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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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Hammerson Retrofits Rooftop PV at WestQuay

07 December 2016

Hammerson’s 130kW solar photovoltaic (PV) array at WestQuay started generating zero carbon electricity in September 2016. Building on the success of this PV retrofit, Hammerson is now looking at more opportunities to install PV on existing rooftops and car parks, as well as new developments, such as the adjacent Watermark...

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

The Future of Property Investment

05 December 2016

Robert Noel, Chief Executive at Land Securities, discusses the future of property investment over the next 20 years...

Topic: Investment

Type: Blogs

Member: Landsec

Workman Delivers on Sustainability at Two Rivers

01 December 2016

At Two Rivers Shopping Park in Staines, the Centre Manager has engaged with store and restaurant managers on a range of sustainability initiatives – significantly increasing recycling, promoting local biodiversity, encouraging green travel and improving energy efficiency...

Topic: Property Management

Type: Case Studies

Member: abrdn

Shaftesbury’s Sustainable Refurbishment at 39 William IV Street

01 December 2016

Shaftesbury chose 39 William IV Street to test the feasibility of achieving BREEAM Very Good on domestic refurbishments in older buildings. The completed scheme will deliver 576m2 of modern residential accommodation and 405m2 of restaurant space, all with high operational efficiency. As a result of the project, Shaftesbury now plans to target BREEAM Very Good on more domestic refurbishments, as well as commercial schemes.

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: Case Studies

Member: Shaftesbury Capital

EEFIG Launches the De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP), the Largest Pan-EU, Open-Source Evidence Base of Energy Efficiency Projects

29 November 2016

Disclosing Market data to drive More Energy Efficiency Investments: EEFIG launches the De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP), the largest pan-EU, open-source evidence base containing over 7,800 industrial and buildings related energy efficiency projects...

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: News

How Can GRESB Help to Deliver Fund Performance? Key Highlights from EVORA's Exclusive Event

15 November 2016

Chris Bennett has written a blog following the joint event held by EVORA and GRESB on 15th November 2016. The article shares exclusive updates from GRESB, that were announced during their event...

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Blogs

Land Securities Responsible Investment Policy

22 November 2016

Ailish Christian-West, Head of Shopping Centres, explains why Land Securities created a Responsible Property Investment Policy...

Type: Blogs

Member: Landsec

Grosvenor secures a BREEAM Outstanding first

17 November 2016

Following a final review from BRE, a globally recognised sustainability benchmarking organisation, Grosvenor Britain & Ireland (Grosvenor) has secured the first ever BREEAM Outstanding rating for a listed residential retrofit...

Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

Type: News

Member: Grosvenor