£30bn public building decarbonisation costs ‘tip of the iceberg’

Lendlease Europe slashed Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 53% this year, but its ESG databook reveals a complex picture of the challenges ahead in reaching net zero.

The UK Green Building Council has laid out recommendations to put the UK back on track to meet its net zero goals through a more sustainable built environment.

The workplace experience platform installed the tech behind “the first intelligent building” in the Spanish market.

At 127,000 sq ft, with space for about 1,500 desks, Chancery House in London will be the flexible workspace provider’s largest site when it opens in May 2023.

“The same way Tesla’s electrification of cars has influenced the motor industry, we want to be the catalyst of change to circularity in the workspace industry,” CEO Anders Jepsen said following a nine-figure funding round.

A report by University College London has identified measures real estate can take to break down barriers that prevent businesses from drastically reducing their workplace carbon footprint.

A little over half a year since launching its APAC business in Singapore, the digital connectivity ratings business has opened a second regional office in Hong Kong.

The company’s 340-year-old UK real estate business has put innovation at the heart of its strategy, launching an alternative investment team to pursue ideas to help transform its largely historical portfolio.

Warrington, a town in the northwest of England, teamed up with climate tech experts at IES to model the cost of retrofitting the city’s buildings and help it achieve its net zero targets.

Launched in Australia and gaining traction in the UK, NABERS keeps buildings accountable for the energy they use every day. Amrita Dasgupta Shekhar, associate at Greengage, explains what you need to know about the certification.

Developer Quintain is behind nearly half of all residential buildings that have attained the highest connectivity rating anywhere in the world.