Evotech recognised with prestigious MoD Silver Employer Award
Our Managing Director Mark O’Grady and staff past and present recently attended an awards dinner where they were officially presented with the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award. This recognition reflects Evotech's unwavering commitment and support provided to the Armed Forces community.
Receiving this prestigious accolade pays testament to Evotech's ongoing dedication to fostering an environment that recognises the unique skills and experiences of veterans and reservists. This commitment also ensures that employees who are part of the Armed Forces Reservists receive adequate support during training and deployment periods, enabling them to serve their country whilst maintaining fulfilling civilian careers.
The award highlights Evotech's ongoing efforts in honouring the nation's heroes, offering them valuable opportunities, and giving back to those who have dedicated their lives to the service of their country.
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CIBSE updates ‘go to’ Guide M for facilities management industry
CIBSE has launched its highly anticipated, updated Guide M: Maintenance Engineering and Management which is the ‘go to’ guide for the facilities management industry.
The guide which is based on UK best practice has been updated for this third edition and provides everything you need to know about operating building services and also includes references to more in-depth resources, making it the ‘go to’ guide for those responsible for the design, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of building services.
The latest version of the guide is intended to bring maintenance into sharper focus by helping building and property operators become more aware of their responsibilities and duties. It will also help services designers in providing installations that are safe, economic to maintain and operate, and capable of giving satisfactory performance over their full lifespan.
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RICS launches new global edition of Whole Life Carbon Assessment standard
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched the second edition of its ground breaking Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment standard.
First published in 2017 for the UK’s built environment sector, this 2023 edition is a global version of the standard that provides a considerably more developed understanding of the carbon costs and benefits of design choices in construction and infrastructure projects and assets. Following a public consultation in March 2023, RICS has updated the standard which now covers all built assets and infrastructure projects throughout the built environment lifecycle.
At COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, pledges from 153 countries meant that over 90% of the world’s GDP is now covered by commitments to achieving net zero. This means limiting carbon emissions so that they are balanced or exceeded by carbon removals such as afforestation or carbon capture and storage.
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Government launches guide for accountable persons on managing risk for HRBs
The Government has launched a guide to help steer accountable persons of high-rise residential buildings through managing risks for high-rise residential buildings.
The law says accountable persons must take all reasonable steps to prevent building safety risks from happening, and to reduce the severity of any incidents if they do happen. The Building Safety Act 2022 defines building safety risks as the risk of spread of fire or structural failure. What is a reasonable step depends on your building’s individual circumstances and risks. The guide explains how accountable persons can demonstrate that they have taken all reasonable steps to manage building safety risks.
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Gove promises new standards to address internal fire safety
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities (DLUHC) is collaborating with the British Standards Institute on a new set of standards that will be released in the coming months, the housing secretary has confirmed.
Buildings' external facades are now subject to a new standard assessment process called PAS 9980, which was published in 2022. However, it has been discovered that many structures also have serious internal flaws, which could necessitate costly repairs that are not currently covered by government funding schemes. Mr Gove made the commitment to new internal standards in a meeting with leaseholders impacted by building safety issues.
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