How does it work?
The BBP develops its solutions through a series of working groups, each of which takes up one main challenge facing the property market and attempts to develop a solution or toolkit which can help the market move to overcoming the challenge. Groups comprise BBP members, associate BBP members, industry groups as well as companies relevant to developing solutions.
The Working Groups are
- Green Leases Working Group
- Sustainability Benchmarking Working Group
- Sustainable Retrofit Working Group
- Property Agents Working Group
- Owner and Occupier Working Group
The Green Lease Working Group produced and published a Green Lease Toolkit in April 2009 which is currently being used by BBP members and the wider industry.
The Sustainability Benchmarking Working Group produced and published a Better Metering Toolkit in April 2011 providing an interactive guide designed to support both owners and occupiers in understanding the benefits of installing an advanced metering systems in a building and the current options available. The working group also produced Sustainability Benchmarking Toolkit in November 2009 outlining the challenges to benchmarking energy performance in commercial property.
The Sustainable Retrofit Working Group produced and published a Low Carbon Retrofit Toolkit in May 2011 outlining the barriers and possible solutions through a low carbon retrofit roadmap to accelerate retrofit activity within the commercial property sector.
The Property Agents Working Group produced and published a Managing Agents Sustainability Toolkit in March 2011 providing an interactive reference guide which sets out a full range of sustainability services which an owner should consider requiring its managing agent to provide and managing agents should consider providing for their clients.
The Owner Occupier Working Group produced and published a Green Building Management Toolkit providing guidance and tools to support commercial property owners in setting-up and running a Green Building Management Groups.