Just another ordinary bank holiday weekend… with a bit of a difference
Many of you will know that when I’m not working, I like to stay active. I play squash, referee rugby and generally move about, without going to extremes as a rule. This May Day bank holiday weekend was quite a bit different though! I joined in with a charity walk along the South Downs …Read more
Net Zero Carbon Buildings: A New Framework Definition by UKGBC
UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has developed a framework definition for net zero carbon buildings to provide industry with clarity on how to achieve net zero carbon in construction and operation. From November 2018 to March 2019, UKGBC brought together an extensive range of industry stakeholders, including a task group, to build consensus on a …Read more
Ask Our Experts Launches
We’re kicking open the doors and launching Ask Our Experts. A Dear Deirdre for real estate. We’re proud that we quickly find pragmatic and creative solutions to the thorniest of real estate problems. Problems like: My board doesn’t value or understand why my FM initiative is so important for the business! How do I convince …Read more
John O’Brien speaking at HEDQF – 22nd May 2019
John O’Brien, our Managing Director and Founder, will be presenting to the Higher Education Design Quality Forum (HEDQF) on 22nd May in London. HEDQF promotes high-quality design at university campuses, buildings and facilities in order to enhance student experience, research and public engagement. Join John as he presents the recent groundbreaking findings on …Read more
Mike Kenny speaking at the Facilities Event – 9th April 2019
Mike Kenny, LCMB Senior Consultant will be speaking at The Facilities Event at the NEC in Birmingham. The Facilities Event 2019, is the meeting place for the FM and workplace industry. This year’s event will be focused on providing essential knowledge, information and inspiration for the betterment of the FM community. Join Mike on the 9th April …Read more
Top tips to create a killer facilities strategy
LCMB have developed the first in their new series of short, punchy top tips guides for our community. See below a clip of Rudi du Plessis, our Director of Operations, as he introduces you to our new guide. As Rudi says, a clear strategy will minimise your costs, risks, and wasted resources. As with …Read more
How technology improves workspace performance for a global financial services firm
Our client is a top global financial services firm. Operating in a highly competitive environment, they were looking for further productivity improvements to gain a competitive advantage. We were tasked with ensuring their building makes the biggest contribution possible to their business objectives. ROI drivers It was important for us to fully understand their primary …Read more
LCMB joins Oxfordshire Greentech
LCMB are pleased to announce they have joined Oxfordshire Greentech. Oxfordshire Greentech is a business network supporting the growth of the low-carbon sector in Oxfordshire. They bring together businesses and organisations to encourage innovation, collaboration and knowledge transfer, to facilitate the transition towards a sustainable, low carbon future in Oxfordshire and the world. The low …Read more
Support John’s 21km swim along Lake Windermere for Macmillan Cancer
John O’Brien, LCMB’s founder and MD is setting out to swim Lake Windermere, a distance of 21km in September of this year to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. One in three of us will suffer from cancer over our lifetime which means pretty much all of us will be impacted directly or indirectly. …Read more
Why do we do what we do?
… because people are more important than buildings. We spend more than 90% of our lives indoors, but since we’re so used to it, we can miss or forget the impact good, and bad buildings, can have on our quality of life. We’ve all felt that certain lift when we go into a well-designed …Read more
