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Rooftop Gardening Brings Together Occupiers

09 December 2021

Abrdn and JLL’s rooftop garden at The White Building in Reading is boosting health and wellbeing, as occupiers from different organisations nurture their plants and enjoy the green space together. As well as growing a sense of community in the building, the project is also enriching biodiversity. The facilities management team has already developed more ideas to extend social and environmental benefits, creating new opportunities for occupier engagement.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Case Studies

Member: abrdn

Bio-enzyme Cleaning Cuts Carbon and Boosts Wellbeing at The Bower

02 December 2021

At The Bower in Old Street, London, the owner Helical PLC and managing agent Ashdown Phillips ran an innovative tender process that led to the introduction of bio-enzyme cleaning. All products are now distilled on-site, avoiding single-use plastics, cutting carbon emissions and delivering healthier cleaning performance with less use of hazardous chemicals. Following the success of this pilot, the team is now exploring opportunities to rollout bio-enzyme cleaning at additional sites.

Topic: Property Management

Type: Case Studies

Member: Helical

Frasers Property Achieves Two Global Firsts for Wellbeing

30 November 2021

Frasers Property UK has become the first company in the world to gain a three-star Fitwel accreditation for wellbeing excellence at a business park. It has also achieved the largest Fitwel certified area globally, following the successful accreditation of three business parks: Winnersh Triangle, Chineham Park and Farnborough

Topic: Property Management

Type: Case Studies

Bourn Quarter Business Park Leads on Net Zero Carbon and Wellbeing

07 July 2021

Savills Investment Management and Aitchison Developments have partnered to transform a brownfield site into a business park designed for wellbeing and sustainability. Providing flexible space for diverse occupiers, Bourn Quarter in Cambridge will create new opportunities for small businesses to grow alongside multinationals, and life sciences and technology companies to coexist with logistics and industrial firms, encouraging cross-collaboration and driving innovation.

Topic: Net Zero

Type: Case Studies

Member: Savills Investment Management

Orchard Street Investment Management Delivers Carbon Neutral Industrial Park

25 June 2021

Orchard Street Investment Management’s latest redevelopment, Communication Park in West London, is one of the first speculative multi-let industrial schemes in the UK delivered as carbon neutral in-use

Topic: Net Zero

Type: Case Studies

Member: Orchard Street Investment Management

World First for Wellbeing at The Crown Estate’s One Heddon Street

17 June 2021

One Heddon Street is the first fully fitted co-working space in the world to achieve WELL CertifiedTM Platinum, the highest level on the leading international framework for health and wellbeing in buildings.

Topic: Occupier Engagement

Type: Case Studies

Member: The Crown Estate

Hammerson and Workman grow wellbeing and biodiversity at Central Retail Park, Falkirk

26 April 2021

The development of a flourishing garden in a previously unused area at Central Retail Park is enriching biodiversity on a brownfield site, boosting health and wellbeing for retail staff and cutting waste through circular economy principles

Topic: Biodiversity

Type: Case Studies

The Crown Estate and Savills Partner to Transform Employee and Visitor Greener Travel

25 January 2021

Over the past two years, The Crown Estate has partnered with Savills to identify opportunities to positively influence how users of their retail and leisure destinations travel to these locations.

Topic: Property Management

Type: Case Studies

Member: The Crown Estate