BREEAM

Barings issues sustainability-linked loan to retrofit Brewery retail park in London

Barings issues sustainability-linked loan to retrofit Brewery retail park in London

Real estate investment management firm Barings has agreed a £48.6m package for two sustainability-linked loans that will see a retail part in London and office buildings in the Netherlands refurbished and retrofitted with low-carbon solutions such as onsite renewables, electric vehicle (EV) charging and thermal energy storage systems.

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What makes a sustainability leader? Inside Ikea’s Greenwich store

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World’s largest hydrogen plant and UK’s Gigafactory: The sustainability success stories of the week

JLL: Green offices more likely to bring in rent premium, less likely to sit empty

Sir Robert McAlpine targets net-zero emissions by 2024

Meet the sustainability leader: Energy Efficiency – Ibstock Brick

Sydney’s renewables aim and Ikea’s ‘Outstanding’ store: The sustainability success stories of the week

Ikea’s new Greenwich store receives highest BREEAM sustainability rating

Meet the Sustainability Leader: Sustainable Building of the Year – UBS

With the entry deadline for edie's revamped 2019 Sustainability Leaders Awards extended until 21 September, this feature series will showcase the achievements of the 2018 winners, revealing their secrets to success. Up next: our 2018 Sustainability Building of the Year winners: UBS.

Cambridge’s ‘unprecented’ new district promotes best practice for sustainable development

The University of Cambridge's desire to retain staff has led to the creation of a £1bn sustainable community equipped with some of the UK's largest and most innovative sustainability features. edie speaks to project manager Heather Topel to find out if sustainability is a new selling point for residents.

HS2 awarded UK’s first BREEAM infrastructure certificate

HS2 has become the UK's first infrastructure project to be awarded a BREEAM Infrastructure Scheme Certificate for its sustainability on Phase 1 of the project.

In practice: AccorHotels’ new project targeting BREEAM excellent certification

Ahead of edie's flagship Sustainability Leaders Awards in January, edie is taking a closer look at some of the projects initiatives that have been deemed worthy of a finalist position by our expert judges. Up next: AccorHotels' new London hotel.

Health and wellbeing: the next frontier for the built environment

In practice: Landsec’s BREEAM Outstanding headquarters designed to WELL standards

As more companies look to create the right work environments for staff wellbeing, Landsec created the UK's largest fully WELL Certified space for staff health, which also achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating.

In practice: Bloomberg designs world’s highest BREEAM-rated office building

Bloomberg's new European headquarters in London has achieved the highest BREEAM design-stage score by a major office development, making it one of the world's most sustainable office building.

In practice: Grosvenor’s highly sustainable redevelopment of a heritage building

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland's building project at 119 Ebury Street, Belgravia, is the UK's first listed building to achieve BREEAM 'Outstanding', utilising a range of low-carbon technologies that significantly reduce the site's environmental footprint.

LEED and BREEAM can generate ‘stories of leadership’ for businesses, says USGBC

EXCLUSIVE: The ongoing expansion of LEED certification opportunities in Europe can enable businesses to become leaders in the built environment, by obtaining duel, third-party certifications that highlight the business case for green buildings.
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