Sustainability

All new-build homes will have to include heat pumps or be connected to a heat network and solar panels, rather than the gas network, from 2028, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 75%.

Despite the delay, private landlords will still be required to achieve a minimum rating of ‘C’ by the previously confirmed 2030 deadline.

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.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will also publish new guidance, giving Natural England and the Environment Agency mandates to “prioritise outcomes over process”.

The index is designed to help asset managers determine the necessary investment per square metre needed to decarbonise portfolios by 2050.

Property Week and JLL recently brought together a panel of experts to discuss the role of landlord and tenant partnerships in delivering circular end-to-end fit-outs.

The government has the right idea, but there’s only so much that can happen with the funds available.

Phase one of the Bradford City Village project will include development of 33 townhouses on Chain Street centred on a new community green.

Some time ago I found myself chasing after Roger Madelin, who sets a brisk walking pace when he’s not leading the redevelopment of British Land’s £4bn Canada Water scheme in south-east London.

At last month’s PropSki conference in France, Skieward Consulting, eEnergy and Property Week brought together an expert panel to discuss how the industry can help businesses to cut their carbon footprint.

Rising minimum energy performance standards for commercial buildings should be seen in the context of structural changes that have been reshaping the market for some time.

The British Property Federation (BPF) has said what the commercial real estate sector has been thinking for years...

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

The scheme will take the number of homes planned by the partnership between Pension Insurance Corporation, Muse and Homes England to around 820.

She will succeed Barratt Redrow chief executive David Thomas in the role at the industry sustainability body this summer.

Earlier this week, the British Property Federation (BPF) rang a warning bell on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for non-domestic properties. These proposed rules remain stubbornly up in the air.

The long-awaited Warm Homes Plan includes a raft of measures to make UK homes more energy efficient, but will it be enough to upgrade the nation’s ailing housing stock?

The 2027 deadline for buildings to meet an EPC ‘C’ rating may be in doubt, but it pays to update assets now.

Lloyds’ Nicola Haigh and Saad Malik on supporting investment and development clients to retrofit properties and improve EPC ratings with affordable finance options.

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.