UK government considers tougher energy standards for new builds and extensions

The UK government has set out plans to improve homes’ energy performance by making them subject to new higher energy efficiency standards, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The standards will apply to both new and existing homes, with all new homes required to have low-carbon heating such as heat pumps and […]

Smart Building Management Systems – A Growing Trend in Facilities Management

Smart building management systems continue to represent a very important and growing trend in facilities management, as it’s expected to soar with a CAGR of 29.96% until 2023, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. A smart building is a structure which uses automated processes to control various building operations such as […]

Building work under way on 214 new low carbon homes in Cardiff

A scheme comprising 214 new properties that will incorporate renewable technologies and smart energy management systems to significantly reduce the energy demand on the grid has started being developed in Cardiff, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The scheme will take energy performance standards to a new level […]

Building Energy Management Systems’ Market to reach US$8.4billion by 2027, new research report reveals

The global Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market is expected to reach US$8.4billion by 2027, trailing a post COVID-19 CAGR of 12.4% between 2020 and 2027, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. Building Management Systems are sophisticated systems integrating hardware, software, and services with information and communication technologies for monitoring, automating, […]

Smart Buildings: The Key to Post-Pandemic Recovery

As the first signs of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to appear, city governments worldwide are looking to accelerate an economic recovery from COVID-19 that enables people to get back to work, while preventing climate breakdown from becoming an even bigger crisis. One solution these bodies are looking into is investing COVID […]

HeatingSave Welcomes Improved User Experience Delivered by the Revamped ETL Website

As you might be aware already, the HeatingSave products are authorised by the UK Government on its Energy Technology List- an official endorsement and recognition that they meet the Government’s specific energy-saving or energy-efficient criteria. HeatingSave Building Energy Management Systems will now be even easier to find, as the UK government has launched an improved […]

HeatingSave offers Substantial Grant for Replacing Allen Martin BMS systems

Allen Martin, the manufacturer of BMS systems for over 30 years, went bust in July 2019. Since then, many of Allen-Martin’s customers are finding is almost impossible to get support for these systems. The good news is that a new grant of £1,000 is being offered to all Allen Martin customers who want to scrap […]

Building management systems – a key component in the growth of building automation

The installed base of connected building automation systems in Europe and North America is forecast to exceed 34 million by 2024, a recent research report has been able to suggest. According to IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, this represents a compound growth rate (CAGR) of 11.0 per cent. Around 3.2 million connected building systems were […]

Climate Change and the How Building Management Systems can Help Reduce its Effects

With rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and other environmental impacts, signs of climate change are on the rise. Scientists are now warning that global temperatures are accelerating past the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement (an increase of no more than 1.5°C to 2°C) and are expected to climb an average 3.2°C globally by 2100 […]