Built Environment

How do you set improvement targets when a building should already be as efficient as it possibly can be?
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10 Jan. — started by Lucy Potashnick, WWF UK
WWF is building a new headquarters in Woking. Construction started in April 2012 and is due to be completed in summer 2013. We’re developing a brownfield site which gives us …
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What needs to be in place for the commercial property sector to play a significant role in large scale city retrofitting to 2020 and beyond?
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17 Jan. — started by Tim Dixon, University of Reading, School of Construction Management and Engineering
I'll be attending the next 2degrees Live event on 25th January, Raising The Energy Performance of Your Properties', and wanted to start a discussion around one of my main …
How do you raise the profile of energy metering?
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19 Nov. 2012 — started by Julie Allen, Nandos
We lease a lot of space, typically in multi-occupancy buildings, for our restaurants. One of the challenges we face is that landlords don't appear to appreciate the …
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Can you recommend an integrated solar shading pv panel?
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23 Nov. 2012 — started by Ali Matthews, Cushman & Wakefield
Hi, I'm working on a new development and the developer is keen to look at an integrated solar shading/PV panel. Has anyone worked with a product like this and can recommend …
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Do green leases deliver improved building performance?
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9 Nov. 2012 — started by Susan Bright, University of Oxford
I'll be attending the next 2degrees Live event on 25th January, 'Raising The Energy Performance of Your Properties', and wanted to start a discussion around one of my main …
How do we ensure sustainability doesn't become the victim of value engineering?
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15 Oct. 2012 — started by Alexandra Hammond, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Ahead of the next 2degrees Live event in January, we will be posting some of the key challenges that attendees will be bringing along to the event. Here Alexandra Hammond, …
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How Will Changes to the UK's Solar Feed-in Tariffs Impact on Green Energy?
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31 Oct. 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The UK government has published proposals for cutting the domestic solar photovoltaic feed-in tariffs and introducing minimum energy efficiency standards for the homes …
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Building Energy Performance Rating: What it means for US businesses
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7 Sept. 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This thread has been created to discuss the 2degrees webinar - 'Building Energy Performance Rating: What it means for US businesses'. We had a great Q&A session in today's …
The UK Green Deal Inititative
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13 July 2011 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This thread has been created to discuss the 2degrees webinar - 'The Green Deal So Far'. We had a great Q&A session in yesterday's webinar one of the questions posed at the …
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Update: EPA Announces Top Contenders in Energy Star National Building Competition
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27 July 2011 — started by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star program announced the top contenders at the midpoint of the 2011 National Building Competition:Battle of the …