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CALL ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO SPECIFY
ACCREDITED PRODUCTS Exhibiting at the Local Government Procurement Expo, the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) called on procurers of cleaning and hygiene products to specify CHSA Accredited products.
“Our Accreditation Schemes for Soft Tissue, Plastic Refuse Sacks and Industrial Cotton Mops are recognised as driving up standards in the industry,” explained Mike Stubbs, Chairman of the Accreditation Scheme Panel. “Supported by a rigorous auditing process, the Accreditation Schemes make sure that what’s on the box is in the box.
“We exhibited at the Local Government Procurement Expo to explain the benefits of the Schemes to local government buyers of these products. Our goal is to persuade
TOMORROW’S W’S MENT TODAY
Graham Perry, Business Unit Director of iSite, explains why good quality data is integral to achieving an energy- efficient building.
Energy consumption is one of the largest costs for any business, and accurately recording energy usage is key to handling this expenditure.
Managing energy, spans everything from monitoring gas and electricity usage, to recording CO2
emissions,
and it is often the facilities management (FM) teams that are tasked with overseeing this area of a business. As a result, the industry is continually looking at ways in which energy consumption can be
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conducted Drop Tests. A British Standards Institute test, the Drop Test requires sacks to be filled to a pre-defined weight then dropped a specific height and checked for splits.
The team also explained the full auditing process for each of the Schemes to delegates. The CHSA’s independent inspector visits Scheme members repeatedly through the year, selecting products from the warehouse and production line for inspection. He confirms the labels comply with the relevant Scheme’s specification, the dimensions of the soft tissue are as specified and the industrial cotton mops and refuse sacks are fit for purpose and the dimensions are as specified.
them to specify CHSA-accredited products in their tenders or tell their cleaning and hygiene contractors to use only CHSA Accredited products.”
To highlight the rigour of the auditing process to Expo delegates, the CHSA
reduced, primarily to deliver cost savings, but also to help improve an organisation’s carbon footprint.
It is here that big data analytics can have a starring role. In order to reduce costs effectively it is important for FM teams to have a comprehensive understanding of the amount of energy currently being used. Building intelligence software can collate this information and present it in a bespoke format, and it is this ability to review data at a granular level that allows a business to identify trends that ultimately generate the results.
For example, and this is particularly applicable for those managing large estates, FM teams can monitor assets such as boilers and HVAC systems to build a comprehensive picture of energy use. They can compare actual usage against optimum levels and identify those assets that are under-performing and need to be replaced.
In addition to establishing an effective asset replacement programme, building data can also be used to inform when and
Scheme Members that fail to meet the requirements may be ultimately expelled, a sanction not required in recent years as they value their membership.
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where a space is heated, as well as determining when it’s time to turn the lights off!
Many FM teams are now using heating sensors to manage this. These sensors actively track anything happening within a set area, acting like a lighthouse by electronically sending information back to one central system. By monitoring the number of people present in a certain area of the building, alongside the temperature, FM teams can determine when it’s time to crank the heating. Not only does this mean the office is kept at an optimum temperature for employees whenever anyone is present, it also means energy costs aren’t creeping up at times when the building is not in use.
Ultimately it is the ability to analyse this data as a whole, and the insight it provides, that adds value. It helps FM to teams drive informed decision-making and have a positive impact on the bottom line by improving efficiencies and reducing costs – both in terms of direct energy costs and asset spend.
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