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Derwent London Joins Pioneering Approach to Energy Performance

11 March 2019

Derwent London plc has become the newest addition to the Design for Performance Pioneers; a group of major UK property developers who have committed to an innovative approach to overcome the energy performance gap for new office design.

Topic: Design for Performance

Type: News

33 Glasshouse Street Achieves European First for Air Quality

08 March 2019

Hermes Investment Management, JLL and Carbon Credentials have collaborated to bring RESET Air to Europe. 33 Glasshouse Street in London has become the first Certified RESET™ Air - Core & Shell project in Europe and the third in the world...

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Case Studies

Member: Federated Hermes

FTSE 100 Landsec responds to calls for fashion tax with launch of textile recycling scheme

01 March 2019

Landsec has announced plans to install 'interactive donation points' for old clothes at its Westgate shopping centre in Oxford, in response to growing speculation the government could introduce a tax on new clothes to fund recycling efforts.

Topic: Waste

Type: News

Member: Landsec

intu Partners with Retailers on UK’s First Compost Cafés

08 February 2019

intu has successfully partnered with a wide range of coffee retailers to set up the UK’s first Compost Cafés, where shoppers can collect free bags of used coffee grounds to mix into compost for their gardens and allotments. Initially trialled at intu Chapelfield, Compost Café has now also been launched at intu Potteries and will be rolled out across many of intu’s flagship destinations next year. Winner of a national environmental award, this ground-breaking initiative not only reduces waste to landfill, it also supports retailers and benefits the local community.

Topic: Waste

Type: Case Studies

CoStar Column: The rise of impact investing

01 February 2019

Dan Grandage, Head of ESG, Real Estate, Aberdeen Standard Investments, discusses the rise of impact investing and the risk of 'impact washing'...

Topic: Investment

Type: Blogs

Member: abrdn

TfL Partnership with E.ON Transforms Performance at Palestra

12 April 2019

Transport for London (TfL) has completed a major RE:FIT project with E.ON and specialist partners to improve energy efficiency at its Palestra hub. Cost savings and CO2 reductions in the first year significantly exceeded E.ON’s performance guarantees and improvements have also helped improve occupant satisfaction.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Case Studies

Member: Transport for London

GRESB 2018 Consultation Response

13 December 2018

The BBP has published its 2018 GRESB Survey Consultation Response...

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Publications

Breakfast Seminar: Design for Performance

06 February 2019

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) is linking up with NABERS in Australia to develop a NABERS-like scheme in the UK, following successful pilot studies by the Design for Performance initiative. To kick-start market uptake, at least seven major UK property developers have committed to pioneer the ‘Design for Performance’ (DfP) process in full on at least one new office development in their pipeline.

Topic: Design for Performance

Type: Events