Bushfires – is your building protected?

In what feels like a distant memory, last season’s bushfires ravaged the country - destroying billions of dollars worth of facilities. Longer and more destructive bushfire seasons are here to stay. Climate change is contributing to the acceleration of severe bushfires and asset protection and building maintenance needs to be top of mind for building owners to reduce the risk of drastic asset los

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Smart buildings mean new risk challenges. How prepared are you?

In the property industry, you’re no stranger to risk. Managing assets and managing risk go hand in hand. It was always complicated staying on top of both technical services and cyber security. Now they’re much more intimately bound together, and it takes a different, more comprehensive approach to strategic management. The good news is that the benefits, both long and short-term, are sig

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The social, environmental and economic benefits of decarbonising your operations

Decarbonisation of buildings can be an intimidating task for facility managers (FMs) but, says Jake Xerri, simple things like communication make life easier. The social, environmental and economic benefits of decarbonising buildings are widely understood today. More than that, they’re growing more attractive and more crucial as technology – and the climate crisis – advance

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Do you need a risk assessment of your emergency lighting plan?

Emergency lighting, safety standards and your building are evolving at the same time. Thomas Doss, National Service Line Manager, Electrical, shares his insights. As National Service Line Manager for Grosvenor Engineering Group’s (Grosvenor) Electrical division, Thomas oversees the growth, delivery, consistency, tech support and compliance of the Grosvenor electrical division nationally. H

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