Case Studies

To share learnings from the approaches, challenges and achievements of our members with the wider industry, we develop case studies showcasing best-practice or innovative projects our members have undertaken.

The Big Energy Race: Powering Change Across London’s Workspaces

The Big Energy Race is a Workspace portfolio wide energy reduction campaign. The campaign was first delivered in February 2024 and after a successful month of tenant engagement and energy reduction is was repeated in November 2024. In the latest campaign, Each site was given an energy saving target, dependent on its previous energy consumption. The sites were categorised in four clusters and the site in each cluster that surpassed its energy-saving target by most won trees planted in the UK.

Lendlease Creates One of the UK’s Most Sustainable New HQs at IQL

26 March 2020

Lendlease and LCR’s new building at International Quarter London, 2 Redman Place, has achieved one of the highest ever BREEAM scores in the UK for a commercial building, demonstrating sustainability leadership.

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: Case Studies

Member: Lendlease Investment Management

Hermes Generates Social Value and Economic Benefits Through Placemaking

04 March 2020

Working with independent economic researcher Hatch, Hermes has completed a series of benchmarking studies, quantifying the social value and economic benefits of meaningful placemaking, alongside long-established environmental metrics.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Case Studies

Member: Federated Hermes

British Land’s 1 Triton Square Shows the Commercial Value of Circular Economy Leadership

10 February 2020

By challenging standard approaches to refurbishment and reusing as many existing materials and components as possible, the team has minimised embodied and operational carbon, as well as reduced construction costs.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

Member: British Land

Shaftesbury Partners with Project Zero to Make Carnaby the Most Ocean-Friendly Destination in London

06 February 2020

Shaftesbury, owner of Carnaby in London, has partnered with ocean conservation charity Project Zero to inspire the business community of Carnaby to take action to protect our oceans.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Case Studies

Member: Shaftesbury Capital

Schroder Real Estate Collaborates to Exceed Energy Reduction Target

29 November 2019

Schroder Real Estate Investment Management (SREIM) has exceeded its 6% energy reduction target, delivering an 8.1% reduction in two years. This has been achieved by working collaboratively with property teams across its UK portfolio, supported by sustainability consultants EVORA.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Schroder Real Estate

LaSalle’s Bourne Business Park Boosts Biodiversity and Wellbeing

18 October 2019

For the final phase of Bourne Business Park, LaSalle has created two highly sustainable, energy efficient and flexible office buildings, along with a new café and extensive landscaping enhancements that are boosting biodiversity and contributing to occupier wellbeing.

Topic: Biodiversity

Type: Case Studies

Member: LaSalle Investment Management

CBRE Global Investors Launches Exemplar UK ESG Programme

10 October 2019

CBRE Global Investors has rolled out a new modular framework for managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across its investment portfolio in the UK.

Topic: Investment

Type: Case Studies

Member: CBRE Investment Management

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland Takes a Lead on Sustainability

09 September 2019

To accelerate positive change and achieve Grosvenor Britain & Ireland’s challenging new sustainability goals by 2030, the company’s senior leaders have completed sustainability leadership training and taken on personal responsibility for sustainability.

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: Case Studies

Member: Grosvenor

Case Studies

To share learnings from the approaches, challenges and achievements of our members with the wider industry, we develop case studies showcasing best-practice or innovative projects our members have undertaken.

The Big Energy Race: Powering Change Across London’s Workspaces

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