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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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First NABERS UK Energy for Offices Rating Achieved as the Scheme is extended to cover whole buildings and tenancies

05 July 2022

Toronto Square in Leeds, owned by Grosvenor, is the first office to be verified using the NABERS UK Energy for Offices Scheme, with the building achieving a 4.5 Star Rating. It was also announced today that the NABERS UK scheme is being extended to cover whole buildings and tenancies. These two additional ratings complement the NABERS UK Base Building Ratings launched in November 2020, completing the suite of NABERS ratings for offices in the UK.

Topic: Design for Performance

Type: News

Working with the BBP

21 September 2022

Type: News

DTZ Investors UK joins Better Buildings Partnership’s Climate Commitment as 34th Signatory

30 June 2022

DTZ Investors UK (DTZI) has become the latest organisation to join the Better Buildings Partnership’s (BBP) groundbreaking Climate Commitment after publishing their Net Zero Pathway. DTZI is the fifth organisation to sign up to the commitment in 2022, and the third signatory outside the BBP membership. The commitment now represents over £380bn combined AUM and over 11,000 properties globally.

Topic: Net Zero

Type: News

BBP Announces Three New Signatories to its Groundbreaking Climate Commitment

13 June 2022

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has today announced three new signatories to the BBP Climate Commitment. Helical, Picton and Savills Investment Management bring the total number of property owners that have signed the groundbreaking Commitment to 33, covering over £380bn Assets Under Management (AUM) worldwide.

Topic: Net Zero

Type: News

BBP expands ESG Training Course to real estate advisors

18 May 2022

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) today announced the launch of a new ESG training course supported and funded by the Property Advisors Forum (PAF).

Topic: Market Transformation

Type: News

Coalition of leading industry bodies join forces to develop UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

13 May 2022

A cross-industry steering group, representing stakeholders across the built environment, have joined together to develop a standard for verifying UK buildings as net zero carbon.

Topic: Net Zero

Type: News

NewRiver REIT Joins Better Buildings Partnership’s Climate Commitment as 30th Signatory

22 April 2022

NewRiver REIT has today signed up to the Better Buildings Partnership’s (BBP) industry leading Climate Commitment after publishing their Pathway to Net Zero

Topic: Net Zero

Type: News

Brockton Everlast Announced as Better Buildings Partnership’s Latest Member

07 April 2022

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) today announced the joining of Brockton Everlast as their latest member.

Type: News

Member: Brockton Everlast