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RIBA launches its free Smart Building Overlay
resource
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its Smart Building Overlay to
the RIBA Plan of Work.
This free resource will support anyone involved in the design of newbuild, retrofit or
refurbishment projects to implement smart building technology. The Smart Building Overlay
introduces smart building terminology and outlines the benefits of embedding smart building
technology from the outset and its principles can be applied to projects of all scales and
scopes.
Commercially, smart building technology can support business activity, space versatility, and
optimise management and maintenance regimes. For example, in an office building, a system
that automatically adjusts lighting and heating in response to weather conditions and
occupancy levels can reduce energy consumption and operational costs as well as providing
user comfort. Smart building technology also supplies data on building performance, helping
to evaluate and address operational energy usage, and mitigate safety risks.
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Better Buildings Partnership
updates Green Lease Toolkit
for commercial buildings
The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has revised its Green
Lease Toolkit to support the delivery of better buildings across
the commercial real estate sector.
The comprehensive online Toolkit contains legal clauses in nearly 20 key areas, covering topics
such as building management, circular economy, waste, and renewable energy. It offers
suggested drafting variations that accommodate users at various stages of their green
leasing journey. Additionally, the Toolkit introduces a new Green Lease Essentials section,
outlining a vision for minimum expectations on what green leases should include.
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200 schools in London to
have air filters installed in
classrooms
Sadiq Khan, has announced a pilot project which will see air
filters installed into some of the most polluted schools across
London.
PM2.5 filters will be fitted in every classroom in 200 schools across London. If successful, the
pilot project could lead to this being expanded to cover every school in London. Research is
currently underway to determine what sort of air filters will be used. This is due to be completed
in May, with the first filters installed in pilot schools later in the year.
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Government launches
Occupational Health
Taskforce
Businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop
people falling out the workforce, following the appointment of
Dame Carol Black as the Government’s new Occupational
Health Tsar.
Currently, only 45 percent of workers in Britain have access to some form of occupational
health, and with an estimated 1.8 million workers reporting work-related ill health in 2022/23,
the government is acting to tackle long-term sickness to help people stay and succeed in
work. The framework, which is expected this Summer, will form part of the Government’s drive
to reduce inactivity levels and waiting list times.
The UK Government recently launched its Occupational Health Innovation Fund which has
provided £1 million in funding to 10 projects to develop innovative new models of Occupational
Health, using technology to improve the capacity and capability of providers and increase
access for SMEs.
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FIA launch new technical
guidance on user
responsibilities
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) has released a new
technical bulletin, User Responsibilities: Fire Detection & Fire
Alarm Systems.
The bulletin provides updated guidance for premises management to support the upkeep of
their fire detection and fire alarm systems, aligning with the recommendations of BS 5839-1.
Appointing a designated person to oversee system compliance, testing, and record keeping in
collaboration with service providers is crucial, alongside routine checks of the system and user
training. This, coupled with weekly and monthly testing ensures system familiarity and
functionality, for continued optimal system performance. And all of this is contained in this free
concise bulletin that comes in the form of an easy to use checklist.
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