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The Better Buildings Partnership regularly publishes blog pieces, news articles, toolkits and case studies that highlight the latest sustainability developments in the UK commercial real estate industry. The resources can be filtered hereunder by topic, type and member.

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Derwent London Achieves Net Zero Success at 80 Charlotte Street

16 February 2024

80 Charlotte Street is Derwent London’s first net zero carbon development and one of the largest all-electric schemes in London. It is heated and cooled using air source heat pumps and powered by renewable electricity from certified sources – significantly reducing emissions compared to traditional gas boilers. More than a year after the first occupiers moved in, there have been zero hot and cold complaints, reflecting the huge success of the building’s low carbon heating and cooling systems, combined with high performance fabric.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Derwent London plc

IM Properties prove sustainable refurbishments are better for people, place and planet

23 November 2023

As the sector increasingly focuses on refurbishments to meet climate goals, The Bourn building in Coventry is a prime example of successful sustainability-driven refurbishment which reduced 14,000 tonnes CO2e compared to a new-build alternative. With a £9 million investment by IM Properties (IMP), the asset has been transformed into a modern workplace with a focus on occupier collaboration to deliver sustainability, wellbeing and community benefits.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

Member: IM Properties PLC

LaSalle develops TRI, Munich’s first timber office building

28 February 2023

LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) and Accumulata Real Estate Group (Accumulata) are developing Munich’s first hybrid timber office building, TRI.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: LaSalle Investment Management

Brookfield Properties upgrades 1930s building to 21st century standards

14 February 2023

At The Gilbert in London, Brookfield Properties has brought energy performance up to modern standards while retaining 90% of the original structure

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Brookfield Properties

Royal London Asset Management launches fully electric hotel and minimises whole life carbon

06 February 2023

The Leonardo Royal Hotel in Bristol is Royal London Asset Management’s first fully electric hotel, with all heating, cooling and hot water provided by air source heat pumps and mains electricity. A whole life carbon study in line with the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Advancing Net Zero guidance evidences that the project outperforms best practice standards for both embodied and operational carbon. All space has been designed for the wellbeing of guests and staff.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Royal London Asset Management

abrdn pioneers nature-based solutions in the UK

14 December 2022

The abrdn Property Income Trust (aPIT), one of abrdn’s real assets investment strategies, has launched one of the largest native woodland and peatland restoration projects in the UK, at Far Ralia Estate in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park. This pioneering project will maximise environmental and social co-benefits, alongside climate impact. The land extends across more than 1,400 hectares – the size of nearly 2,000 football pitches. Works will include planting at least 1.5 million trees, focusing on native species such as Scots Pine, Oak and Birch.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: abrdn