Our Resources

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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  • Real Estate Environmental Benchmark

    Real Estate Environmental Benchmark

    14 June 2015

    The Real Estate Environmental Benchmark (REEB) is a publicly available operational benchmark of environmental performance for commercial property in the UK. It is one of the only benchmarks based on the performance of buildings ‘in-use’.

    Topic: Measurement & Reporting

    Type: Projects

  • Bruntwood Invests in Pedal Power

    Bruntwood Invests in Pedal Power

    27 May 2015

    Bruntwood has unveiled new dedicated cyclist facilities at Cotton Exchange in Liverpool city centre. The newly developed area features secure bike storage areas and adjacent shower and changing rooms to accommodate customers in Cotton Exchange

    Type: News

    Member: Bruntwood

  • intu's Award-Winning Strategy for Reducing Carbon

    intu's Award-Winning Strategy for Reducing Carbon

    11 May 2015

    Alan Richardson, Group Energy Manager at Intu Group, recently discussed how the company has implemented an award-winning strategy for reducing carbon. In October 2014 Intu received the Best in Continuing Carbon Reduction 2013-14 Award from the Carbon Trust.

    Topic: Energy/Carbon

    Type: News

  • Full (Low-Carbon) Steam Ahead!

    Full (Low-Carbon) Steam Ahead!

    27 May 2015

    Welcome to the new BBP website and to the first of what we hope will be an informative series of blogs from the BBP members. As Chairman I get to go first! The BBP is a great example of what companies can do when we all pull in a similar direction for a common cause. It has changed a lot over the last five years but it is essentially held together by the same clear goal – to provide leadership and support to the real estate industry to help us improve the sustainability performance of our portfolios. The expansion in

    Type: Blogs

  • Land Securities Wins Two Considerate Constructors Awards

    Land Securities Wins Two Considerate Constructors Awards

    29 April 2015

    Land Securities has won two awards at the Considerate Constructors Scheme 2015 National Site Awards; one for its Nova and one for its One New Street Square development site. Mace and Skansa respectively were the principal construction partners involved in the projects and worked with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) to ensure that the sites were top quality in terms of their environmental performance and engagement with the local community.

    Type: News

    Member: Landsec