All Net zero articles – Page 9
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NewsJerome Frost to chair Arup Group
Sustainable development consultancy Arup Group has announced that Jerome Frost OBE will succeed Dr Alan Belfield as chair from 1 April 2024.
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InsightNutrient neutrality: we are back in limbo again
Editor: The House of Lords’ rejection of the government’s proposed nutrient neutrality solution is where people playing party politics do this country no favours at all.
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InsightBeware the sunlit uplands
As I write hastily on Wednesday (20.09.23), I assume speech writers in the back rooms of No 10 Downing Street will be hammering their keyboards with even greater urgency, tasked with framing the government’s shift on climate policy in the best possible light. I don’t envy their task in polishing ...
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MarketsThe charge of the microgrids
As the National Grid runs out of capacity, Property Week looks at energy alternatives for developers.
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InsightWe must rebalance the scales to make reusing buildings viable
The property sector is going through the ‘five stages of grief’ in understanding that we can’t bulldoze our way towards a brighter future.
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InsightBig interview with Octopus Real Estate: ‘How far can we push the boundaries?’
Octopus Real Estate’s Edward Clough tells Property Week how it is boosting its sustainability, and the sector’s via a funding alliance with Homes England.
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NewsTrammell Crow completes debut UK logistics development
Commercial real estate developer and investor Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has completed CORE Milton Keynes, its first UK logistics development.
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OnlineInvestors target UK and European offices needing sustainability upgrades
Private and institutional investors are targeting UK and European offices with poor environmental performance with a view to creating value through sustainability upgrades, a Knight Frank report has found.
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NewsThe Instant Group launches flexible workspace sustainability index
Flexible office consultancy the Instant Group has launched a sustainability index, which it claims is the first for the sector.
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NewsGleeds’ net zero 2040 target gains Science Based Targets initiative validation
Property and construction consultancy Gleeds has had its 2040 net zero ambitions validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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NewsCBRE hires Holloway as head of corporate ESG
Global real estate adviser CBRE has appointed Lesley Holloway as head of corporate ESG for its UK and Ireland advisory business, Property Week can reveal.
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NewsRESi360: MMC key to greener home building, despite modular firm failures
Modern methods of construction (MMC) will play a vital role in the drive to meet net zero targets, despite recent high-profile failures among modular homes builders, according to a Resi360 panel discussing how to build greener homes.
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OnlineProperty Week launches Get Set for Net Zero survey
Property Week would like to understand what you think about climate change: what action you think is appropriate, and what steps your organisation might be taking to reach net zero carbon.
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ProfessionalNutrient neutrality scrapped to unlock new housebuilding
Experts debate whether government measures to boost development ignore the issue of river pollution.
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NewsNBS and BCIS partner to help architects prioritise sustainability
The Building Cost Information Service and NBS, a specification and product information platform for the construction industry, have joined forces to launch a service enabling building design incorporating cost and sustainability data.
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NewsCBRE adds former UKGBC leader Hirigoyen to ESG team
CBRE has appointed former UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) chief executive Julie Hirigoyen as special adviser to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) consultancy.
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NewsNew venture launched to decarbonise homes in Britain
A new coalition of businesses has launched today (12 September), aiming to finance the decarbonisation of British homes without cost to the government or households by selling carbon credits.
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OnlineRO Group appoints Bajri as first head of sustainability
The RO Group has appointed Ana Bajri from Countrywide Surveying Services as its first head of sustainability.
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OnlineRelated Argent’s Partridge joins Standard Gas advisory board
David Partridge, chairman of UK property company Related Argent, has joined the advisory board of Standard Gas Technologies.
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OnlineKnight Frank appoints new global sustainability head
Knight Frank has appointed David Goatman to the newly created role of global head of energy and sustainability services.
