Net zero ‘missing’ from Spending Review priorities

The UK Green Building Council said the industry “urgently need clarity” from the Prime Minister on the budget to bring forward his 10 Point Plan, which has far-reaching implications for upgrading property.

For years many of us took indoor environmental quality for granted but now the airborne spreading of the coronavirus has brought the spotlight down on the air around us. Here are some of the companies to check out in this field.

Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, this week announced that, by 2025, a significant number of UK companies will be obliged to report on their climate-related financial risks, in line with recommendations from The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.

The next-gen applications you need to consider when looking to make your site-finding, apartment-specifying, planning and financial appraisals more efficient.

In this special PlaceTech session, in association with workspace management solution Smarten Spaces, an expert panel of leading developers and occupiers shared valuable insights into how they are tackling the issues facing changing workforces. 

What does the future hold for retail and leisure? These are clearly challenging times, but seen against those sectors that were cruising before Covid but are now flailing for new ideas, such as offices, retailers have a headstart in confronting uncomfortable truths, and daring those who hold the purse strings to rip it up and start again.

The UK Green Building Council has announced a partnership with Enfield Council to “catalyse radical solutions for the delivery of sustainability on large regeneration schemes.”

Danish co-living startup LifeX has raised €6m to continue rolling out its ‘Nordic feel’ shared homes in European cities.

Norway-based Disruptive Technologies, creator of the world’s smallest wireless sensors, is partnering with a new product from Google’s urban innovation company, Sidewalk Labs.