5 January 2023
‘Bittersweet’ Honour For Air Quality Champion
Air quality and child health campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah has been made a CBE for services to public health in the King’s New Year Honours.
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16 December 2022
BESA Welcomes Trebling Of Green Jobs
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says it is heartened by new statistics showing rapid growth in the low carbon and energy ...
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15 December 2022
Whitty Report Can Be Turning Point For ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says support from the UK’s Chief Medical Officer for more investment in indoor air quality (IAQ) ...
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6 December 2022
BESA Welcomes ‘Shot In The Arm’ For Heat ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says the £9.2m in government funding for energy efficiency and heat pump training announced last ...
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2 December 2022
BESA Thanks Steve Hudson For ‘Exceptional ...
BESA chief executive David Frise paid tribute to Steve Hudson, divisional manager at Derry Building Services, who is stepping down as a trustee ...
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2 December 2022
Building Safety Act Is “Massive, But Not New”
There is nothing in the Building Safety Act for building services contractors to fear, according to a senior spokesperson for the Health & Safety ...
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25 November 2022
Government Strategy Highlights Value Of FM, ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the government’s first comprehensive strategy for facilities management (FM).
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24 November 2022
UK Missing Out On ‘Easy Energy Savings’, ...
Despite growing concern about energy costs, thousands of commercial and residential building owners are missing out on straightforward, low-cost ways ...
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16 November 2022
Lack Of Competence Behind Grenfell ‘Buck ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster, which closed last week, was a timely ...
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8 November 2022
Tomorrow’s Engineers Must Lead A Retrofit ...
More young people should be inspired to take up careers in the built environment to make it more sustainable and resilient to climate change, ...
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4 November 2022
BESA Congratulates New IOR President Graeme ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has congratulated its technical director Graeme Fox on becoming the President of the Institute ...
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2 November 2022
Sharing Responsibility Is Only Way To Honour ...
The building services industry cannot claim to have learned from the Grenfell Tragedy unless every member of every supply chain takes full ...
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26 October 2022
BESA Urges New PM To ‘Listen To Engineers’
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the appointment of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as an opportunity to reset policy on ...
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24 October 2022
Miller Honoured With BESA’s Top Accolade
Former President John Miller has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
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21 October 2022
Scientists and engineers join forces to ...
An international awareness campaign to promote the critical role of better building ventilation in supporting health, well-being, and productivity ...
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17 October 2022
BESA Academy Wins Digital Transformation ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Academy has been awarded a prestigious Association Excellence Award (AEA).
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14 October 2022
‘Momentous Moment’ For Maintenance As ...
The built environment’s leading professional bodies have joined forces to align the data standards that are used to manage costing, carbon and ...
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7 October 2022
New Assessment Approach Is ‘Fresh Start’ For ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has formed a partnership with a specialist End Point Assessment Organisation to secure the ...
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30 September 2022
Energy Efficiency Should Be Part Of Growth ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the government to include reducing energy demand as part of its strategy for economic ...
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21 September 2022
Cath Noakes To Deliver BESA Keynote
Professor Cath Noakes OBE, Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings at the University of Leeds, will deliver the keynote address at this ...
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8 September 2022
Classroom air quality a 'national scandal' ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has described the state of indoor air quality (IAQ) in UK classrooms as “scandalous” and a ...
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8 September 2022
BESA President Calls For Building Retrofits ...
The UK must now embark on a comprehensive programme of energy efficiency and low carbon building improvements to ensure the government’s Energy Price ...
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7 September 2022
BESA And REFCOM Call For Urgent Review Of ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and REFCOM have warned that changes to the rules governing refrigerant gas could increase the ...
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2 September 2022
Besa mourns former president David ...
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has paid tribute to its former President David Summerfield whose death was announced this week.
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