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All Net zero articles – Page 4
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InsightProperty taxes mean it’s not so easy for buildings to be green
Two years ago, in a well-publicised disagreement with Kermit the Frog, then prime minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations General Assembly in New York “it’s easy to go green”.
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InsightFinancial disclosure: misleading signs on the road to net zero
It is widely recognised that the real estate industry is a major contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to reach net zero by 2050 – as called for in the 2015 Paris Agreement – the industry requires clear and effective regulation now more than ever.
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NewsCarlton Power gets green light for ‘worlds largest’ £750m battery storage plant
Developer Carlton Power has secured planning approval from Trafford Council for a £750m Manchester scheme it said would be the “world’s largest” battery energy storage scheme (BESS).
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NewsUKGBC adds two trustees
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has added award-winning architect Tara Gbolade, founder of Gbolade Design Studio, and Mark Robinson, chief executive of public sector-owned procurement specialist SCAPE, to its board.
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NewsM&S CEO brands Gove’s decision as ‘utterly pathetic’
Michael Gove’s decision to refuse planning permission to demolish and rebuild M&S’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street has been branded as “utterly pathetic” by the retail company’s chief executive.
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NewsCouncils cannot meet net zero targets without guidance, says CCC
Local authorities in England say their local plans do not align with the scale of emission reduction required to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero targets, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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InsightPrioritising sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic catalysed investment into the logistics market following the unexpected spike in demand from ecommerce and third-party logistics occupiers.
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Insight‘A hell of a portfolio’
Lynda Shillaw, chief executive of development giant Harworth Group, tells Property Week about its plans to deliver 35m sq ft of I&L space.
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InsightTesting the future of net zero homes
Barratt’s energy-efficient eHome2 is undergoing months of testing to help the housebuilder understand more about how to successfully build low-carbon and net zero housing at scale.
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NewsReed launches programme to develop net-zero retrofitting career skills
Recruitment firm Reed in Partnership has set up a new arm to address the UK’s shortage of skills in retrofitting buildings to achieve net zero targets.
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NewsGrosvenor begins £35m transformation for regional office portfolio
Grosvenor has started a £35m capital investment programme to transform its 500,000 sq ft regional office portfolio, including seven offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds, into low-carbon workspaces.
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OnlineFewer than one in 10 UK offices would meet 2030 environmental regulations
Just 8.3% of UK office space will satisfy new environmental standards set to be enforced from 2030, according to a report from Carter Jonas.
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NewsEverybody needs good NABERS
At a breakfast briefing last month, Sarah Ratcliffe, CEO of the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), showed a slide depicting a very strange situation – but one which she found not the least bit surprising.
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InsightKey steps on the road to net zero
Real estate is the number-one emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 37% of global emissions, according to UN figures. If the world is to achieve globally agreed net zero targets, it is imperative the built environment adapts immediately – a commitment that demands investment of $5trn (£4trn) a year.
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OnlineProgress on energy use is essential
Editor: I agree with your latest leader column that the Climate Change Committee’s negative assessment of progress in decarbonising buildings is deeply worrying.
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InsightIn the eye of the storm
Katherine Beisler, head of ESG consulting at Get Set for Net Zero partner Hollis, gives her view on the UK’s progress at cleaning up its buildings.
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NewsBritish Land unveils plans to turn Euston Tower into life sciences hub
British Land has unveiled plans for a major redevelopment of Euston Tower that would turn the vacant central London building into a life sciences hub.
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NewsRelated Argent gets go-ahead for second Brent Cross Town office
Related Argent has received planning consent from Barnet Council for 2 Copper Square, the second office building being developed in the commercial district of net zero regeneration project Brent Cross Town.
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NewsHost of leading West End firms sign up to Sustainable City Charter
Westminster City Council and the Westminster Property Association have announced the first signatories for its new sustainability charter, including Landsec, GPE, Shaftesbury Capital and several major agencies.
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ProfessionalHow can sustainability concerns affect lease renewal provisions?
‘Sustainability’ is the buzzword of 2023. A recent case, however, demonstrated the tension that can exist when regulations impose duties on the landlord who, to ensure compliance, tried to impose corresponding duties on a tenant on renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, but where the tenant opposed.
