All Climate crisis articles – Page 17
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NewsPick Everard pledges to become carbon net-zero by end of 2022
Consultancy Pick Everard has unveiled plans to emit net zero carbon by the end of the year in its latest business strategy announcement.
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InsightRising heat, rising risks
Climate change has arrived. These are not my words, and they were not triggered by this week’s stifling heatwave. They were the opening sentence of a report handed to ministers in June a year ago.
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InsightHeatwaves serve as a final warning
As temperatures soar across England and Wales, many office buildings are going to become unusable. This, I believe, should be seen as a powerful warning for real estate investors.
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NewsKnight Frank recruits ESG specialist
Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Joe Warren as associate on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) consulting team.
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InsightNet zero: redemption is possible
“It’s not going away, right?” These five simple words, recently uttered by one of my colleagues, neatly encapsulate the issue of climate change on our industry, and on society and humanity in general.
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OnlineConverted offices pose increased heatwave risk, Zurich UK warns
Office-to-resi conversions could create homes unfit for future climate conditions, Zurich UK has warned.
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NewsSurvey shows a gloomy outlook for property
Respondents to Property Week’s sentiment survey express concern about economic climate.
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InsightNet zero demands fact not theory
With energy prices continuing to rise, creating energy-efficient homes that are affordable to build and run is more vital now than it ever has been. However, housebuilders need to transform the way they develop their designs to deliver the step-change in efficiency that customers are demanding.
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NewsWhitbread starts work on ‘all-electric’ Premier Inn hotel in Swindon
Whitbread has started construction of the first ‘all-electric’ Premier Inn hotel, in Swindon Town Centre, which will be fully heated and powered by grid energy generated from renewable sources and by on-site photovoltaic (PV) cells.
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ProfessionalTime to green up town centres
The drive to make our previously carbon-intensive town centres net zero has forced developers, local authorities and citizens to reassess their impact on the local environment.
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OnlineBarclays poll reveals majority yet to begin costing EPC transition
A LinkedIn poll conducted by Property Week on behalf of Barclays reveals that almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents have not yet costed their transition for getting buildings’ Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to at least C by 2027, and B by 2030.
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NewsCanary Wharf Group joins newly formed concrete decarbonisation forum
Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has become the first business to join an industry-wide alliance named ConcreteZero, set up by the Climate Group, to drive the decarbonisation of concrete across the built environment.
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NewsPlans for UK’s first ‘plastic park’ get go-ahead
Plans to create the UK’s first ‘plastic park’ for processing waste materials have received planning consent.
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OnlineQ&A: Vattenfall Heat MD on heat networks
Mike Reynolds discusses the benefits of low-carbon district heating systems
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InsightESG is critical for business
Last month, Property Week held a Climate Crisis Challenge Campaign webinar on why environmental, social and governance criteria are now critical for property, what new reporting requirements mean for the sector and how the industry can effect change in an era of climate change and rising energy prices.
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ProfessionalIndustry says levelling-up bill fails on climate and planning
Experts call for greater clarity, strengthened LA powers and emphasis on town and city centre regeneration
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ProfessionalLevel up by reforming the green belt
The government recently responded to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities select committee’s report on The Future of the Planning System in England, which requested a review “to examine the purpose of the green belt, including whether it continues to serve that purpose, how the public understand it [and] what ...
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OnlineBPF calls for ‘targeted tax measures’ to speed up decarbonisation
The British Property Federation (BPF) has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to increase tax relief for capital expenditure on building projects that support the Government’s net zero and levelling-up ambitions.
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OnlineAviva Investors and Packaged Living to develop energy-efficient Telford Homes
Global asset manager Aviva Investors and BTR developer Packaged Living have completed a deal to acquire and develop 195 homes in the West Midlands town of Telford, Shropshire.
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OnlineHines sets net-zero goal across all its buildings by 2040
Hines has set a target of net-zero operational carbon by 2040 without purchasing carbon offsets.
