Sustainability

Savills' annual research points to 'an inflection' for global cities in 2024 'as funding environments improve and real estate investment volumes start to recover.'

Fresh guidance aims to 'revolutionise retrofitting practices across the UK.'

'We will not reach net zero without a significant shift in how we view development,' says Westminster Council's Geoff Barraclough.

'Wondrwall is reinventing home energy efficiency,' declares new Chair David Buzby.

'Visionary' project in East Sussex is being masterminded by two former Greenpeace directors.

Academics from Oxford University explore the purpose and practicalities of the government's latest environmental policy - which will have a major impact on property developments.

'Quantifiable biodiversity net gain targets at 10% provide helpful clarity for developers to demonstrate the biodiversity benefits of schemes transparently,' says Knight Frank of new rules affecting housebuilders

John D Wood & Co. has branded an insect hotel in a prime location.

Dorcas George-Jones of top-end construction and design firm Castellum chats to colleagues Victoria Evans and Lee Boileau about the challenges and opportunities of the 'retrofit boom', including a particularly…

Marion Baeli has moved on from Studio PDP to join Egis Group's 10 Design. Federica Romeo Beattie has been brought in to lead the practice's sustainability drive.

'Nearly everyone agrees, in principle, that urban greenery is a good thing,' says Create Streets, as it outlines a series of practical steps to 'make it the default to re-green our streets and squares'

Spreading across more than 1,000km² near the Indian border, ambitious proposals for a new city at Gelephu promise 'a cradle for growth & innovation,' say architects.