Significant changes to Building Regulations Part F came into effect, and it has been taken into account from 15th June 2022 for Commercial buildings. Most building works in England must comply with the Building Regulations 2010. The Building Regulations protect the people’s health and safety in and around the building and regarding water, energy, and… Continue reading Updated building regulation on ventilation systems in UK
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Net Zero Week and what we can do to accelerate it
Net Zero is the world’s answer to stopping climate change. The UK established rules on the 27th of June 2019, committing to Net-zero goals by 2050.
Importance of Occupancy Monitoring After the Pandemic
The pandemic has started a revolution in how we work. During the lockdown, most offices were forced to shut down, and businesses had to quickly adapt and source technology to enable home working for their employees. Throughout 2021, reopening plans were developed, revised, and re-written in response to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. But… Continue reading Importance of Occupancy Monitoring After the Pandemic
Wates Innovation Partner with DIREK
We’re proud to be an innovation partner with Wates Group and part of the Wates Innovation Network. Our sustainable technology, SIMS, can help your business utilise building resources and space with unprecedented accuracy and enables services such as intelligent management of the space, e.g., hot desking, queue and flow management, and social distance monitoring in workspaces. Being… Continue reading Wates Innovation Partner with DIREK
Wasted Energy in Commercial Buildings
Office buildings are one of the top five energy-intensive sectors of the UK building stock, accounting for 27.6 GWh, or 68% of total domestic electricity consumption per year. Commercial and real estate use account for 40% of the world’s energy consumption and more than a third of its carbon emissions. In the UK, London alone… Continue reading Wasted Energy in Commercial Buildings
The Future Of Offices And Workspaces
Before the pandemic, occupancy studies revealed that office space was often under-used, with approximately 60% of the expected population in the building (JJL,2019). The last two years have seen a dramatic change from traditional office working to a new era of hybrid working as the norm. This significant shift, coupled with rising energy bills, Net… Continue reading The Future Of Offices And Workspaces
How to meet UK net-zero target by 2050?
According to the 2020 UK greenhouse gas emissions report, published by BEIS, the built environment is responsible for 41.4% of total greenhouse gas emissions, whereby residential, business and public sectors emit 67.7, 59.4 and 7.7 million tonnes CO2e, respectively.