Built Environment

Have you used an energy performance contract?
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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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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 …
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 …
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
Pic of the week

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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 …
Glowing plants: Natural lighting with no electricity
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10 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
What if you could use trees to light our streets instead of electric lighting? A new Kickstarter initiative from Glowing Plant aims to fund the next stage of a project to …
Sustainability ‘Back to the Future’: What we can learn from the past
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14 May — added by Tom Robinson, Carillion Plc
Craig Hill, bid sustainability manager at Carillion Construction Services asks what could be more sustainable than a time-travelling DeLorean powered with banana peel, beer …
What does it take to become a chief sustainability officer?
Member of the week

29 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Tom Robinson is one of the few chief sustainability officers in the construction sector. We find out how he got into the role and what it involves. When did you take up the …
Q&A clinic: Staff engagement and change management
Q&A clinic

22 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Welcome to the 2degrees Commercial Property Q&A Clinic, which we are running in partnership with Deloitte Real Estate. Between 22nd and 26th April, real estate …
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Q&A clinic: Tips on financing energy efficiency investments
Q&A clinic

30 April — written by Nick Wilson, Sterling Thermal Technology
Welcome to the 2degrees Commercial Property Q&A Clinic in partnership with Deloitte Real Estate. Between 22nd and 26th April, real estate sustainability experts were on-line …