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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 …
Glowing plants: Natural lighting with no electricity
Pic of the week

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?
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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 …
Solar-powered San Francisco Exploratorium aims to become largest net-zero-energy museum in the US
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9 May — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The San Francisco Exploratorium at Pier 15 has set the target to become the largest net-zero-energy museum in the US thanks to a $300m renovation. The interactive science …
Sainsbury’s opens Britain’s greenest convenience store
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25 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has turned a former tanning salon and metal fabricators workshop into what it claims is the country’s most environmentally-sound convenience …
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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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Built Environment

Does the relationship between landlords and tenants influences their ability to adopt energy efficient technologies?

Interface announces winner of ‘Reconnect your space’ competition

Boston becomes latest US city to enforce energy reporting in commercial property

GlaxoSmithKline ‘s new corporate HQ scoops double LEED Platinum certification

Glowing plants: Natural lighting with no electricity

Sustainability ‘Back to the Future’: What we can learn from the past

What does it take to become a chief sustainability officer?

Solar-powered San Francisco Exploratorium aims to become largest net-zero-energy museum in the US

Sainsbury’s opens Britain’s greenest convenience store

Q&A clinic: Staff engagement and change management

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