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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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  • Office building

    Grosvenor achieves the UK's first NABERS Base Building Energy Rating

    03 July 2024

    Grosvenor's Toronto Square, Leeds, has earned a NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) UK Base Building Energy Rating of 4.5*, marking the first occasion in the UK where an existing office building has received such recognition. This is a landmark achievement for Grosvenor, one that establishes them as leaders within the industry and signals the start of an exciting chapter in which Grosvenor aims to achieve further NABERS UK ratings across their portfolio. NABERS accredited office buildings are making significant strides towards achieving Net Zero goals with Grosvenor benefitting from enhanced transparency and occupier engagement as key methods to guide future decision making.

    Topic: Energy/Carbon

    Type: Case Studies

    Member: Grosvenor

  • Workspace Building Energy Efficiency

    Managing for Performance: reducing energy intensity at Edinburgh House

    12 March 2024

    Around 30% of the UK’s total energy-use goes to heating and powering buildings. Managing this energy effectively is critical to achieving Net Zero goals in the built environment. Situated in Kennington, London, Workspace’s Edinburgh House provides a modern, high quality and flexible work space for 78 small and medium sized businesses. Last year, an unusually high energy intensity was detected at the site. As a BBP Climate Commitment signatory and an organisation committed to achieving Net Zero carbon by 2030, this prompted investigation and the implementation of cost-effective measures to drive the energy consumption down. These measures included tenant engagement and optimising controls within the building.

    Topic: Energy/Carbon

    Type: Case Studies

    Member: Workspace Group

  • Derwent London Building

    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

  • Glassfields

    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

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    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