Sustainability
News
| 20 Dec 2011 | BIFM responds on PV tariffs As Friends of the Earth and two renewable power companies mount a legal challenge to the Government’s decision to cut feed-in tariffs for solar power, BIFM has responded to the official consultation which closes this week. |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Results from the annual BIFM Sustainability in FM Survey 2011 The survey examines the key drivers, issues and best practices within FM. The results for 2011 make for interesting reading. |
| 31 Oct 2011 | Learn more about benchmarking with BIFM The new FM BENCHMARKING service from BIFM allows you to compare the performance of your buildings against similar one, analyse the differences, and improve the performance over time. There are three short videos available explaining the solution. |
| 8 Sep 2011 | Asset Skills Workshops: Emerging National Occupational Standards for Energy Assessors and Green Deal Energy Advisors Asset Skills are hosting three workshops to consult stakeholders and practitioners on Emerging National Occupational Standards for Energy Assessors and Green Deal Energy Advisors. |
| 17 Aug 2011 | New benchmarking service for members Do you ever think "How can I make my facilities operate even more efficiently and cost-effectively than they already do?", or "Where can I get information that can help me decide what improvements will provide the greatest cost and energy returns?" |
Articles
| 29 May 2008 | Green gauge In the third of a series of industry roundtables arranged in association with BDO Stoy Hayward 12 voices from the sector share their views on the question of environmental reporting |
| 29 Apr 2008 | In the drink What do people drink in your workplace? |
| 26 Nov 2007 | The not so foreign office It is always difficult for an environmentally-conscious manager to be sure he is buying from a sustainable, ethical and morally-justifiable source – but a way of beginning to assess it in workplace furniture is by ‘product miles’. |
| 5 Oct 2007 | It's the principal Just about everyone in facilities management has jumped on the sustainability bandwagon in recent years, so it’s refreshing to meet someone who has lived and breathed sustainability before it was remotely fashionable. |
| 29 Jun 2007 | Carbon bonanza It’s such a tempting deal. All you have to do is plant a few trees and all your car and air travel can be done guilt-free. |
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Events
| 7 - 9 Feb 2012 | The Professional FM 1 [Intermediate Module 1] (Code 1202PRF1) |
| 15 Feb 2012 | Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (Code 1202FDR) |
| 16 Feb 2012 | Zero Waste Solutions |
| 21 - 23 Feb 2012 | Understanding Facilities Management Foundation - Optional ILM Level 3 Award or Certificate in FM qualification (Code 1202UFMF) |
| 28 - 29 Feb 2012 | Introduction to Sustainability (Code 1202SUST) |
Documents
| Type Date | Title | |
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| Guides & Briefings Dec-11 |
How to create an online CPD Record & Certificate WI to create a CPD Record |
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| Presentations and Papers Dec-11 |
Water -a Sustainability Issue for Facilities Managers - joint event 24 Nov Midlands/SIG Nicola Poole, Environment Agency Presentation from event held at Warwick University 24 November |
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| Presentations and Papers Dec-11 |
Water - a Sustainability Issue for Facilities Managers - joint event 24 Nov Midlands/SIG Dr David Moon, WRAP Presentation from event on 24th November at Warwick Uni |
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| Reports Nov-11 |
BIFM Annual Sustainability in FM Survey: Executive Summary Launched in 2007 by the BIFM and the University of Reading, the annual Sustainability in FM survey examines the key drivers, issues and best practices within FM. Year-on-year results are compared to identify and highlight trends in FM. |
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| Supplements Sep-11 |
Training and education survey Survey |




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