Hygienic practices

Hygienic practices

While some of the more stringent cleaning routines have dissipated gradually in recent months, many changes implemented during the pandemic have remained. “People used to have fairly basic expectations of cleaning such as ‘has my bin been emptied or has the soap been refilled?’,” says Peter Whyte, Divisional Director of Soft Services at JLL company,…

Reconstructing construction

Reconstructing construction

There is no shortage of companies touting the climate benefits of smart, operational control systems that fine-tune the energy performance of the built environment. Many of my first articles for GreenBiz a decade ago focused on this topic. (Eep.) The argument is compelling, and you’ve doubtless heard the rationale many, many times: The structures in…

How to Improve Facility Cybersecurity

How to Improve Facility Cybersecurity

The ultimate vision of mass hyper-connected smart buildings hosting hundreds of interconnected devices will not be possible without addressing a wide range of building specific cybersecurity issues. Each system, device, router, server, and gateway, including their multiple versions and iterations, introduces its own cybersecurity risk to the building. And, without strict segmentation, unauthorized access to…

The temperature debate

The temperature debate

What is the ideal office temperature in the UK and how does it compare to other less temperate regions of the world? Marina Vassilopoulos reports on behalf of PSG Global, an international provider of office-fit outs and relocation project management services While the UK is known for its mild temperatures, averaging between 0ºc in the…

A roadmap for ESG excellence

A roadmap for ESG excellence

Corporate sustainability quickly is cresting as a growing wave of investors, regulators, customers, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders demand evidence of action on material social and environmental challenges. While the letters, E, S and G once resided on the fringes of business and investor circles, today ESG is one of the most recognized acronyms in…