Decarbonisation isn’t easy at the best of times. When the goal is to decarbonise a city like Westminster, with 11,000 listed buildings and some of the UK’s most recognisable shops, restaurants and theatres, a systematic approach is necessary.

The industrial property heavyweight has updated on progress towards its goals of achieving 100% sustainable certification across all its new and redeveloped buildings.

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.

Major organisations recognise that operations systems, whether building management systems or factory assembly lines, aren’t necessarily fully optimised just because they work, writes Chintan Soni.

The US Green Building Council and the International WELL Building Institute have formed a partnership to simplify certifying buildings for both health and sustainability.

The £31m Ev0 will be built at Didsbury Technology Park and feature a timber frame among its carbon-saving technologies. 

JLL has modelled an over 70% reduction in energy use in some office refurbishments, highlighting the major role retrofits must play in decarbonisation.

The company’s windows, which reduce a building’s energy use by adjusting to sunlight, are one building technology to benefit from the recent Inflation Reduction Act in the US.

In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, the 100-year-old district heating and district cooling systems need to be renewed. It is an extensive project where FVB is responsible for how the renewal will be implemented in practice.