Hines unveils green venture called EXP

As real estate occupiers face increased pressure to lower their carbon footprint, and investors are greening their portfolios, green leases can benefit both landlords and tenants while also serving to decarbonise real estate.

UK law firm Mills & Reeve delves into the relationship between landlords and tenants and asks how it is evolving to meet calls for ESG improvements in real estate.

Communications consultancy Social sat down with PlaceTech to discuss the meaning behind ESG, why it’s important to have a clear definition, and how it relates to retrofit at our ESG: The Retrofit Playbook event.

Improving the energy efficiency of historic properties could reduce carbon emissions from the UK’s buildings by an estimated 5% each year and generate £35bn of output in the economy, while making homes warmer and cheaper to run, according to a report by the National Trust, Peabody, Historic England, The Crown Estate and Grosvenor.

Major developers and investors including Ashby Capital, Grosvenor, General Projects, FORE Partnership, Orchard Street and Fidelity, came together to share practical insights into delivering retrofit projects.

The BPF and JLL have released a report that identifies the main challenges the property sector faces as it decarbonises and provides a series of policy recommendations.

In an industry as physical as real estate, venture capital investors shouldn’t overlook the vital role of hardware in getting to net zero, write Conan Lauterpacht and Reid Carroll of Sustainable Future Ventures.

In his new role, Oliver Pye will set the “overall sustainability and environmental ambition” for the development consultancy.

The UK Green Building Council has assembled a team of more than 30 industry experts to explore the effectiveness of common retrofit measures in commercial real estate.

While Energy Performance Certificates are a “critically important policy tool” for delivering net zero homes, they are poorly suited to deliver better energy efficiency, the UK Climate Change Committee has said.

Backed by Fifth Wall and Franklin Templeton, Our Next Energy secured a $1.2bn valuation as it aims to fill a gap in the global transition to clean electricity.