By Terhemen Mark Chieshe Sustainability is fast becoming an important design and construction feature of prime office buildings. Green office buildings drive better business outcomes, maximize asset value, and ensure occupant satisfaction while reducing environmental impact. Cities from the United States...
Borja Izaola, Project Manager from GBCe (Green Building Council España), tells us what we need to know about sustainable buildings
Imagine a different old building. Old, because it has stood since 1944. It has provided comfort to three generations. It has...
Alliance Place office building in Lagos, Nigeria, has raised the bar in sustainable value delivery and enhanced workplace satisfaction for its broad range of environmentally conscious tenants.
Tenants at the eco-friendly office building in Ikoyi, including Mastercard and Selectium (Hewlett...
Under proposed regulations all commercial office buildings will need to register an environmental performance certificate (EPC) by 2025 London landlords will have to spend £30 billion upgrading older office buildings to hit proposed government environmental standards, according to a leading property agent. Savills UK said...
The climate crisis, as well as pandemic-related workplace disruptions, are forcing architects and real estate developers to take a hard look at their industry’s impact on the environment and to accelerate the use of sustainable tools and materials. They have...
THE FIRST UKREIIF CONFERENCE HELD RECENTLY IN LEEDS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SUSTAINABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY A PRIORITY FOR BUSINESSES, BUT FOR A BROAD RANGE OF REASONS. In an economy with a highly-skilled young workforce, and where unemployment has recently fallen...
Known as "torfbæir", these ingeniously designed homes helped settle one of Europe's least-hospitable environments.
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With its lonely lava fields, sheer bluffs and stark boulder-strewn plains, Iceland is one of Europe's most barren countries. Across much of the island, the utter...
< strong>The city will start by redesigning curb extensions to incorporate elements that improve flood prevention and stormwater management. On the heels of appointing its first director of green infrastructure this summer, the city of Boston announced a green infrastructure policy...
It is estimated that 56% of Africa’s overall electricity usage is accounted for by buildings. Large cities are thought to use more than 75% of the electricity produced. As climate change and global warming become more of a problem...
DECEMBER 30TH, 2021 Green City Kigali, a multi-billion-dollar project, is set to become Africa's first green city and Rwanda's pilot towards sustainable urbanization. By 2060, the share of Africa's population residing in urban areas will be 60 percent - up from...
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