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Ecological Master Plan in London
07 September 2015
As part of The Crown Estate’s ecological master plan for its holdings in Regent Street and St James’s, the organisation is creating a green corridor linking Regent's Park and St James's Park. Plans include green roofs, brown roofs, green walls, pocket habitats, community gardens, street trees, window boxes and planters, as well as bird boxes, bat boxes and bee hives. Through its estate-wide approach, The Crown Estate will create valuable habitats for wildlife and improve the experience for people living, working and visiting the area.
Topic: Biodiversity
Type: Case Studies
Member: The Crown Estate
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Knight Frank latest addition to the Managing Agents Partnership!
07 August 2015
David Goatman, Partner at Knight Frank LLP said: “We are delighted to be joining the BBP Managing Agents Partnership. As a managing agent of commercial and residential properties across the world we are committed to ensuring that we are managing buildings so as to minimise energy and resource intensity and maximise sustainability opportunities."
Topic: Property Management
Type: News
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New Member Cording Real Estate Group Joins the BBP!
06 August 2015
This week the Better Buildings Partnership is very proud to announce that we have acquired a new member company, Cording Real Estate Group.
Type: News
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Fit-Out For The Future
06 August 2015
Jenny Pidgeon, Head of Sustainability at TH Real Estate, talks about the launch of the BBP's latest project, a Sustainable Fit-Out Guide that is designed to equip all the various parties involved in fit-out with the knowledge to ask those right questions and when is the best time to do it.
Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment
Type: Blogs
Member: Nuveen Real Estate
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Grosvenor’s Sustainable Retrofit at 119 Ebury Street
31 July 2015
119 Ebury Street in Belgravia is the UK’s first listed building to achieve BREEAM Outstanding for its proposed design, the highest possible rating. Grosvenor worked closely with Historic England and Westminster City Council to design a scheme that both protects the historically significant fabric of the residential property and achieves leading sustainability standards.
Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment
Type: Case Studies
Member: Grosvenor
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Green Bonds – Market Transformational or the Emperor's New Clothes?
29 July 2015
Sarah Ratcliffe BBP Programme Director, questions whether green bonds, this new type of debt finance, represents a real opportunity for transforming the sustainability of the real estate sector, or if it is simply a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Topic: Market Transformation
Type: Blogs
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Managing Agents Partnership
28 July 2015
The BBP Managing Agents Partnership provides Managing Agents with a platform to support each other by sharing practical information, improving understanding of common challenges and discussing how best to deliver their clients’ sustainability requirements.
Topic: Property Management
Type: Projects
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45% of Spending Went to Local Companies Says Canary Wharf's 2014 Sustainability Report
19 July 2015
Canary Wharf Group recently published their latest Sustainability Report highlighting three main areas: Developing Economies; Building Communities and Relationships; and Protecting the Environment. As well as hiring a new Group Sustainability Manager
Topic: Measurement & Reporting
Type: News
Member: Canary Wharf Group