Sustainability in UK Schools: Practical Steps for Energy Saving and Moving Towards Net-Zero Carbon
As schools across the UK join the Let’s Go Zero campaign, it’s time to take a closer look at how we can save energy in schools. Schools can play a crucial role in reducing our carbon footprint and mitigating the effects of climate change. Here are some ways that schools can save energy and become more sustainable: […]
Phew, what a scorcher!
Whatever you can say about Boris’s reign as Prime Minister, he was anything but boring. We are down to two candidates in the race to succeed him, one of whom will be declared PM by 5th September. Once elected we’ll get a clearer view of the direction of policy and the impact it will have […]
Plan for the worst, and hope for the best! – Dealing with Covid and our ‘new normal’
Since March we have been supporting our clients to manage the immediate impact of COVID. This has included supporting our NHS clients to programme manage and reconfigure their estates to manage the initial COVID wave of patients, reprepare workplaces for the safe return of staff and university estates for the return of students. As we […]
Webinar 15/10/20 – Estates strategies for a post COVID world
We are in the transition period to a ‘new normal’ which is due to continue for the foreseeable future, and therefore this webinar will set out how to implement the real estate lessons learnt during the COVID crisis. John O’Brien, will be running a webinar “Estate strategies for a post covid world”. John will present […]
Our Ultimate Guide to the Productive Workplace
Having people in the office is something most managers are striving for, but if they are not being productive it is just ‘bums on seats’. So, what can you do to ensure that your workplace environment is not only safe but is also a space which generates motivation and #productivity in your staff? Many people […]
Estate strategies for a post COVID world Webinar 15/10/20 11am
John O’Brien, will be running a webinar “Estate strategies for a post COVID world” We are in the transition period to a ‘new normal’ which is due to continue for the foreseeable future, and therefore this webinar will set out how to implement the real estate lessons learnt during the COVID crisis. John will present […]
Managing a Safe Return to Our Workplaces
Until there is a vaccine for #Covid19, there will remain a hybrid-workforce with some staff members working from home and others working in the office. However, it is a great time for employers to consider how to ensure there is a #safereturntowork which is safe for staff, adheres to #socialdistancing and still provides an effective […]
Climate Change – Ten Years On
LCMB has been in existence for ten years and we mark this year by looking at key topics that affect us, and how they have changed in the last ten years. Climate change has come a long way since “An Inconvenient Truth”, former United States Vice President Al Gore’s 2006 campaign to educate people about global […]
An unexpected upside for post Brexit UK!
On the 16th October I was given an opportunity to share a stage in Oxford with Cllr Tom Hayes, Cabinet Member for Zero Carbon Oxford at Oxford City and Dominic Humphreys, Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) lead on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). The event, organised by Oxfordshire Greentech and Oxford City […]
Countdown to ESOS – 100 days
We are now under 100 days away from the deadline of the second phase for ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme) which is the 5th December 2019. This means that qualifying companies are required to register their ESOS status and certification with the government by 5th December 2019. Failure to complete your ESOS assessment could result […]