All Climate crisis articles – Page 10
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ProfessionalCan mass timber construction usher in a green revolution?
While the industry is excited about the decarbonising potential of MT, misconceptions need to be addressed
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NewsBarratt Developments invests £45m in timber plant to hit sustainability targets
Housebuilder Barratt Developments is to open a £45m timber factory to double the annual number of homes built using timber frames from 3,700 last year to around 8,000.
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OnlineMunroe K secures £67m funding for Leeds business park
Development and investment group Munroe K has secured £67m of funding from Lloyds Bank to fund its carbon-neutral programme at White Rose business park in Leeds.
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NewsDon’t underestimate EVs
Tech titan and former world’s richest person Bill Gates observed, in the hastily rewritten second edition of his mid-90s book The Road Ahead, that the future often catches us napping.
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NewsCan the private sector get up to speed on EV charging demand?
BP and Shell are taking steps to expand their networks, but some believe more government support is needed.
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MarketsCar showrooms change gear
As electric cars shake up the automotive industry, what next for the showroom?
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InsightWhat’s in store for the year ahead?
Last month, Freeths and Property Week brought together a panel of nine senior figures from across the industry to discuss what the next 12 months might have in store for the property sector and how developers and investors can prepare themselves to make the most of 2023 and beyond.
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NewsEVC secures £165m investment from DSI for EV rollout
UK-based electric vehicle (EV) charging company EVC has secured up to £165m of capital to fund its plans to develop up to 100,000 EV charge points across the UK by 2027.
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NewsThose adopting SDR could be at the ‘forefront of a growing move towards clear sustainability labelling’, expert says
Apex Group’s head of real estate advisory Melville Rodrigues tells Madeleine Knight how the sector must prepare for anti-greenwashing measures and sustainability and grasp the opportunities presented by SDR.
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News“Many people haven’t crossed over to the green side”, Fiera Real Estate tells PropCast
In the latest episode of PropCast, global head of ESG at Fiera Real Estate, Jessica Pilz, sits down with Andrew Teacher for a wide-ranging discussion on the responsibilities for investors, asset managers, owners and operators, and the government in creating the conditions for net zero in the built environment.
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InsightPlanning a sustainable future
This week we learned who will shoulder the perhaps unenviable task of leading the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). Architect Smith Mordak will take over from outgoing chief executive Julie Hirigoyen in June, at a time when the industry’s hunger for leadership in sustainability has never been more intense.
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OnlineProperty sector’s net zero 2050 target ‘will be missed’
Nine in 10 senior property industry leaders think current government policy will fail to deliver a net zero property sector by 2050, with key figures warning that the industry will “continue to fall short of targets” unless pledges are turned into action.
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InsightUp for the climate challenge
At Property Week’s recent Climate Crisis Summit, experts from across the industry debated whether the sector is still on course to achieve net zero in the face of economic headwinds.
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NewsBP charges ahead with £1bn expansion of EV network
Energy giant BP has appointed property agency James Andrew International to secure sites for a planned £1bn expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) charging network, bp pulse, Property Week can reveal.
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NewsCity of London calls for Skyscrapers to dim their lights
Skyscrapers across the Square Mile could be told to dim their lights at night under proposals to cut light pollution and save energy.
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ProfessionalHow can a building’s fit-out affect its sustainability credentials?
Occupiers are demanding best-in-class sustainability credentials from their buildings. But they unknowingly risk rendering those credentials redundant through their fit-out.
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Professional2023 is a crux point for net zero
Already, 2023 feels like a crux point for net zero. First, it brought a robust assessment of the UK’s sustainability progress via Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review. Now, we have a major departmental reshuffle and the creation of the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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InsightUrban density and green spaces can work together
The government has set out its ambition for every household in England to live within a 15-minute walk of green space or water.
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NewsCenter Parcs ditches plans for £400m holiday village near Crawley
Center Parcs UK has scrapped plans to build its sixth holiday village near Crawley after environmental concerns were uncovered.
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InsightSEGRO: Green giant
Industrial specialist SEGRO has transformed a fire-damaged industrial site in north London into one of the most sustainable warehouse developments in the UK.
