Regenerative Buildings Represent the Future of Facilities

Regenerative Buildings Represent the Future of Facilities

Living buildings that return resources to the environment are one of the best strategies for combatting climate change. Sustainability is so last millennium. These days, sustainability is the bare minimum on building projects. Climate change has progressed to the point that sustainability alone won’t be adequate for preventing the worst effects. The definition of sustainability…

Navigating climate disruption in the building sector

Navigating climate disruption in the building sector

Climate change is disrupting the building and real estate sectors Why are buildings so important when we talk about climate change? Generating nearly 50 percent of global carbon emissions (40 percent in the United States), the building sector has a critical role to play in limiting carbon emissions. Buildings’ embodied carbon — the greenhouse gases…

Fire Extinguisher Ratings

Fire Extinguisher Ratings

  Fire Extinguisher Ratings Fire extinguishers are often the first line of defense when it comes to stopping fires while they are still small. A key component of successfully using an extinguisher is ensuring the type of extinguisher is a match for the type of fire. There is the risk of spreading a fire if…

BESA raises critical fire damper safety issue

BESA raises critical fire damper safety issue

  An urgent warning has been issued by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) about a potential fire safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems. The UK’s leading trade organisation for building engineering services contractors has issued an interim technical bulletin (VH001) ahead of a full update of its industry guidance for…