FOOTPRINT 2026

1 Victoria Street transforms a historically layered building into a sustainable, future-focused workplace destination...

Retrofitting commercial buildings is essential to reducing energy use and carbon emissions, yet delivering viable projects remains complex due to regional differences...

Beginning with the IoD PBE’s usual 'Quarterly Economic Update', this panel session will explore how our push toward net zero creates...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have shaped the non-domestic built environment since their introduction in 2008....

Vast quantities of post-consumer glass from commercial buildings are still lost to landfill due to contamination, logistics, and cost barriers...

Theatr Clwyd is a cornerstone of North Wales’ arts scene, operating as a major producing theatre and regional cultural hub with a diverse estate...

Is it possible to remove mechanical heating and cooling systems entirely while still providing comfort?

Workplace Futures Group shine a light on the impact of CAT A fit outs within construction...

38 Finsbury Square is a major retrofit delivering 52,000 sq ft of future-ready workspace defined by an ambitious and holistic sustainability brief...

The Portman Estate’s relocation of its head office to One Great Cumberland Place presented an exciting opportunity to reimagine the workplace....

171 Victoria Street is an iconic 412,000 ft² redevelopment and a good example of how sustainability has become core investment risk management, not an add-on...

 UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme aims to shift built environment practice towards more regenerative, place-based outcomes. Focusing on both retrofit and housing-led regeneration, the emerging Framework considers the pathways, actions and stakeholders needed to realise the long-term potential of regenerative approaches, and support healthier, more fulfilling, and resilient places for all. 

Respecting materials is essential to credible circularity in construction yet current legislation fails to demand low-carbon or post-consumer metals...

As the industry accelerates towards low‑carbon delivery, the tension between cost and carbon is reshaping project value...

How can different construction stakeholders work together to ensure best reuse of high-quality aluminium? 

Obsolescence in buildings is driven by far more than technical performance. In practice, much end-of-life concrete remains structurally sound...

Regenerative design is increasingly discussed across the built environment sector, yet it is often unclear what it means and how it differs from other sustainability practices...

Investor approaches to greening real assets span a wide spectrum—from doing the bare minimum to comply with regulation, to deep retrofits...

In a volatile and uncertain market, the underwriting process is often undertaken when limited information is available about the true cost and risk implications...

In shallow and illiquid markets, developers face a distinct challenge: how to future-proof existing assets while protecting returns and maintaining flexibility in the business plan...

From target to delivery, the greatest risks to carbon, energy and resilience performance often emerge not in design, but in contracts, procurement and execution...

Since its introduction, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has had a profound impact on how sustainability is defined, measured and reported...

As ESG commitments move from aspiration to obligation, real estate investors face growing scrutiny around governance, disclosure and accountability...

Much to the annoyance of linguists, Will Arnold argues that regenerative design is a verb, not a noun. It's a process we can all follow...

Energy performance is where the net-zero retrofit challenge will be won  but only if ambition is matched by delivery. Using Tower Bridge Court (TBC.London) as a live case study, this panel explores how one of London’s first all-electric, net-zero carbon retrofit workplaces translated energy ambition into measurable operational performance through building systems.

Bringing together the developer, architect and engineering perspectives, the discussion examines how energy targets were defined early, embedded into design, and delivered in practice. From all-electric strategy and operational energy performance to embodied carbon reduction and occupier wellbeing, the panel focuses on the decisions that mattered  and the trade-offs that shaped the outcome.

The retrofit of Broadgate Tower reimagines a key building in one of London’s iconic office estates. The project incorporates reused steelwork, cross-laminated timber slabs and reused internal finishes, reducing embodied carbon to a minimum...

As market conditions tighten and buyer scrutiny increases, preparing a real estate asset for exit has become more complex than timing alone...

In collaboration with Sano and Atelier One, the Sano Bamboo project is constructing a demonstration house to trial bamboo as a sustainable structural alternative for UK home building...

ROOT to Market is a dynamic procurement marketplace designed to help the property sector deliver projects with greater transparency, impact and long-term value...

Version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard was published in March. It lays the groundwork for formal, independent verification that will go live in Q2 2026, allowing buildings to demonstrate Net Zero Carbon Alignment...

The range of low-carbon and circular concrete solutions is growing rapidly  from novel binders and recycled aggregates to new design and specification approaches. Yet adoption on live projects often lags behind technical feasibility.

This session explores how developers, designers and contractors can bridge that gap and accelerate real-world delivery. Drawing on practical project experience, we will explore how guidance, carbon targets, collaborative risk-sharing and a strategic approach to innovation are helping to bring novel solutions into mainstream use.

Solar power is becoming a central pillar of the UK’s decarbonisation and clean energy strategies, with Government committed to trebling solar capacity by 2030. For commercial real estate investors and developers, this creates a significant opportunity...

Heat networks are moving from niche infrastructure to a core component of the UK’s heat decarbonisation strategy. With new regulations now in force – and more to come, including on technical standards and heat network zoning—the implications for real estate developers and operators are immediate...

Sustainability has moved far beyond regulatory compliance - it is now a fundamental driver of competitive advantage for both investors and developers. This ThinkTank will explore how ESG principles are being embedded across the investment and development lifecycle, influencing capital allocation, design, delivery, and long‑term asset performance.

Combining deep retrofit, structural retention, and innovative concrete reuse with future-ready commercial design, BEAM’s transformation of 33 Cavendish Square offers a vision of what ‘retrofit-first’ can achieve.

Speakers examine the evolving UK regulatory landscape which aims to deliver decarbonisation of buildings. With the Future Homes and Buildings Standard now published but not coming into force until 2027, questions remain over delivery timelines and industry readiness, despite clear intent to mandate low-carbon heating and high energy efficiency in retrofitting existing buildings....

Why does the hospitality industry accept that perfectly good interiors will be ripped out and burnt or buried? It is a catastrophic failure to plan for a completely predictable outcome, and it costs developers, operators and the planet...

2 Finsbury Avenue is a 38‑storey, 106,000 sq m development set to redefine sustainable high‑rise design in the City of London...

FUSE (Flexible Upgradeable Sustainable Ecosystem) reframes science space as a platform: a high‑performing workplace that can be upgraded when needed...

Despite its significance, the building presents a familiar challenge: an old building which has become unsuitable for modern use. This offers both an opportunity and a challenge—how to upgrade performance, accessibility, and services without eroding the building’s authenticity...

Orms will present the progress and emerging outcomes of their extensive research on materials passports moving the conversation forward from material salvage to practical application across projects of varying scale, from office fit-outs to more complex developments...

Ensuring supply chain solidity requires a continual focus on upstream activities, whose environmental and social impacts are often underestimated...

With a target of delivering 20,000 homes by 2031 50% affordable the Places for London SEF embeds ambitious net-zero and high-performance standards across major sites including High Barnet and Bollo Lane...

This session explores how demountability can move from aspiration to standard practice across development, design and construction, examining the fundamental barriers to reuse...