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Why aren’t more women in trades?
To mark International Women’s Day, Karen Sloan, Managing Director – gas maintenance at national property services business Liberty, discusses why attracting more woman into the sector is key to its long-term future
More women are in work…
Can apprenticeships address the UK’s STEM skills gap?
Deemed to be a national crisis by some industry experts and costing the UK economy £1.5 billion a year according to a report published in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, the shortages of workers in STEM sectors are a…
The true extent and costs of poor-quality housing and buildings in the UK
‘We must ensure that the homes and buildings we work and live in positively contribute to our physical and mental health instead of diminishing it.’
Jim Shannon MP - Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Healthy Homes and…
The unforeseen results of the drive for energy efficiency in buildings
Building design and the renovation of the current housing stock should be holistic; considering elements such as energy efficiency, indoor air quality, ventilation, lighting and acoustics, etc.
The health, comfort and wellbeing of…
Air Pollution: The health benefits of improving indoor air quality
Results of a study released this week have revealed the extent to which effective filtration of indoor air can impact our health. The study shows that filters used to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) can have a beneficial effect on blood…
Five things you should know about overheating in the home (but maybe you didn’t)
As summer temperatures soar in the UK, people are rejoicing at the prospect of wearing shorts to work, or getting out the flip-flops and deck chairs set up outside to maximise our very limited Vitamin-D exposure.
However, summer months can…
IAQ: A growing concern in an energy efficient focused world
Energy efficiency remains at the top-of-the-list when it comes to current regulations, despite air quality rising up in the news agenda as a serious cause for worry. Societal and habitual changes, partly resulting from the convenience of…
Five things you should know about overheating in the home
As summer temperatures soar in the UK, people are rejoicing at the prospect of wearing shorts to work, or getting out the flip-flops and deck chairs set up outside to maximize our very limited Vitamin-D exposure.
However, summer months can…
It’s a woman’s world: How STEM industries can attract more females into the sector
The recent Why not physics? – a snapshot of girls’ uptake at A-level report foreword from Professor Dame Julia Higgins, claims that “an ill-judged quip that girls ‘can’t’ do maths, or physics is ‘too hard’, can lead to girls making…
Survey finds only three in 10 electrotechnical businesses have stringent cyber security policy ahead…
New survey findings show that less than a third of electrotechnical and engineering services businesses (29 per cent) have a stringent cyber security policy in place, according to research conducted by ECA.
Despite the upcoming General…