Sustainability
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.
Property developer brings in ESG chief ‘to drive the business towards carbon-neutral construction and operation’
FEC is on a drive towards carbon-neutral construction and operation.
Property developers tasked with improving London’s air quality
New planning guidance outlaws wood burners in new and refurbished homes in London, and calls for architects and developers to 'consider air quality at every stage of the design process'.
Accouter achieves B Corp status
AGC is the the first British interior design collective to raise its social credentials with B Corp accreditation, joining the likes of Patagonia, The Modern House and The Portman Estate.
Net Zero Review proposes three steps to deliver ‘cleaner, cheaper, greener homes’
Chris Skidmore's Net Zero Review zeroes-in on the need to ramp up energy efficiency across Britain's housing stock - but falls short of providing practical help for property owners.
Philip Harvey: It is time for a grown-up conversation about decarbonising the UK’s housing stock
The British public is 'simply not engaged' with the necessity of cutting domestic carbon emissions, says top buying agent Philip Harvey - but there are opportunities for businesses and home-owners who…
Carter Jonas appoints sustainability guru from JLL
After influential spells in the Civil Service and at JLL, Tom Roundell Greene has been hired to lead Carter Jonas's ESG strategy.