Planning now for a sustainable future
The built environment accounts for about 50% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions and it’s increasingly clear that we have to change the way we design, construct and use buildings
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 UK Offices: Refurbishment vs. Redevelopment
We are delighted to present our latest Thought Leadership report considering office refurbishment vs redevelopment. Over time, all office buildings deteriorate while becoming subject to various other forms of obsolescence. At some stage it will become necessary to consider whether to refurbish or completely redevelop. This report seeks to address the questions investors, developers, owner-occupiers and their advisors need to consider when making such decisions.
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 Green Cities 2009
Our latest sustainability report reveals the positive steps being taken from out leading cities to meet their carbon footprint target. However, many City Councils still have a long way to go before it becomes feasible for them to reach these challenging Government targets.
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 Our Approach to Sustainability 2009
GVA Grimley is working in partnership with our clients and business partners, to pursue positive sustainabile solutions at every stage of the property cycle. We are the first property adviser to provide training to our teams to become BREEAM Assessors and we are the first adviser to have a dedicated green team that is drawn across all areas of the business. We actively seek to enable a positive change that helps the environment and creates sustainable places through our planning, building, investing and project management teams.
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 From Green to Gold Autumn 2008
This is our second survey of the UK’s leading investor attitude’s towards sustainable commercial property investment. Since our first survey in Summer 2007, the backdrop has changed significantly. The investment boom has turned to bust and the outlook for the economy and occupier demand is markedly weaker. Energy Performance Certificates have been introduced for buildings new to the market, and sustainability has moved further up the corporate agenda for both investors and occupiers.
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