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NewsUKGBC appoints Bruntwood CEO to its board of trustees
UKGBC has appointed Bruntwood chief executive Chris Oglesby to its board of trustees.
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News
Cushman & Wakefield commits to net zero emissions by 2050
Cushman & Wakefield has committed to becoming a net zero emissions business by 2050.
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Online
Construction industry and local government must work together on carbon emissions
Construction is a major contributor to carbon emissions – buildings consume 36% of energy produced globally and are responsible for 39% of carbon emissions.
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Online
Get involved in the Climate Crisis Challenge
How do we turn followship into leadership ahead of COP26? That is the question we will be asking at our Climate Crisis Challenge Campaign Spotlight Event, in collaboration with UKGBC, on Thursday 23 September – and we are inviting you to put your questions, too, to the c-suite speakers and ...
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Insight
Businesses must consolidate deliveries to cut emissions
Efficient estate management makes good business sense, and the extent to which building management can also support businesses in achieving their ESG and net zero carbon ambitions is coming into sharp focus.
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Insight
It’s not easy being green
As developers are forced to undertake costly biodiversity assessments on new schemes, Property Week reports on the long-term implications for the sector.
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Online
A new generation of operators calls for better standards in workspace
The expected stampede to return to city centre offices may be corralled by a lack of suitable supply, according to Ryan Unsworth of developers Opus North.
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Markets
Sun is shining on solar panels
Falling costs and rising efficiency have boosted take-up of solar technology.
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News
Collaboration is key if the UK is to meet net zero targets
The UK will not hit its net zero targets unless local authorities and central government work together, climate change committee chairman Lord Deben has warned.
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Put your ESG questions to our climate crisis panel
‘How do we turn followship into leadership ahead of COP26?’ That is the question we will be asking at our Climate Crisis Challenge Campaign Spotlight Event with UKGBC next Thursday – and we are inviting you to put questions to the C-suite speakers and panel.
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News
WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings commitment updated to include embodied carbon
UKGBC has stressed the importance of keeping up with the “pace of change” as the WorldGBC updates its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to include accounting for embodied carbon.
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Online
RVG creates ‘UK’s first’ net zero carbon later living scheme
Retirement Villages Group’s (RVG) 196-home mixed-use development in West Byfleet, Surrey, will be the “UK’s first” net zero carbon later living scheme.
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Insight
Tech will back the green office premium
Editor: Investing in technology will be critical to achieving green building standards and boosting rent returns in CRE (‘Green London office buildings could achieve 12.3% rental premium’). And with sustainability rapidly rising up tenants’ agenda, these objectives should go hand in hand.
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Insight
Time to unite on net zero agenda
The prime minister has set the UK a target to reduce carbon emissions by 78% by 2035. This will be impossible to achieve without action by the property sector, given that the built environment is responsible for 43% of UK emissions.
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Professional
How can occupiers cut carbon across real estate’s long tail?
In the net zero transition, property teams must consider how they drive portfolio-wide energy efficiency. But where to focus? Undoubtedly, the initial priority for businesses with large estates will be the sites with the biggest energy bills.
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Online
Cain International agrees £109m loan for green Southbank office
Cain International has agreed a £109m development loan with Barings and LBS Properties for a 146,334 sq ft, environmentally friendly office scheme at 135 Park Street in London’s Southbank.
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Online
Harron Homes submits plans for 200-home Barnsley site
Housebuilder Harron Homes Yorkshire has submitted a planning application to Barnsley Metropolitan Council for 236 new homes that will transform a disused brownfield site in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
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Insight
Mayfair Capital hires new UK head of ESG
Mayfair Capital Investment Management, the UK real estate investment manager wholly owned by Swiss Life Asset Managers, has hired Christi Vosloo as head of ESG for the UK.
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Professional
Balance key for carbon targets
As retail troubles continue, many landlords are being asked to agree turnover rents by their tenants as one way to help share the pain.
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Online
SMEs need incentives to implement net zero strategies
Fires have been raging from one corner of the planet to another. Rain has fallen at Greenland’s ice summit for the first time on record. Parts of Europe have experienced record high temperatures.
