Smart Buildings

Axis Communications, the specialist in network video technology, has published its latest whitepaper entitled ‘Smart Buildings & Smart Cities Security’. Authored in association with Unified Security and Virtually Informed, the document is the third in a series looking at specific aspects of security and provides…

Abloy UK has introduced a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training course approved by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and entitled ‘Digital Transformation in Physical Security’. Specifiers and end users of access control systems who complete the course can attain double CPD points by…

ASIS International, the dedicated association for practising security professionals, is “excited” by the growth of the organisation’s flagship event in Europe. With two weeks to go before ASIS Europe 2019: From Risk to Resilience opens its doors in Rotterdam on 27-29 March, conference registrations are…

Something needs to change when you’re confronted by the present situation whereby devices professing to be ‘Smart’ or part of a ‘Smarter System’ ask for personal data, but are then easily hacked into by criminals such that valuable personal information can be stolen. In an exclusive…

Two international facilities management (FM) providers, namely Atalian and Servest, have merged to form Atalian Servest, in turn creating one of the world’s largest FM outsourcing companies. The new organisation has a turnover of  €3 billion, employs more than 125,000 people worldwide and operates in…

ASIS International and Johnson Controls have once more confirmed their long-term partnership covering the annual ASIS Europe events, with an intention to maintain this arrangement until 2020. This year’s edition of ASIS Europe – for which Risk UK is an Official Media Partner – will…

Four in every ten building clients questioned for a new survey orchestrated by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Scottish electrical trade body SELECT claim to be “unfamiliar” with the heavily-used phrase that is ‘The Internet of Things’. In…

Fire safety and security professionals are being urged to attend next month’s IFSEC International Conference Programme in the wake of the Fire and Security Association (FSA) and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) agreeing on a partnership with the organiser UBM to host a series of seminars highlighting new business opportunities and…

Playing host to over 23,500 students from 80 different countries, Birmingham City University is one of the largest universities in the UK. Steeped in rich heritage, this learning establishment constantly invests in improvements to its facilities, ensuring that students benefit from a state-of-the-art educational environment. Indeed, Birmingham City…