Entries for September 2009

Fylde College’s new central hub is the first project in Blackpool and among a few buildings nationally to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating

Green and brown roof systems were installed at a school campus in the West Midlands as a part of a green school campus project

A community regeneration agency will build 100 houses as examples of how regular homes can be transformed into low-carbon houses that consume 80% less carbon

How can three different aspects of a built community and the construction process – transport, walkability and more efficient streetlights – contribute to a low-carbon future?

UK cement manufacturers have conquered 11 out of 15 sustainability targets two years ahead of their deadline

An overview of demergers under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986, and some practical considerations for a company undertaking a section 110 liquidation scheme

With credit hard to come by Middle East money is going to have an increasingly important role to play in the UK and European property industry over the next year

Well it is all very simple. We have had two years of hell in the property industry and it is time for an upturn.

Are commercial green leases the answer to a sustainable future?

The Environment Agency’s new office in Bristol has achieved the highest BREEAM 2006 rating to date, scoring 85.06% even before the external building was complete

Office occupier take-up in central Bristol in 2008 totalled almost 610,000 sq ft, below the 10-year average of 690,000 sq ft

Here Alan Patterson, head of research & strategy, Europe & Asia at AXA Real Estate IM looks at prospects for the commercial market and property stocks

With the last round of political party conferences before the general election about to get under way, eight NGOs have published a manifesto themselves

Cooperative work between Government and industry on the Strategy for Sustainable Construction has been “excellent” up to now

A £6m grant has been given to small construction companies to help them widen sustainable building and to lower their carbon emissions.