7 key points in the UK’s Heat and Buildings Strategy

An initiative to cut energy use in UK commercial real estate by putting landlords, managers and occupiers in direct competition with each other has found its first participant ahead of its launch in March 2022.

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland plans to reach net zero carbon by 2025 – five years ahead of its original target – though it would rely on immediate offsetting to do so, the company has announced.

Las Vegas plans to make major improvements and reach zero carbon emissions by creating a giant digital version of itself.

Exemplary sustainable projects will form the centrepiece of a built environment virtual reality exhibition at the United Nations climate conference next month.

Packed with concrete and a lack of greenery, cities can be far hotter than rural areas around them. Retrofits to fix the problem can be expensive, but Spacemaker has a tool that could help developers avoid the problem in the future.

Europe’s most important proptech networking conference, CREtech London, is back on 27-28 October at Magazine London.

The US Green Building Council last week marked a significant milestone, surpassing 1bn sq ft of commercial buildings around the world recertified under the LEED green rating system.

From more cost-effective designs to affordable workspace management, PlaceTech looks at the Sidewalk Labs products making development more efficient and sustainable.

Addressing environmental, governance and social issues is now a key part of doing business in the modern world. James Fry considers what this means for the life sciences sector.

Finding space for electric vehicle charging has long been a hurdle for the built environment – especially in space-constrained cities. One startup is about to launch a solution to that problem.

Last year was monumental for sustainable finance with companies issuing $700bn of green, social and sustainable bonds. But will a surge in green lending really make property more sustainable?