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Inspire Bradford Business Park- Largest construction of sustainable offices in Europe

Thursday, August 4, 2011

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It was announced today that Inspire Bradford Business Park will become the largest construction of environmentally friendly office spaces in Europe. The new carbon neutral development will comprise of 14 serviced offices, 14 managed offices, and will be managed by the Newlands Community Association; a company that provides training and education for the local community. [...]

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Huge Solar Tower in Arizona will become the World’s second tallest building after the Burj in Dubai

Monday, August 1, 2011

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A gigantic solar tower twice the size of the Empire State Building and nearly as tall as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will soon be built in the middle of the Arizona desert. The Australian company EnviroMission is designing the structure which will use wind turbines to force air heated by the sun up a [...]

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Taipei 101 in Taiwan becomes the World’s tallest sustainable green building

Monday, August 1, 2011

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It was recently announced that the 506 metre high Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan has become the world’s tallest building to receive a Platinum sustainability LEED rating. Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building until it was overtook by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The building which was formerly known as the Taipei World Financial [...]

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B&Q moves house to new eco-friendly headquarters in Southampton

Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Over the next few months, approximately 1, 400 B&Q staff will move to a new sustainable, carbon neutral building adjacent to their current HQ on Chestnut Avenue in Potswood, Southampton. The new property named B&Q House comprises of 220, 000 sq ft of floor space and has been built using the latest green technology. A [...]

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Grade A, sustainable office building, The Place at the London Bridge Quarter

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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The chic, 17 storey, sustainable business centre, The Place, will soon become London’s largest speculative office building once complete in 2013. The Property, designed by world renowned architect Renzo Piano is highly sustainable and has a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’. It is also estimated that carbon emissions will be approximately 60% less when compared to [...]

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Sky move into Europe’s most sustainable office space

Friday, July 8, 2011

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It was announced today that Sky has moved into a new state-of-the-art office building in West London which is said to be the most sustainable broadcasting facility in Europe. The property, Sky Studios has an on-site wind turbine, a biomass-fired combined cooling and heating power (CCHP) plant, and bright, spacious studio/ office spaces which are [...]

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The World’s most ethical real estate/ property companies 2011

Thursday, July 7, 2011

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British Land plc- A leading property development company based in London. British Land has significantly decreased its energy use across all its managed properties over the last few years and is committed to providing sustainable buildings. The company understands that buildings that are efficient, sustainable, and meet business needs have a competitive advantage. This year [...]

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The Green Tower, Sweden- Gothenburg’s most sustainable property

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

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The recently refurbished, Green Tower Office Center in Gothenburg, Sweden has become the city’s first property to receive a LEED (International environmental rating system) Platinum rating. This highly sustainable business centre comprises of 25, 000 sq m of office space, spread out over 17 floors, almost half of which are taken up by the multinational [...]

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Sydney business centre owners sign deal to significantly cut carbon emissions

Thursday, June 30, 2011

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It was announced today that businesses managing 58% of Sydney’s CBD office space aim to significantly cut carbon emissions from their properties. A total of 13 organisations which make up the Better Buildings Partnership signed the deal yesterday with the City of Sydney in order to reduce the use of energy in their office spaces. [...]

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Google- A leading Business in Renewable Energy

Thursday, June 16, 2011

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A few months ago, Google announced that it wanted to create the most sustainable office building in the world. The search engine giant is now investing $280 million in the renewable energy company, SolarCity, to ensure more homeowners and businesses can have their properties fitted with solar panels. The investment is expected to help thousands [...]

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