Prime minister David Cameron has pledged to follow the property recommendations in Topshop founder Sir Philip Green’s efficiency review.
Speaking after the report was published yesterday afternoon, Cameron slated the “crazy decisions” made on property and IT by the government in the past decade.
Green’s three-month long review found that the government …

John Rowan & Partners head of affordable housing Mash Halai and A2Dominion regional development manager explain how to use renewable energy technology in affordable housing schemes:

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The Strata Tower in Elephant and Castle (pictured below) – which is the first building to ever include wind turbines as an integral part of …

DTZ has been appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to assess the impact of green energy projects on ports across Wales.
The work involves identifying and reviewing green energy developments which may impact on Welsh ports, including wind, tidal and wave energy projects.
DTZ’s study will also look at using ports to …

Public sector funding could be lost to the private sector under mandatory energy efficiency scheme the Carbon Reduction Commitment, a government committee has warned.
Today, the Committee on Climate Change has published recommendations to government on the CRC. It warned that the potential for the public sector and private sector to …

One fifth of local authorities have yet to to sign up to new energy efficiency scheme the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency, according to new research.
Councils have until 30 September to sign up for the CRC, which aims to increase the cost of energy by forcing companies and public sector …

London mayor Boris Johnson has called on banks to help support environmentally friendly refurbishments of buildings in the city.
Today, Johnson made a speech at City Hall in London while launching the World Green Building Week in the UK, in association with the World Green Building Council. He said support by …

There are ten days than three weeks left to register for the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency scheme. Here, Knight Frank head of sustainability David Goatman gives his view on what you should be doing now:
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You’ve registered right? No? Oh dear.
If you are one of the many property companies …

RICS president Robert Peto has today warned of the threat of a second recession led by cuts to public spending.
Speaking today at the Association of Chief Estates Surveyors autumn conference in Newquay, Peto said that property professionals would “find out the future of our lives” at the government’s spending review …

There is less than three weeks left to register for the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency scheme. Here, Knight Frank head of sustainability David Goatman gives his view on what you should be doing now:

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The final countdown really is upon us.
Based on current guidance it is taking the …

The London Development Agency has today launched the search for a fund manager to distribute a £50m fund dedicated to energy efficiency.
The money, which comes from the European Investment Bank,  will be used to invest in energy efficiency in public and voluntary sector buildings and social housing.
The bank has issued …