Built Environment

Have you used an energy performance contract?
Discussion

2 May — started by Rebecca Dilks, Thorntons
Has anybody worked with an ESCO on an Energy Performance Contract and would you recommend them? It would be especially useful to get some feedback from other companies in the …
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Daylight: It's free but that doesn't mean we should ignore it
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yesterday — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation
The levels of daylight in a building can have a significant impact on the energy needed for artificial lighting. But it also delivers health and wellbeing benefits that …
Energy performance contracts
Search of the month

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21 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
What are your peers in the Built Environment working group looking for on 2degrees? Every month we share the 'search of the month' to let you know what resources you might …
Tenanted shopping center retailers ‘failing to address green issues’
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16 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Retailers situated in the UK’s shopping centers are less interested in tackling sustainability issues than their counterparts located elsewhere because they are …
Managing your energy: What do the experts recommend?
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14 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Our recent commercial property Q&A; clinic with Deloitte Real Estate proved one thing: even if your challenge can be summed up in a sentence, the solution is invariably a lot …
How the Enterprise Centre aims to achieve Passivhaus certification
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17 May — written by Benedict Binns, Centre for the Built Environment
In our series following the construction of the Enterprise Centre, the project team discuss the design with Professor Wolfgang Feist, founder of the Passivhaus …
Does the relationship between landlords and tenants influences their ability to adopt energy efficient technologies?
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12 May — started by Kay Emblen-Perry, Coventry University
Do you own or work for a business which leases or rents their premises? Or own a commercial building? If so, I would really appreciate your help with my PhD research. I’m …
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Interface announces winner of ‘Reconnect your space’ competition
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17 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
"Rebolo Eco-Park" designed by Jesús Pertuz of Paris has won the Interface, ‘Reconnect Your Space’ competition. The competition invited architects, designers and students to …
Boston becomes latest US city to enforce energy reporting in commercial property
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16 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Boston has become the latest US city to mandate that large commercial and residential buildings report their energy use. The Mayor’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure …
GlaxoSmithKline ‘s new corporate HQ scoops double LEED Platinum certification
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10 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
GlaxoSmithKline’s new US corporate hq in Philadelphia has been awarded the city’s first double Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating from the …