All Climate crisis articles – Page 7
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OnlineClimate crisis: the onus is on us all
The spike in energy prices affecting individuals and businesses across the country brings the imperative for more energy-efficient buildings even more into focus.
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Q&A: Grosvenor head on biodiversity aims
James Cochrane on Trumpington Meadows and teaming up with Wildlife Trust
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Helmsley Group’s York net zero hotel plan approved
City of York Council has approved plans for an 82-bedroom, city-centre hotel that developer and investor Hemsley Group said would be one of the first in the UK to generate net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Grosvenor launches biodiversity strategy
Grosvenor Property UK (GPUK) is rolling out a biodiversity strategy that it claims will create significant biodiversity net gain across the firm’s UK’s portfolios.
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Are PDR conversions at odds with government green aims?
Experts suggest current PDR system needs regulation to better account for sustainability and net zero.
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Balancing viability and value
Viability has always been a contentious topic, as local authorities and developers seek a balance between delivering value for the public through developer contributions while ensuring schemes are viable.
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We all must be climate radicals
When we were looking for a city to host last month’s inaugural CREtech Climate Global Leadership Summit, we wanted somewhere that reflected the ambitions of our attendees, who were global real estate sustainability leaders and tech pioneers.
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Big interview with Julie Hirigoyen: ‘We need urgent climate action’
Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, tells Ifeoluwa Taiwo about its new 2025 strategy for the property sector and reveals what the government needs to do to close the policy gap.
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Office market bottom of the ESG performance table, says industry
The office market has been judged as having the worst ESG performance in the real estate sector, whilst industrial properties are seen to be leading the way, according to new research from Deepki.
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Orbit pledges to dedicate 30% of land to nature
Orbit has pledged at least 30% of its estate to be used for nature by 2030 as part of a new approach to biodiversity.
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Hayfield gets green light for 40 Buckinghamshire eco homes
Hayfield has secured planning permission for Hayfield Crescent, a development of 40 zero carbon-ready homes on a site in Buckinghamshire.
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Octopus and ilke Homes to deliver zero energy bill homes
Octopus Energy and ilke Homes have entered into a partnership to roll out the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills.
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Harworth appoints ESG specialist as non-executive director
Harworth Group has appointed Marzia Zafar as a non-executive director.
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MPs insist on net zero action
An Environment Audit Committee (EAC) report published by MPs this week is calling for mandatory whole-life-carbon assessments for larger buildings, warning that “no progress has been made towards achieving net zero targets in the built environment”.
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London office completions must double to hit ESG goal by 2030
The pace of office completions will have to more than double if London office stock is to be upgraded to ESG requirements by 2030, Deloitte’s annual office crane survey reveals.
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Generating revenue from EV charging
As electric vehicle charging becomes compulsory on new developments, commercial landowners and developers could be in line for a share of the profits.
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Government urged to commit £2.3bn annually to retrofitting homes
A new report by housing chiefs has called on the government to commit £2.3bn a year to raising the energy-efficiency standards of 2.3 million poor households across England over the next decade.
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Sowing the seeds of a food revolution
Sebastien Sainsbury is on a mission to bring local vertical farming to the masses with his Crate to Plate concept. Property Week reports on the company’s plans to open more urban farms.
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How can we use data to enable more sustainable developments?
With the built environment contributing 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint, the industry must broaden its data horizons and use the Internet of Things to develop intelligent information models that enable sustainable development and better operational decisions over the building’s life cycle.
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What do new energy standards mean for commercial landlords?
Scientists have made it clear that it is a case of now or never to limit global warming, with warnings of extreme weather events if dramatic cuts in CO2 emissions are not made.
