Syzygy founder John Macdonald-Brown on living the green dream
The consultant discusses aligning landlord and occupier to benefit from decarbonisation
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M&G chief executive co-founds climate tech firm
Re:sustain will apply a science-led approach to decarbonisation using applied building physics
The EG Interview: The battle against the banal
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has launched a campaign against “boring” buildings
EG meets… Jace Tyrrell
The Opportunity London chief executive on what makes the capital special
The climate tech start-up making waves in a crowded sector
REsustain co-founder Annie Marston on how to de-risk a future sale while helping the environment
The EG Interview: The engineer pushing the industry for change
Hanif Kara says AKT II’s success lies in breaking old ideas
WiredScore’s Redmayne to head Industrious in Europe
Tom Redmayne will join the flexible workplace provider in January
Sustainable design will be a ‘non-negotiable’, says Gensler
Design practice predicts increase in office-to-resi conversions among its eight design trends for 2024
Microsoft’s Chandler travels West for digital Olympia role
Linda Chandler will be responsible for delivering a digital placemaking strategy at the scheme
Utopi: warm homes offer cold comfort to developers
Research by ESG tech company Utopi into 1,200 apartments or beds over last year’s heating season has revealed the extent of elevated energy consumption in multi-tenanted real estate. Headline figures revealed that 10% of residents consistently run the temperature of their homes higher than 24°C. Half of those are away from the home on at […]
The barriers blocking real estate’s transition to renewable energy
Real estate is ready to make the transition to renwable energy but there are problems in the way
ESG Summit: has carbon killed development?
Players behind some of the UK’s iconic buildings consider a retrofit-only future
TFT’s Tuffin: ‘Looking back is the key to looking forward’
TFT’s founder reflects on how the past 50 years have cemented the firm’s reputation
TFT becomes employee ownership trust
Consultancy marks 50th anniversary with change from LLP to EOT
Ikea’s climate boss on growing green
Ikea’s global climate boss Simon Henzell-Thomas on how the retailer is delivering its ESG strategy
ESG Summit: time for property to act for all our futures
The industry faced big questions on development, technology and mindset shifts
UKGBC’s Smith Mordak on the ‘urgent need’ for action
The UK Green Building Council chief executive on why we have to all ‘muck in’
Biodiversity net gain: ‘What should take precedence – plants or jobs?’
Experts at EG’s ESG Summit discussed the thorny issue of BNG, as the legal requirements loom nearer
Brave partners with AI start-up for co-working app
The app will bring together a network of Brave-endorsed workspaces
CLS reports 50% uplift in leasing transactions
Office specialist signed 24 deals securing £2.4m in rent at 6.2% above ERV in Q3
£550bn digital spend up for grabs with new inventory platform
Darabase.io will protect properties from unregulated digital content
How 8 Bishopsgate is making its mark on the City
It may have only opened in June but the speculatively built office is already a commercial success
Pellatt steps down as GPE innovation director
James Pellatt plans to “deliver meaningful change on a broader scale” across the industry
Decarbonisation moves up investment agenda, says ULI
Market will “look different” when transaction activity picks up
‘The funds are out there’: Measurabl on the power of patient capital
New chief growth officer Maureen Waters describes her slow and steady move from real estate to tech
Industry warns Sunak on housing impact of green policy dilution
“We need confidence in long-term active policy support from government,” say industry leaders
Interview: GPA’s Sarah Ratcliffe on a united front for real estate
Voicing a coordinated message on sustainability issues presents a fresh challenge for the new chair
Liverpool One delivers £4.1bn return to city
Report reveals impact of Grosvenor’s retail regeneration scheme on the city 15 years on
Employers ‘allergic’ to Monday-to-Friday remote working
Panel discusses the role of companies and landlords in encouraging workers back to their desks
Making Manchester’s meanwhile meaningful
Social impact developments aren’t just good for communities – they’re good for developers too
Ratcliffe named chair of revamped Green Property Alliance
GPA announces new chair as part of a relaunch
Google innovation head urges real estate to ‘stay grounded’ over AI
Alfred Biehler says “It is incredibly important you challenge AI”
The EG Interview: Jaspar Group’s charitable arm on thinking global, acting local
It began with a day centre, but the foundation is now aiming to give £400,000 a year to good causes
Hollis’s Woodman on putting the next generation in control
The firm’s co-founder talks letting go and handing over the reins
Demystifying ESG in one simple mantra
LISTEN Why it’s OK for younger people to be taking on senior sustainability roles
The EG Interview: Essensys flexes its muscles
The world has woken up to flexible offices and the software firm is gearing up for global expansion
Microsoft’s Linda Chandler on the public sector digital revolution
The private sector is no longer leading the charge on innovation, says Microsoft’s industry adviser
Top for the shops: how UK cities rank for retail
Comparing rents, vacancy rates, spend and catchment data
UK Smart Cities Index: Which urban hubs are the most switched on?
See the cities that are delivering the goods when it comes to digital credentials
Rising Stars: Back to the future
The EG Rising Stars series has been running since 2015. Here, we catch up with some of our All Stars
Rising Stars 2022: Natural talent
This year’s crop of EG Rising Stars is more influential, more outspoken and driven than ever before
CBRE leads $125m VTS funding round
Platform is used to manage more than 12bn sq ft of office, retail and industrial space
MORNING NEWS: Rent caps and “warm banks” offer glimmer of hope as costs soar
Plus taxation crack-down for remote workers, oil price lows and inflation highs
Rent caps planned as cost of living crisis bites
Ministers plan to introduce rent caps to support social housing tenants
Network of ‘warm banks’ to launch in public spaces
UK councils prepare to open up public spaces for people unable to heat their homes this winter
Johnson prepares Sizewell sign-off
Outgoing prime minister preparing nuclear reactor approval this week
Remote workers face taxation scrutiny
UK home workers to face heavier scrutiny over taxation at home and abroad
UK inflation could top 22%
Goldman Sachs warns of further inflation rise off the back of soaring energy costs
Oil prices slump below $100 a barrel
Inflation fears push oil prices lower
‘Timber cities’ could help avoid climate catastrophe
Study reveals positive impact of timber construction
