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The Better Buildings Partnership regularly publishes blog pieces, news articles, toolkits and case studies that highlight the latest sustainability developments in the UK commercial real estate industry. The resources can be filtered hereunder by topic, type and member.

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  • The BBP demonstrates its impact for 2016/17

    The BBP demonstrates its impact for 2016/17

    13 October 2017

    The Better Buildings Partnership has today published its second annual Impact Report. The report demonstrates how the BBP has worked with its 27 members (with over £200bn Assets Under Management) to improve the sustainability of existing buildings through knowledge sharing, leadership, innovation, influence and collaboration, all focused on the BBP’s priority areas.

    Topic: Measurement & Reporting

    Type: News

  • BBP Impact Report 2016/17

    BBP Impact Report 2016/17

    13 October 2017

    The report demonstrates how the BBP has worked with its 27 members to improve the sustainability of existing buildings through knowledge sharing, leadership, innovation, influence and collaboration, all focused on the BBP’s priority areas:

    Topic: Measurement & Reporting

    Type: Publications

  • New Landsec HQ Achieves Global First for Wellbeing and Sustainability

    New Landsec HQ Achieves Global First for Wellbeing and Sustainability

    12 October 2017

    In January 2017, Landsec completed the move to its new headquarters at 100 Victoria Street, London. 470 employees are now accommodated on a single floor plate in a high-performance office designed to increase communication and collaboration. The project is the first workplace in the world to achieve both WELL CertifiedTM Silver and BREEAM Outstanding, setting a global benchmark for healthy, sustainable office space.

    Topic: Retrofit & Refurbishment

    Type: Case Studies

    Member: Landsec

  • Resilience in Real Estate Acquisitions

    Resilience in Real Estate Acquisitions

    18 September 2017

    In 2016, Landsec took steps to enhance their acquisitions process as part of a wider ambition to lead the built environment to a more sustainable future. This blog examines the characteristics of a resilient investment process and the benefits like-minded organisations can derive from implementing something similar.

    Topic: Investment

    Type: Blogs

    Member: Landsec

  • CLS Holdings De-risks Entire UK Portfolio for MEES

    CLS Holdings De-risks Entire UK Portfolio for MEES

    15 September 2017

    CLS Holdings has fully mitigated its UK portfolio against the Government’s upcoming Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), which come into force from 2018. The CLS Holdings Sustainability team worked in partnership with EPC assessors to review properties at risk, providing assessors with complete information, giving them full access to properties and upgrading equipment where needed. All UK properties now have Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings of D or above.

    Topic: Energy/Carbon

    Type: Case Studies

    Member: CLS Holdings