Green Homes Grant: Key points & implications for property owners
Sarah Wales of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson gives a concise summary of the Green Homes Grant and its implications for homeowners and landlords.
Tag: Sustainability
Why zero-carbon homes must lead the green recovery from Covid-19
Following the Government’s big spending boost for green home improvements, architect and lecturer Ranald Boydell explains the importance of sustainable property development in the aftermath of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Is ‘build build build’ really the best way forward for England’s planning system?
The Prime Minster’s latest housing mantra “is the wrong starting point”, says Professor Alister Scott, as he outlines six core challenges that need to be addressed by the planning system first…
Grosvenor lodges plans for a 2,200-home ’21st Century garden village’ in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire Garden Village is the largest project to date for Grosvenor’s Strategic Land division, which aims to have a portfolio of at least 30,000 homes by 2023.
Hill teams up with Bioregional for affordable eco-home drive
New housebuilding JV aims to deliver innovative zero-carbon homes with “permanently protected” reduced prices.
Eco-home developer partners with Samsung ‘to create the homes of the future’
Etopia has signed up to a strategic partnership with global tech giant Samsung to “set a benchmark for the integration of technology into the built environment.”
Savills expands ESG operation with new Environmental Economics director
Property consultancy Savills is making “a major commitment” to expanding the firm’s work in the Environment, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) fields.
Google owner ditches plans for pioneering ‘smart city’
Sidewalk Labs has abandoned its grand plan to create a 12-acre “smart city” on Toronto’s waterfront.
Threat & Opportunity: How proptech can drive sustainability in the built environment
“Technologists, entrepreneurs and investment leaders are increasingly identifying sustainability as the defining issue of our times,” says Faisal Butt, founder of PropTech investment house Pi Labs. “We anticipate that enormous new opportunities will emerge across all sectors, particularly in real estate.”
Global indoor air quality benchmark launches
Ekkist founder Olga Turner Baker has launched a new venture, teaming up with Metrikus to create AirRated, which provides property developers and owners with a “global benchmark for Indoor Air Quality”.
Para 79 permission granted for a ‘significant’ new country house in the South Pennines
Gagarin Studio has started work on a heritage-inspired contemporary rural home on Yorkshire’s moorland fringes, with landscaping designed to alleviate flooding in lower-lying areas.
Inside & Out: Andrew Shirley on why resi developers are tapping wellness trends
When it comes to residential property development, there’s more to wellbeing than just adding a new spa, says Andrew Shirley. In Knight Frank’s 2020 Wealth Report, he looks at the emerging trends that benefit homeowners, the wider community and the bottom line..