All Net zero articles
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ProfessionalTimber framed for a construction push under new net zero strategy
The government’s plan to boost UK timber construction as part of its net zero strategy faces many obstacles.
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InsightGreen capital: the asset aiming to become London’s first net zero street
When then Brunswick Property Partners (BPP) bought Lonsdale Road in Queens Park, north London, in December 2017, occupiers and the local community understandably eyed the new freeholder with suspicion.
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NewsGresham House deal gets ilke Homes Essex scheme back on track
Alternative asset manager agrees deal with housebuilder to complete Essex scheme following modular firm’s collapse.
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NewsECF’s Manchester green Eden office scheme reaches practical completion
ECF’s Eden, one of the UK’s most sustainable new-build office buildings, completed in Salford.
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OnlinePW’s Get Set For Net Zero podcast series, ep 1: How can we make retrofit more rewarding?
The first episode of Property Week’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series centres on the theme of retrofitting.
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NewsThe Supreme Court’s carbon conundrum
The notion that a single courtroom verdict might throw the entire planning system into chaos does provoke a cynical question: how would we tell?
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NewsFirst results from low-carbon homes project show Future Homes Standard ‘achievable at scale’
The first results from the University of Salford’s low-carbon housing project, developed in collaboration with Barratt Developments, Bellway and Saint-Gobain, indicate that the Future Homes Standard (FHS) can be delivered at scale by 2025.
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NewsStark to quit Climate Change Committee chief exec role in April
Chris Stark has announced plans to step down as chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK’s independent adviser on tackling climate change.
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NewsRetail sees biggest drop in carbon emissions across industry
The UK retail sector saw the biggest percentage drop in carbon emissions per real estate unit last year, at 17.6%, according to a new report.
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NewsWest London Pasadena Distribution Centre let to Panalux
Royal London Asset Management Property has let Pasadena Distribution Centre in Hayes, west London, to film and television lighting equipment specialist Panalux.
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InsightNet zero progress is moving far too slowly
I found the recent UKGBC and RICS reports, released on Built Environment Day at COP28, to be apt testaments to the current state and sentiment for net zero in the industry.
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NewsCadogan appoints new head of sustainability
Cadogan, owner of the £5bn eponymous family estate around Chelsea, London, has announced the appointment of Sarra Pardali as its new head of sustainability.
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NewsGovernment launches consultation to seek views on UK home energy rating system
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a public consultation seeking views on the home energy rating system in the UK.
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NewsWorkspace agrees deal to power office portfolio with Devon sunshine
Workspace Group has agreed a substantial energy deal with Statkraft to power the majority of the landlord’s offices with solar energy from Devon.
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NewsFuture Homes Standard sets energy standards lower than modern homes, says UKGBC
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has warned that the government’s proposed Future Homes and Buildings Standards will set energy-efficiency standards lower than many homes built today.
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InsightA year in review: Net zero
The government’s U-turn on a number of policies to tackle climate change was a major blow to property industry efforts to decarbonise the built environment.
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NewsRecord year for City of London retrofits
The City of London approved a record number of retrofitting planning applications in the Square Mile in 2023 as landlords prioritise more sustainable, grade-A offices.
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OnlineChargepoint
ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and goods on electricity.
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NewsGovernment roadmap encourages increased use of timber in construction
The government has published a guide outlining how the construction industry can use more timber to boost the sector’s contribution to net zero targets.
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NewsFeldberg Capital buys West End office building for ReForm Fund
Feldberg Capital has bought West End office building 8 Bloomsbury Street from an undisclosed institutional investor, as the first purchase for its new ReForm Fund.
