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Leading agents launch new sustainability partnership
26 June 2015
Ten of the UK’s leading property managers have joined forces to influence and improve the sustainable management of UK commercial property. Through leadership, collaboration and the development of best-practice the partnership will provide practical support for the benefit of the wider industry.
Topic: Property Management
Type: News
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Land Securities Cuts Down Number of Environmental Targets in Bid to Become Fully Sustainable Business
22 June 2015
Following an external review by JLL, Land Securities has decided to streamline its sustainability programme by cutting down its long term goals from 15 to 5. This simplification of targets is aimed at helping Land Securities become a truly sustainable business. In its 2015 Sustainability Report, Land Securities outlines the new streamlined 2020 targets. These include a zero waste sent to landfill and a 70% recycling rate, 15 % water and 15% energy consumption reduction in their buildings.
Topic: Measurement & Reporting
Type: News
Member: Landsec
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Real Estate Debt Finance – the Sleeping Giant of Sustainability?
18 June 2015
Chris Botten, Programme Manager, talks about why the BBP is looking at sustainability within real estate debt finance and questions how long before policy instruments and market drivers shift their focus towards this form of investment.
Topic: Investment
Type: Blogs
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Real Estate Environmental Benchmark
14 June 2015
The Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) is a publicly available operational benchmark of environmental performance for commercial property in the UK. It is one of the only benchmarks based on the performance of buildings ‘in-use’.
Topic: Measurement & Reporting
Type: Projects
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The BBP – Making Market Transformation a Reality
05 June 2015
The BBP’s objective is to ‘enable market transformation through leadership and knowledge sharing across
Topic: Market Transformation
Type: Blogs
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Property Companies Highlight “Major Economic Opportunity” Offered by Reducing Carbon Emissions From Buildings
26 May 2015
Backed by their membership, including the BBP, UKGBC have written a public letter to Government to highlight the “major economic opportunity” offered by reducing carbon emissions from buildings. The letter was addressed to Chancellor George Osborne and was published in the Daily Telegraph.
Topic: Energy/Carbon
Type: News
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Bruntwood Invests in Pedal Power
27 May 2015
Bruntwood has unveiled new dedicated cyclist facilities at Cotton Exchange in Liverpool city centre. The newly developed area features secure bike storage areas and adjacent shower and changing rooms to accommodate customers in Cotton Exchange
Type: News
Member: Bruntwood
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intu's Award-Winning Strategy for Reducing Carbon
11 May 2015
Alan Richardson, Group Energy Manager at Intu Group, recently discussed how the company has implemented an award-winning strategy for reducing carbon. In October 2014 Intu received the Best in Continuing Carbon Reduction 2013-14 Award from the Carbon Trust.
Topic: Energy/Carbon
Type: News