by Adrian Barber | Apr 11, 2023 | Company news
It was a cold Thursday night at Ingfield, the home of Ossett United FC in West Yorkshire. I was there to support the Gildersome Spurs Juniors U15 football team as they had reached the final of the Heavy Woollen District FA Blackburn Cup. No mean feat for the Division...
by Adrian Barber | Mar 1, 2023 | Hotel, Irus, Student accommodation
Since 1868, when the first instantaneous water heater was patented, we have witnessed a long evolution in the heating of water. With each innovation, safety, efficiency and convenience have incrementally improved, but the fundamental principles have remained the same....
by Adrian Barber | Feb 24, 2023 | Student accommodation
As UK universities strive to meet the net-zero and decarbonisation targets of 2030 and beyond – there is a collective responsibility to make things happen. From the large infrastructure decisions that are made to our individual choices – perhaps we can...
by Adrian Barber | Feb 14, 2023 | Irus, Student accommodation
Researching “student expectations” and their accommodation experiences, I found myself down a rabbit hole. I came across a post regarding a student who had just arrived at university. After a week, their anxiety had grown because depression was preventing engagement...
by Adrian Barber | Feb 6, 2023 | HobSensus, Student accommodation
Since 2011/12 the number of domestic fires in Great Britain has fallen by 23.5%. That is good news, surely. But fire crews were still called out to almost 35,500 incidents in 2021/22. When the data is drilled into and we remove deliberate actions and downright...
