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Landsec brings in partner to roll out retail portfolio EV charging network

The 20-year partnership with RAW Charging will include the development of the UK's largest destination EV charging hub at Kent's Bluewater shopping centre.

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UKGBC launches framework to accelerate a nature-positive built environment

The framework positions nature as a core consideration for resilience, value creation and long-term asset, financial and operational performance.

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EPC targets could render four in five commercial buildings ‘unlettable’, BPF warns

According to the organisation, the government's lack of response following a 2021 consultation on MEES is holding back investment and delaying upgrades in building stock.

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Plans lodged for sensitive renewal of postmodern City icon No. 1 Poultry

The multi-million-pound programme of upgrade works is targeting planning approval early next year, with works to commence shortly after and completion programmed for 2027.

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Sustainability momentum stalls across the built environment, RICS finds

The 2025 Sustainability Report also warns of a concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects.

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Unity Trust Bank launches £100m green tariff to support low-carbon projects

The tariff will fund projects such as low-carbon heating, improved insulation, small scale renewable energy and climate resilience measures.

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Grosvenor cuts carbon emissions by 38% since 2019

The company said the reduction was due to investing in retrofitting its properties, lowering gas use across its portfolio and leveraging innovative technologies to optimise real estate management.

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The Tories will ‘scrap’ climate change policies, says Badenoch

The Conservative Party leader said it was “time to stop the deindustrialisation of Britain”, calling plans to reach net zero by 2050 a “failed target”.

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New research uncovers widespread inefficiency across UK’s commercial building stock

In total, £1.04bn of economic productivity is lost annually due to avoidable conditions within office buildings in the capital, according to the report.

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Ex-Tesla trio power up UK charging platform with £60m capital

High-powered charging platform Hubber has secured £60m in committed equity to scale its acquisition and development of urban charging hubs across the UK.

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Taiyo JV wins consent for Merseyside solar farm extension

The solar farm project in Sefton is expected to power more than 6,000 homes and is part of a larger scheme.

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Plan to cut BNG rules threatens massive habitat loss, research finds

Labour's proposed exemption for small sites could lead to the collapse of the entire system of biodiversity net gain provision, the study warns.

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Nature Restoration Fund changes: are they bad for developers and nature?

Experts warn the amendments to the fund could have unintended consequences.

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Bank of England deputy governor warns of climate risks to commercial assets

Climate change could lead to unpredictable shocks in the value of commercial real estate and problems obtaining insurance, the Bank of England has warned.

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Clemence-Jackson joins Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard as chief exec

She is a frontrunner in the net zero space and has been involved with the NZCBS for the past few years.

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City’s One Poultry to be first commercial retrofit showcase in UKGBC initiative

The initiative has been launched by UKGBC, in partnership with developer FORE Partnership and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy.

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