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Closing the Performance Gap in One of the UK’s Most Sustainable Buildings
20 November 2020
When DWS, a leading European asset manager, forward purchased* one of the UK’s most sustainable buildings, the company took early action to ensure 2 Redman Place’s design credentials translated into outstanding performance in use. Together with developer Lendlease, managing agent Savills and the occupiers, DWS is working proactively to close the performance gap before it emerges – optimising efficiency, reducing carbon emissions and improving the customer experience.
Topic: Design for Performance
Type: Case Studies
Member: DWS
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BBP Spearheads Launch of New Energy Rating Scheme for UK Offices
26 November 2020
A new scheme for rating the operational energy efficiency of UK offices, NABERS UK, has been launched today.
Topic: Energy/Carbon
Type: News
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Net Zero Carbon Pathway Framework
30 October 2020
The framework sets out the information that property owners should include in their Net Zero Carbon Pathways, including the investment boundaries, carbon scope and delivery strategies.
Topic: Net Zero
Type: Toolkits
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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield becomes the latest member of the BBP!
28 October 2020
The BBP is thrilled to welcome Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield as the 37th member of the BBP.
Type: News
Member: Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
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BBP Publish Net Zero Carbon Framework
02 November 2020
The Better Buildings Partnership has published a Net Zero Carbon Pathway Framework, designed to support signatories to the BBP’s Climate Change Commitment and encourage greater transparency concerning the scope of property owners’ net zero carbon pathways.
Topic: Net Zero
Type: News
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Design for Performance Initiative presents the launch of NABERS UK
26 October 2020
Join us for the official launch of NABERS UK - a new energy efficiency rating scheme for in-use performance that will enable commercial office developers and owners to deliver better buildings in operation.
Topic: Design for Performance
Type: Events
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The International Business of Federated Hermes Successfully Decouples Carbon Emissions and Portfolio Growth
15 October 2020
The international business of Federated Hermes has significantly exceeded its industry-leading 2020 target to reduce absolute landlord-controlled carbon emissions by 40% against its 2006 baseline. The team has achieved these results primarily through collaborating with property managers, occupiers and sustainability consultant Carbon Intelligence over several years, along with the rollout of smart optimisation. This success across a portfolio of 175 directly managed properties, up from 105 in 2006, demonstrates how carbon emissions can be decoupled from portfolio growth. Importantly, efficiency savings have gone hand-in-hand with wellbeing improvements.
Topic: Energy/Carbon
Type: Case Studies
Member: Federated Hermes
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Federated Hermes and MEPC Reinforce Net Zero Aspirations by Becoming Design for Performance Pioneers
07 September 2020
The Better Buildings Partnership is pleased to welcome Federated Hermes and MEPC as Pioneers to the Design for Performance scheme with the addition of two exciting new Pioneer Projects.
Topic: Design for Performance
Type: News
Member: Federated Hermes