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Facilities Management UK September 2021


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In this issue... FM UPDATE AND LATEST NEWS


04 Updated British Standard For Detector- Activated CCTV Systems.


07 Built Environment Must Accelerate Decarbonisation To Support Net Zero Goal.


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HOW FM'S CAN SUPPORT BETTER MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE


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14 Improving mental health and wellbeing is no longer merely a HR issue. With employees heading back to the office, facilities management must play


their


part to support better mental health in the workplace.


POSITIVE ENERGY: WHY SMART BUILDINGS ARE THE KEY TO DECARBONISATION


20 Commercial buildings frontline


in the battle against


are on the climate


change. Smart buildings and the facilities managers responsible for their operation therefore have a crucial role to play in global efforts to decarbonise the built environment.


WHY ACTIVE FIRE PROTECTION MUST PLAY A ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY


26 While reducing energy demand and


carbon emissions through the use of natural construction materials, greater insulation and renewables will be the way forward, the aspect of fire resilience is often overlooked.


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LINCOLN MEDICAL SCHOOL’S ‘MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ON CAMPUS’.


28 Zumtobel Group, with its lighting brands Zumtobel, Thorn, and acdc has supplied a highly efficient new lighting solution to help meet the requirements of the University of Lincoln’s most sustainable building on campus.


THE CHANGING EXPECTATIONS OF COMMERCIAL CLEANING ROUTINES


34 The additional measures that FM's should be incorporating into their cleaning routines to aid employers in giving their staff the confidence to return to the office, by successfully mitigating against the spread of virus and bacteria.


SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCES FOR FIREPROOFING SOLUTIONS


38 Without sufficient preventative measures and protective


solutions


in place, the tiniest flame or spark can turn from localised damage to a highly preventable large-scale catastrophe.


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