All Professional comment articles – Page 14
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InsightDriving data-led sustainability
Many businesses have committed to net zero and sustainability targets that could have a significant, positive impact on climate change. The world’s largest asset managers have joined a group of investors committing to hit net zero.
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Progress is vital to meet the new climate target
The UK government recently announced that it would be aiming to reduce UK net greenhouse gas emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels. This new target builds on (and does not replace) the existing target to reduce UK net greenhouse gas emissions by 68% by 2030.
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‘Adapt and Make Better’ instead
The government’s loosely defined ‘Build Back Better’ mantra suggests construction of new buildings and infrastructure will be one of the engines of economic recovery, but what might this mean in practice?
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Physical and digital security are vital to flex-space working
Having the right security tools in place can foster trust with your tenants and safeguard your proposition.
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Cutting down embodied carbon
The real estate sector is just waking up to the fact that reducing operational emissions in the built environment is the easier part of the net zero carbon challenge – the more difficult part is tackling embodied carbon.
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Benefits of reduced energy use
A viral video during the pandemic shows young people in Paris using parkour skills to reach the kill switches for the illuminated signs of shuttered shops on the locked-down Champs-Élysées.
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The real value of outdoor space
With British Summer Time finally here, temperatures edging upwards and restrictions lifting, there is an ever-increasing sense of optimism in the air.
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New workplaces for a new world
With the recent reopening of the retail and hospitality industry, a new sense of hope has emerged. As the government reopens society step by step, the return to the office is on the horizon.
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A future in government property
Government property is a brilliant place to work on the biggest, most diverse property portfolio in the UK.
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An alternative key to the housing crisis
The number of small and medium-sized housebuilders (firms that produce 100 units or less every year) has fallen from more than 12,000 in the mid-1980s to around 2,400 today.u
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An opportunity for tech innovation
Technology has been invaluable for keeping contact and responding to the pandemic. It has also brought with it an opportunity for innovation.
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Is the Planning White Paper really a ‘housing’ white paper?
The government’s emphasis on housing does not necessarily make the house a home. Last year saw consultation on the Planning White Paper, which proposed changes to the planning system to “finally build the homes we all need”.
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Could redundant space be converted for life science use?
In the past year, Covid-19 has fuelled a significant interest in life science-related real estate. Clusters of life science-related property have developed within the London-Cambridge-Oxford triangle and also in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Scotland.
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Boosting support for the under-30s
Identifying residents who need the most support is a key part of any social landlord’s job. While there are some groups who most understand have more extensive needs, such as elderly tenants, it’s always worth digging deeper into other demographics to see where help is needed elsewhere.
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Property needs fresh ideas to meet new industry demands
The sector must invest in future talent for the benefit of individual businesses and wider industry growth.
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Gear Change eyed for city cycling
While the public’s focus has understandably been preoccupied with the global pandemic, and that of planners with the planning white paper, the government has released significant new guidance that could lead to lasting changes to both public health and planning.
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Gauging the implications of AR
I loved sci-fi as a boy. Even though I hid behind the sofa when the Daleks appeared in Doctor Who, it always inspired excitement. Proptech is real estate’s sci-fi and, of this, augmented reality (AR) is particularly exciting.
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Retrofitting for a greener future
The scale and urgency of climate change means we all need to take action to reduce carbon emissions where we can.
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Scenario-testing tech at the fore
Covid has forced many companies to the negotiating table with their landlords to address what some now deem to be expensive, overly long leases. Even for the few that are still committing to physical expansion, it is under markedly different terms.
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Can TVG registration criminalise a landowner’s pre-existing activities?
The recent Supreme Court judgment in TW Logistics v Essex County Council clarified the law on the rights of landowners following the registration of land as a town or village green (TVG).
