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Ecobuild. London, 5-7 March 2013
Posted on: 26 March 2013
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Ecobuild is described as the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment. Conference presentations are available under the following headings: Making sustsinable construction happen; Beyond construction; Design, architecture and sustainability; Sustainable property; Sustainability overseas. Seminar presentations are also available under the following headings: Sustainable self-build and renovation; Buildings in use; Water, waste and materials; Delivering sustainability in the city; Passivhaus; Whole life carbon and other impacts; Refurbishing Britain; Property; Sustainable by design; Rules and Regulations; Green energy; and BIM. You need to register on the site to view the presentations.
Honest Buildings Network
Posted on: 25 March 2013
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The Honest Buildings real estate network, a USA-based online data sharing portal, was officially launched in the UK on 27 February 2013. BRE Global, which has partnered with Honest Buildings to bring greater transparency to UK commercial real estate, will display environmental performance details of thousands of BREEAM certified buildings on the network. Honest Buildings entered the UK market last year and already provides information on 9,500 commercial properties. The site provides details of building information, solution providers and partnering opportunities, as well as a showcase for buildings and projects.
A new logistics real estate landscape
Posted on: 25 March 2013
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This research from Jones Lang Lasalle argues that the growth of online retail is transforming the way consumers shop, generating multiple channels through which they can research and buy products. This has added significant complexity to the logistics operations of retailers, giving rise to multiple channels of distribution to service a huge range of destination points.
10 tips to reduce environmental impacts in commercial buildings
Posted on: 25 March 2013
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The author of this article argues that one of the biggest barriers to achieving real energy savings in commercial buildings is the lack of co-operation between owners and occupiers. Here he offers ten tips on how to foster better collaboration.
Empty property rates
Posted on: 20 March 2013
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This research, published by the RICS, seriously questions the effectiveness of empty property rates (EPR) in reducing the prevalence of empty commercial and industrial properties. It argues that they have in fact restricted economic growth. The report sets out the findings of an online questionnaire of RICS members to find their views on the impact of EPR on the commercial and industrial property sectors. Register on the RICS website to access this report.
Re-think! Parking on the high street
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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This report, published by the British Parking Association, examines car parking in town centres, argues that high streets shows no conclusive evidence that parking tariffs are influencing decline in locations across the UK, and suggests that further research is needed.
Conversion of offices into housing: Impact on London
Posted on: 14 March 2013
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This is a webcast of the London Assembly’s Planning Committee which met on 12 March 2013 to discuss Government plans to allow developers a free hand to convert offices into housing without planning permission. Concern has been expressed that this could see central London lose a quarter of its office space and make it impossible for many small firms to remain in the capital.
UK, Europe and MENA 2013 Hotel Industry Report
Posted on: 13 March 2013
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This report presents results of the UK hotel industry’s profit and loss performance with individual commentary on 16 key European and Middle Eastern hotel markets plus sections on London, England, Scotland and Wales. The document details results for the full year in 2012 and gives a comparison with 2011 performance.
MIPIM 2013 Daily report
Posted on: 13 March 2013
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During the MIPIM property market event, held in Cannes from 12-15 March 2013, Estates Gazette issues a daily newsletter, highlighting issues from the event. This issue covers 12 March 2013. The issue for 13 March is here. The issue for 14 March is here.
Open for business: Empty shops on London’s high streets
Posted on: 13 March 2013
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A report from the London Assembly’s Economic Committee sets out a package of emergency and longer term measures to break the vicious cycle on the high street which has led to an increase in empty shops across the capital. It claims that outer London high streets are particularly struggling, predominantly because of tough economic conditions and because people increasingly shop at out-of-town centres and online.
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