Insight and comment
Britain’s unnatural nature
The green rolling hills of the British countryside are a national treasure, but they are by no means natural. Think of unspoilt land and you might picture a patchwork of green fields divided by meandering hedgerows or dry-stone walls, home to placidly munching sheep or cows.
Retail takes lead in net zero race
Many supermarkets and retail parks have high EPC ratings and are adopting energy-saving strategies.
Tech helps to put occupiers first
The pandemic and the rise of digital management have turbocharged a ‘hotelification’ of real estate.
By the way: Peter Bill on Julian Richer’s book on fixing the housing crisis
A signed copy of Julian Richer’s ‘Our Housing Disaster – And What We Can Do About It’ plops through the letterbox, the envelope addressed by the man himself.
How to measure social value
While progress has been made in the understanding of social impact, there is still a long journey ahead to help businesses gain the most insight from the data that they collect.
Smashing the glass ceiling
Promoting and retaining women to enable them to reach a senior level is an ongoing challenge for the industry. Ceri Moyers explains how Mentoring Circle is helping to foster inclusion and tackle the gender biases hampering progress.
More clarity on MEES is essential
Government must outline its plans for energy efficiency regulations to help industry hit net zero targets.
All generations need levelling up
Regeneration projects should offer a range of housing and amenity options for people at all stages of life.
Swansea pioneers a green model
A £4bn green energy, transport hub and port development should be a blueprint for other major cities.
By the way: Peter Bill on Grainger, BTR and Adam Neumann
Helen Gordon needs to whoop things up.
Campaigners plot legal challenge to £700m ITV South Bank studios redevelopment
The scheme has just successfully emerged from an 18-month judicial review process led by Michael Gove
City uses override to block rights of light threat to £300m justice quarter
Threat of legal action from neighbouring occupiers had put future of Salisbury Square scheme at risk.
Michael Gove under investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is examining the housing secretary’s register of financial interests.
