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Smart building controls enable carbon reductions and improved patient comfort and care across the NHS

Kas Mohammed, VP Digital Energy, Schneider Electric UK and Ireland, discusses how NHS trusts and large NHS estates can use data and smart monitoring tools to improve building performance and cut emissions, without disrupting patient care

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BBH Awards winners spotlight: Meet the team behind SageTech Medical

In this edition of the BBH Awards winner spotlights, we spoke to our 2024 Best Carbon Reduction Initiative winner, Benenden Hospital
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New decarbonisation framework goes live from NHS Shared Business Services

The new Decarbonisation of Estates framework agreement aims to help the NHS achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s first net zero national health service

Sodexo gains level 3 NHS Evergreen Supplier status

Sodexo Health and Care has earned Level 3 status on the NHS's Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment for its commitment to sustainability and innovation in healthcare

Solar carports could save healthcare businesses £200k a year, new research reveals

Research from Solspan has revealed that healthcare businesses could save over £200k a year on average from solar energy applications on previously unused carpark space

Exclusive: Dowds' £30m Queen Elizabeth Hospital live project

Dowds Group exclusively shared with Building Better Healthcare the methods used in the most extensive, site-wide infrastructure upgrade ever undertaken for a fully operational NHS hospital in the UK

NHS Arden and GEM’s social value contribution rewarded with Silver accreditation

NHS Arden and GEM has been awarded the Silver level of the Social Value Quality Mark (SVQM) – recognising significant achievement in growing and embedding social value in its work

Reducing carbon in steel construction

voestalpine Metsec discusses how it introduced a reduced carbon steel option for its renowned light gauge steel construction solutions to minimise the carbon emissions and environmental impact of construction projects

Partnership to trial potential eco-friendly concrete

Decarbonising concrete using Graphene is at the centre of a new partnership between Galliford Try, Graphene@Manchester (part of Manchester University), CEMEX and Northumbrian Water

NHS Property Services releases climate related financial disclosure report

The report highlights the physical and transitional risks facing NHSPS properties, such as extreme weather events and technological innovations

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Darwin Group breaks ground on £91m Royal Bournemouth Hospital building

Part of the New Hospital Programme, Darwin Group has started work on the main construction phase on the Coast Building, a £91m state-of-the-art ward and catering block in Royal Bournemouth Hospital

HKS on designing the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, part of the New Hospital Programme

HKS designed the over £900m Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, completed after a decade of collaboration with Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust and co-consultants

Welsh Government awards Powys Teaching Health Board £4.2m for decarbonisation

The Welsh Government is supporting public sector bodies in Wales to make their buildings and assets more energy-efficient

NHS Property Services publishes its climate-related financial disclosure report

NHS Property Services has published its second report under the Companies Climate-related Financial Disclosure Regulations 2022

Olivia Matei | Clean technology procurements and compliance

Olivia Matei, the new Procurement and Framework Coordinator at Lexica, shares her expertise on managing strategic clean technology procurements with compliance

NHS Golden Jubilee removes Desflurane from NHS Scotland’s supply chain

The Centre for Sustainable Delivery’s National Green Theatres Programme run by NHS Golden Jubilee has removed Desflurane from NHS Scotland’s supply chain

Hygenius achieves Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification for its infection control furniture

The furniture fixtures and equipment specialist for healthcare environments has achieved the Environmental Product Declaration certification for its infection control furniture

Scottish Parliament unanimously approves new Aggregates Tax

The new Aggregates Tax Bill aims to increase use of recycled materials in construction

Healthcare equipment: Why collaboration pays between manufacturers and healthcare

Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard UK and Armitage Shanks, discusses how the healthcare sector can benefit from closely collaborating with manufacturers

National insulation programme offers the ‘lowest of low hanging fruit,’ says engineering bodies

The Building Engineering Services Association and the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association have highlighted insulating pipework as an easy task that could save on energy and carbon

Reconomy launches regulatory framework to tackle climate change

Reconomy's new sustainability framework is aimed at supporting the new government to restructure waste management in the construction industry

Trust Board approves Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's New Green Plan

Greening with PRIDE, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's plan to make the Trust more sustainable has been approved by its Board of Directors

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Guardtech Group hoping to end golden year with more success at SME National Business Awards

Suffolk contamination control experts looking to add Best Enterprising Business prize to epic 2024 awards haul at glitzy Wembley Stadium showpiece on 6 December

Why excellent fitted furniture matters in mental health facilities

Transforming mental health facilities into therapeutic havens through thoughtful furniture design

Vale Secure launches new Vale Window System U for mental healthcare settings

The new Vale Window System U is the latest product launch of Vale Secure for the mental healthcare industry

Sustainability in the NHS: the criticality of data in achieving net zero

Despite the many well publicised issues facing health and care provision in the UK today, climate change continues to be a focus with long-term implications

Artic launches Artic Zero

Artic moves towards a net zero community by announcing Artic Zero

HVAC in London: Meeting the increasing demand for sustainability

In the heart of London, where population growth meets environmental consciousness, the demand for sustainable Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) solutions...

BeaconMedaes announces exclusive distribution of Medclair AB's pioneering Nitrous Oxide Detector

Its integration into BeaconMedaes’ suite of medical gas sustainability strategies sets new benchmarks in the healthcare sector's journey towards sustainability and...

Artic’s journey to net zero: leading the way towards a sustainable future

In the pursuit of a sustainable future, Artic is blazing a trail towards net zero

Embracing smart technology: Artic’s vision for sustainable facilities management

As the Facilities Management industry undergoes a transformation with the implementation of the flexible working bill, Artic Building Services recognises the need to adapt...

Financial sustainability

Do the words "no money" come up often within your organisation? For CGI clients in the NHS and adult social care sector, "no money" has unfortunately become a key mantra...

Heritage and archaeological specialist Extent Heritage joins RSK Australia

The acquisition continues the momentum that is driving RSK Australia’s rapid expansion programme

En route to net zero - Sustainable transport and infrastructure purchasing solution puts NHS in top gear

The agreement provides the NHS with a simple way to find and appoint the services of fully vetted providers quickly and compliantly