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Maximising Potential: Floor Space in Further and Higher Education (2)
Part Two: Why we must be efficient Part One of this series discussed "modelling the ideal." This means identifying the optimum quantities...
May 6, 2024
101 Tonnes of Carbon Saved by FE College
Edinburgh College Cuts Carbon The Facilities Management Journal reports Edinburgh College is undertaking a significant heat...
Apr 5, 2024
Why UK Governments Don't Invest in Infrastructure and the Built Environment - and How to Fix This
This week, the response from both the education and construction sectors was that the 2024 Budget had done little to help them. Amongst...
Mar 8, 2024
RAAC Schools more than quadruple
The Numbers are 'RAACing' Up... (sorry about that) Predictably, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a little like early...
Dec 15, 2023
The stories behind the prizes at Education Estates
Last month, we saw the Education Estates (EE) annual conference in Manchester. Over the last ten years, 'EE' has become a date in many...
Nov 3, 2023
The Case for a National Social Infrastructure Authority
Last week the National Audit Office published two reports: The Condition of school buildings as well as a Department for Education:...
Jul 7, 2023
Sustainability on the Global Scale
Higher Education must chart a shared path to net zero This week Rebecca Powell and Shreejan Pandey of Monash University, Melbourne,...
Jun 16, 2023
Big Sustainability Contract Announced Plus... Let's Fix Further and Higher Ed!
DfE announces £3.9 million sustainability contract The Department for Education (DfE) is proposing to task a consultant organisation to...
Apr 14, 2023
Floor Plans are Imagined Future Learning Spaces.
Flipping and Blending Teaching. Both financial and environmental sustainability demand that new buildings should last at least 50-60...
Apr 7, 2023
Reclassification and Free Schools Pains plus the NI Horror Show
Horrific Cuts in Northern Ireland The BBC reports that further education colleges and universities could face "horrific" funding cuts of...
Mar 10, 2023
DfE Cash, this time no questions asked
Capital Transformation Fund Announcement The Department for Education has announced that circa £285m of its FE Capital Transformation...
Mar 3, 2023
Keegan, Class Sizes and Carbon Reduction
Keegan versus Braverman; Round One
“It’s a sector we should be very proud of” Home Secretary Suella Braverman appears to be looking to Highe
Feb 24, 2023
Carbon: Accelerating Towards Net-Zero
Background: The Royal Anniversary Trust recently published its “Accelerating towards Net-Zero” report, a roadmap for carbon reduction in...
Feb 16, 2023
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