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• Artificial intelligence continues to overhaul facilities management

  22-12-2023 12:08 via fmj.co.uk
  By Ben Yexley, Head of Business Development at askporter, shares his reflections on facilities management in 2023, and looks at some predictions for 2024.
  Innovative technology has become a main conversation point across the facilities management sector in 2023. With a cost-of-living crisis, energy supply challenges, and rising interest and inflation rates, the launch of Chat-GPT 4 on the 14th March 2023 certainly seemed to contrast the external pressures in the world.
  The excitement surrounding
  
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• Sound energy

  22-12-2023 11:03 via fmj.co.uk
  Despite the push for more ‘in person’ working styles, many office spaces still struggle with persistent and overbearing ‘noise’. Ben Hancock, MD at Oscar Acoustics, explains how acoustic sound sprays can help manage the next phase of office working
  A large proportion of the UK workforce are well accustomed to hybrid working – spending their time between the office, where they interact with colleagues and the quiet surroundings of their home. But views around hybrid
  
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• Design appointment for Metsä Group’s planned UK tissue mill

  22-12-2023 10:41 via cleaningmag.com
  Metsä Group has selected Arup as one of its partners to design a planned new, state-of-the art tissue paper mill in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire.
  
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• Sto helps refurbished homes shine brighter and greener

  22-12-2023 09:38 via fmj.co.uk
  A refurbished housing development is benefiting from an aesthetic, energy-efficient exterior thanks to a Sto external wall insulation system.
  Located in Bordon, Hampshire, The Pines features 96 former Ministry of Defence (MOD) properties, which have been transformed into modern two to three-bedroom houses and maisonettes. The refurbishment has been completed by Project Worx Ltd on behalf of Annington, one of the UK’s largest private owners of residential property, most of which is occupied
  
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• Five trends redefining FM in 2024

  22-12-2023 09:08 via fmj.co.uk
  Looking back over the past few years, the world of facility management has been through an ocean of change, says Joe Harris, Commercial Director at workplace technology specialist Matrix Booking. As we look ahead to 2024, Harris says the sector is poised for yet another dynamic transformation with five standout trends set to reshape the landscape.
  From tech innovation to sustainability, these trends are revolutionising the ways facility managers can create smarter, more responsive spaces, that a
  
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