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The Better Buildings Partnership regularly publishes blog pieces, news articles, toolkits and case studies that highlight the latest sustainability developments in the UK commercial real estate industry. The resources can be filtered hereunder by topic, type and member.

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Why Earth Hour could be more than just a symbolic gesture as we head towards net zero

25 March 2021

Chris Cummings from Savills talks about how Earth Hour provides us with a chance to look ahead to a time beyond the current drive by businesses to achieve net zero emissions.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Blogs

Member: Savills

Energy Performance Certificates: a guide for landlords and tenants

03 February 2021

Alex Lee, Head of Department, Residential Lettings at Savills provides a guide to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for Landlords and Tenants.

Topic: Energy/Carbon

Type: Blogs

Member: Savills

The Crown Estate and Savills Partner to Transform Employee and Visitor Greener Travel

25 January 2021

Over the past two years, The Crown Estate has partnered with Savills to identify opportunities to positively influence how users of their retail and leisure destinations travel to these locations.

Topic: Property Management

Type: Case Studies

Member: Savills

Savills Proves the Power of Technology to Improve Air Quality in Existing Buildings

06 February 2020

In 2019, Savills piloted an evidence-based approach to improving indoor air quality in central London offices. The team aligned their approach with RESET™ Air – Core and Shell, a globally recognised standard. This yielded useful insights into air quality and empowered the building team to take action to improve performance.

Topic: Wellbeing

Type: Case Studies

Member: Savills

Savills Explores the Social Value of Tackling Local and Global Challenges

14 October 2019

To improve understanding of how shopping centres contribute to their local communities, Savills and RDI REIT P.L.C. worked with the Social Value Portal to quantify the social value of property management initiatives at Weston Favell Shopping Centre. They also explored how social value reporting could be mapped to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Topic: Measurement & Reporting

Type: Case Studies

Member: Savills

The case for embedding Environmental, Social and Governance into your business

16 August 2019

Lizzie Jones, Sustainability Director, Savills, comments on the case for embedding an Environmental, Social and Governance structure (ESG) into an investment portfolio, managed property or business.

Topic: Investment

Type: Blogs

Member: Savills

Wellness certifications are coming to a building near you

21 January 2019

Lizzie Jones, Sustainability Manager, Savills discusses how Fitwel and WELL Certification compare in practice...

Topic: Wellbeing

Type: Blogs

Member: Savills

Savills Rolls Out Electric Vehicle Charging Points for Shoppers

23 April 2018

As electric vehicle sales grow exponentially, Savills has worked with ten strategic clients to roll out electric vehicle charging points across 29 retail locations.

Topic: Transport

Type: Case Studies

Member: Savills