens New Patient Tower

  Children’s Health opened its 395,000-square-foot new patient tower at Children’s Medical Center Plano. The expansion will triple the campus’s bed capacity. Located in Collin County, one of the top five fastest-growing counties in the nation, the new tower adds 140 universal and ICU-capable inpatient beds, increasing the total to 212. The brand-new Emergency Room…