Sustainability
Northern Europe faces the biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat & is dangerously unprepared – new research
As a heatwave sweeps across southern Europe and global temperatures reach record heights, three academics from Oxford University warn the UK is likely to see a significant rise in "uncomfortably hot" weather…
RICS seeks views to ‘revolutionise residential retrofitting practices’ in the UK
Consultation of property professionals paves the way for a new Residential Retrofit Standard.
Energy-efficient homes are holding their value better as the market cools – RICS
"As energy-efficiency and tax becomes more important, good bands in both improve prospects for sales," comments one surveyor in the latest RICS survey.
Bloomberg: London is falling down and it’s because of climate change
Erratic and extreme weather patterns are driving a worrying - and expensive - surge of subsidence claims across the capital and South East England.
Living & Breathing Spaces: On the principles & practicalities of biophilic design
Laira Piccinato explains how to connect clients with nature.
Housebuilders back new 130-point ‘Healthy Homes’ checklist
Property developers Quintain and FORE Partnership have adopted Ekkist's new Healthy Homes Checklist.
Fashion brand’s ‘pragmatic utopia’ private island concept heads to auction
BIG designs for Vollebak on a Canadian private island promise to create 'both a magical home and a work of art', says Simon Shaw of Sotheby’s.
How AI can help luxury property business meet sustainability goals
The luxury property industry must take a holistic approach to emergent technologies if benefits are to be realised, says New York-based Mickey Alam Khan.
Berlin, Toronto & Paris have the world’s most ‘climate resilient’ city real estate markets, says Savills
'Investors may increasingly seek more resilient and green real estate in climate stable cities,' says Savills, 'but at the moment they will be competing over relatively few buildings that meet all those…
Landlords could get EPC upgrade extension
A proposed deadline to require all rental homes to achieve an EPC grade of C or above may be pushed back...
New housing developments must deliver a ‘positive benefit to nature’ from November
New 'Biodiversity Net Gain' requirements for property developments are coming soon, to improve wildlife habitats and help slow species decline across the UK.
Grosvenor’s Greener Futures Fund is looking to support more climate-related projects in Mayfair and Belgravia
This is the second time Grosvenor's Greener Futures Fund has been opened for new proposals.