Incredible first day at FOOTPRINT+ covering a range of industry topics. Some key stand out topics so far: - the introduction of the Net Zero Carbon Standards. A new verification process setting limits
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Dominic Spray, Director of Sustainability and Innovation, Hadley
Hadley's Director of Sustainability and Innovation attended the FOOTPRINT+ 2023 conference earlier this month. Here is what he had to say. What’s going on at FOOTPRINT+ 23? The big white conference te
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In June, architects, engineers and local authority representatives from around the UK assembled at the annual FOOTPRINT+ property conference to discuss the future of British construction. Alongside th
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In 2019, the UK parliament passed legislation which requires the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and effectively make the country net zero. Net zero occurs when the balance of gr
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Just over a week after attending the FOOTPRINT+ conference for Jackson Coles LLP, some of the key points I took away from the event: It was interesting to hear Basil Demeroutis from FORE Partnership d
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FOOTPRINT+ is where all stakeholders invested in the decarbonisation of the property industry meet to share successes, discuss challenges and work collaboratively to find solutions. Having grown in st
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Our journey started two years ago, with one inspiring out-of-the-blue phone call from Emily Day, about the need for private and public sectors to get together, to align, collaborate and make a real di
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I had the opportunity to attend the two-day FOOTPRINT+ that was held in Old Billingsgate. The conference brought together architects, engineers, and academics who shared their sense of urgency for the
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"There is no net zero transition without an urban transition, and that urban transition requires a new partnership between cities, property and investors. Post pandemic we face stark choices and immen
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If, for example, we include the embedded carbon within old buildings that would be lost through demolition and add this to the carbon footprint associated with constructing new buildings in their plac
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Thanks FOOTPRINT+ 2024 for another year of focussed high-quality sessions and discussions, providing a unique forum for the construction industry to share, discuss and learn what it really means to ad
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FOOTPRINT+ 2024 conference at Old Billingsgate showcased a really broad lineup of all the latest thinking around ESG and Net Zero with fascinating insights from the panel discussions. Lots to digest h
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Learning lessons from others I visited the FOOTPRINT+ conference and exhibition recently in London’s Billingsgate and I have to say I was impressed. The show bills itself as the ‘centre of excellence
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We recently hosted a Breakfast Briefing at FOOTPRINT alongside our parent company, Workplace Futures Group (WFG), where we showcased our leadership in integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance
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When the £3.2bn construction group Morgan Sindall approached us to become the first contractor to sponsor The Circular Economy at FOOTPRINT+ they described their initiatives to de-carbonise their supp
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Eight in ten MPs (79%) support making solar panels mandatory for all new-build homes, according to a new YouGov poll released today. The Government is consulting on proposals for regulations for new-b
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Kimberley Ertl, Expedition Engineering
Reflecting on my day at FOOTPRINT+ last week and my main takeaway - the mood was positive! Developments in sustainable buildings, particularly in developing the circular economy, still have a long way
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Cundall have launched a new guide to help investors navigate the Sustainable Investment Landscape and understand the market and regulatory forces driving the transition to a sustainable, low carbon fu
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How IoT Simplifies the Achievement of Net Zero Carbon Buildings The government is committed to achieving net zero by 2050. According to the UKGBC’s Whole Life Carbon Road Map, buildings account for ar
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The biggest change I observed from attending the first year was the transition from ‘this is the scale of the problem’ to ‘this is what we are doing to address the problem’. We’re still far from where
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Doing business better. This week I had the honour of being one of the opening acts at FOOTPRINT+. It was standing room only… A surreal experience and quite a feeling to kick-off the retrofit stage. (N
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Philip Etchells, reflects on his time at FOOTPRINT+, the UK Property Event for a Zero Carbon Future: "Last week I had the pleasure of attending FOOTPRINT+ at Old Billingsgate in London. The event, foc
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Excerpt:- "We can pull additional levers to align the management of our spaces with sustainability goals in relation to placement, design and construction. We removed single-use plastics in our public
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Why is it important that the UK’s property, planning and sustainability sectors come together at FOOTPRINT+? This event offers the perfect opportunity to come together and share experiences of success
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