Sustainability
IMMO plots £1bn EPC upgrade investment drive
A European property investment platform plans to spend £1bn buying and retrofitting thousands of British homes for rent.
Fifth Wall builds $500mn Climate Fund to decarbonise the property industry
"The real estate industry is the single-most contributed industry to climate change," says venture capital boss. "It's the culprit that was hiding in plain sight."
Estate agency plants mangrove forest
Hamptons is planting a mangrove tree for every new sale or rental instruction secured in June.
Wanted: Net Zero Building Standards chief
"A proven champion of net zero carbon buildings" is needed to spearhead the development the Britain's first Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, backed by many of the property sector's biggest and most…
Housebuilder rolls out sustainability programme across £2.13bn portfolio
Weston's "fabric first" approach to housing design and construction aims to boost energy efficiency, reduce emissions - and tap into home-buyers' "green premium".
Designing for the Future: Buildings must stand the test of time in the race to reach carbon goals
Architects and property developers "have to be more creative in our approach to buildings old and new, residential or commercial, to ensure that what we design, is designed to last," says SPPARC chief, Trevor…
Buyers paying ‘significantly more’ for homes with low-carbon tech, says Savills, as energy prices rise
59% of home-buyers are willing to pay extra for a home that primarily uses renewable energy, according to a new survey, while a third of buyers think EPC ratings are more important now than they were a…
Earth Day: Six steps to help estate agents address climate change
"Sustainability is simple", says the CEO of top-end estate agency Fine & Country on Earth Day 2022, as he shares insights on how climate change is affecting property businesses, and offers practical advice…
Canary Wharf Group partners with The Eden Project to improve urban biodiversity
CWG's first project with Eden will be the creation of a "green spine" through the centre of the Canary Wharf estate.
Sustainability climbs the agenda for home-owners & house-hunters
Around two fifths of future house-hunters say they would consider the energy efficiency of their next home, up sharply from just over one fifth who thought about this with their last property purchase.
‘Green action not words’: RedBook pledges to pay for client’s projects to go carbon neutral
"We recognise the opportunity we have to be a ‘green influencer’," says Redbook Agency's CEO Tom Adams, as the firm commits to a major environmental initiative.
How to nudge homeowners to make their own homes more energy efficient
"We need a new approach" to encourage homeowners to go green, says John Rowlatt of De Montfort University.