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Green capital: the asset aiming to become London’s first net zero street
Building consensus: big interview with new UKGBC chief exec Smith Mordak
Net zero brings values into focus
‘PV power is a long-term investment’
Sunak’s rollback of net zero targets is ‘short-term thinking’
Big interview with Octopus Real Estate: ‘How far can we push the boundaries?’
Queensberry’s Elshaw House: A showcase in sustainability
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ECF’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.
PW’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.
First 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.
Stark 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.
West 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.
Cadogan 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.
Government 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.
Workspace 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.
Future 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.
Record 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.
Government 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.
Feldberg 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.
DLUHC announces £80m to regenerate brownfield land to build thousands of homes
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced the allocation of £80m to regenerate brownfield land and build over 8,000 homes.
Telford Homes highest-achieving sustainable developer, says NextGeneration
Telford Homes has been named the highest-achieving sustainable developer for the fourth year in a row by NextGeneration, the sustainability assessment system for housebuilders in the UK.
UK signs up to COP28 initiative to decarbonise the built environment
The UK is among 27 countries to have signed up to a new global initiative to accelerate the decarbonisation of the built environment, as new reports show that national and UN net zero targets appear increasingly unachievable.
Latest Net Zero comments
The 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?
Net 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.
COP28: time to pick up the pace
This week’s COP28 summit provided a suitable point at which to assess the UK’s progress in decarbonising its built environment, with reports from RICS and UKGBC, among others, providing clear lines in the sand for the industry.
Forgotten but not gone: what’s not in the Autumn Statement
Every Budget or Autumn Statement is notable for the measures not announced as much as those presented at the despatch box.
Chancellor can restore confidence in net zero goals
Editor: After the government’s disappointing U-turn on net zero, the Autumn Statement is a chance for it to reinvigorate investor confidence and voter trust that it has a suitably urgent plan for tackling climate change.
We need to learn to live with nature, not against it
This headline comes from a quote by Sir David Attenborough, taken from the documentary series: The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet.
Carbon counting will barely count
Toward the end of an absorbing performance of the play Frank and Percy, Percy (played by Ian McKellen) admits to Frank (Roger Allam) he is being shunned by his academic peers for daring to suggest fighting climate change is hopeless. Frank, newly widowed, and Percy, newly single, edge into a ...
Creating a greener, fairer urban future
More than 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a figure that the United Nations Human Settlements Programme predicts will reach more than 68% by 2050. At the same time, urban areas contribute to over 70% of global GDP around the world.
Net zero brings values into focus
How a business rises to the challenge of reaching net zero reveals a lot about its core values, two leading lawyers from Mishcon de Reya tell Property Week.
Local authorities lead the way in implementing net zero housing
It may seem far away, but restructuring our economy to meet net zero by 2050 is a huge undertaking. Despite the challenge, some impressive policy to achieve the government’s legal target is coming forward.
FORE Partnership’s Basil Demeroutis on the bonfire of politics
The storms lashing our economy have been mirrored by the battering the green transformation has taken these last few weeks. Grasping a straw from the Uxbridge by-election, prime minister Rishi Sunak has retreated on, well, just about everything
‘PV power is a long-term investment’
Hollis director Stuart Patience tells Property Week about the pros and cons of photovoltaic power and the challenges involved in installation projects.
Accelerating decarbonisation through public and private partnerships
UK cities and local authorities have set ambitious decarbonisation targets to meet the challenge of climate change and ensure a cleaner, more secure future for residents and businesses.
Cenergist’s Caroline Gray-Mason on why developers must address water neutrality
Nutrient neutrality is a much-discussed issue following the recent political football it created, with the House of Lords rejecting government legislation to remove EU-era rules relating to river pollution caused by housing developments.
Is the HS2 project going off the rails?
There has been much talk in the past few days on two highly contentious issues that will have a profound impact on the country generally.
